OTHER POSTS
Beautiful, Heart Warming Veterans Day Story
My dear cousin Bob is a deacon in NY, USA. Here’s a beautiful story Bob shared with me earlier today. Here’s a true story that occurred yesterday: After Mass, the Priest and Deacon usually go to the door of the church and greet those leaving. Yesterday, I was doing that when a family approached. Father, […]
Soil as Metaphor
“If you don’t plow the earth, it’s going to get so hard nothing grows in it. You just plow the earth of yourself. You just get moving. And even don’t ask exactly what’s going to happen. You allow yourself to move around, and then you will see the benefit.” Rumi What a beautiful […]
Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t.
“In the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, the broom-like, purple-flowered goosefoot plant is spreading over the barren hillsides–further and further every spring. When it’s dried, threshed, and processed through special machines, the plant yields a golden stream of seeds called quinoa, a protein-rich foodstuff that’s been a staple of poor communities here for millennia. […]
Stanford’s Distinct Training Regimen Redefines Strength + Flexibility
Training for sport competition is rapidly changing. Fifteen years ago almost every team was using weights as their main training focus. Today, training is about explosiveness, hip flexibility, and sport-specific (in some cases, position-specific) training. Greg Bishop wrote a great piece for the NYT detailing Stanford’s world class training program that includes weights, hot yoga, […]