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I used to listen to this in the 80s to meditate and calm my mind. At the time, it was one of the best audio files that I could find that really worked on me. It may seem dated now, but worth a listen if you liked to try it. I had it on a cassette tape, and for years couldn't find it anywhere. Somebody dropped it on YouTube, so thanks to them I can listen again.

Astral Sounds - A Natural High Provided to YouTube by CDBabyAstral Sounds - A Natural High · Mark BesharaAstral Sounds℗ 2007 Mark BesharaReleased on: 2007-01-01Auto-generated by YouTube.

Outback in Oregon.

Stargazer’s paradise: Oregon area named world’s largest dark sky sanctuary Certification awarded for 2.5m acres offering pristine views of night sky, with hopes for expansion to 11m acres

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/mar/02/positive-male-role-models-detoxifying-social-media-manosphere

How positive male role models are detoxifying the social media ‘manosphere’ Influencers advocating for mental health, self-love and parenting are reclaiming the space from Andrew Tate and his ilk

Sensitives, listen up! This is the perfect time to embrace your Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) nature.

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Today is Edgar Allan Poe's birthday. "Quoth the Raven....Nevermore."

Edgar Allan Poe is born | January 19, 1809 | HISTORY The famed writer of macabre literary fiction is born in Boston, MA.

One of my favorite passages from Khalil Gibran, on children. We parents should recognize this.

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Sound bathing. A medical anthropologist reports on this trend. I remember getting a demo at the Integratron in Landers, CA I was very impressed with the acoustics, but also the sensation of sound immersion.

A beginner's guide to sound baths − what they are, how to choose a good one and what the research shows A medical anthropologist explores claims about the health benefits of sound baths and how to choose the one to attend.

I found this on an old blog I wrote about happiness. Today, I am happy. I consider myself fortunate. This is a quote from that blog:

I’ve been in pursuit of happiness all my life. An elusive and impossible dream. Looking outside of myself everywhere to acquire, befriend or pursue it. I’m not sure I’ve ever found it for long. Does that mean it doesn’t exist – not likely, but maybe my personal definition is skewed? Maybe like the butterfly, happiness appears out of nowhere arriving for a fleeting moment.

We that are living life, never know exactly when it will come. For the observant ones, we experience it outwardly and inwardly by a variety of uncontrollable means. Happiness is temporary, it comes and goes, just like the butterfly, it flies away again in jagged butterfly patterns. It zigs in and out of our lives, showing up like an omen, and then leaves without warning. We never catch this butterfly, for to do so will destroy it. But, maybe the illusion is that we can catch it and keep it for all time. It does seem there is a difference between pleasure and happiness. Yet, we get them confused.

Happiness is like art, we behold, enjoy it, interpret it, often misunderstand it, but somewhere within our souls we crave and appreciate it. By recognizing this, we can then quit making a living pursuing it; instead, live our lives with integrity and contentment.

Know the art work of life that we are creating is flawed and gets weathered by life and yet perfect for us at a deep and soulful level. You see there are really no rules here, not for happiness. If we can say that at the end of life, that we lived a life in which happiness visited us many times, then surely we are blessed. The breadcrumbs to happiness are scattered on the ground where life was lived. Be happy to recognize when happiness finds you.

https://www.thesensitiveman.com/blog/the-sensitive-man-following-the-breadcrumbs-of-happyness

I want to thank the following people for either giving me aid and comfort, providing quarter, providing meals, providing company and conversation, moral support and sometimes gifts, throughout this longish journey. I might add, only an act of God, preventing one of my hosts from having me stop by. I am truly grateful to have such fine folks to call amigos. My heart is full, as was my belly throughout this trip. I'll be working that weight off for the next three months.

If I have left anyone out, please forgive me, it was entirely unintentional. To the man who threateningly asked for alms at the Chick-Fil-A in Orangeburg, SC - that five bucks I gave you brought me some good karma, buddy, thanks for that.

Julia Rogers Hook , Colleen Raye Moring , Sherri Hook Liles Paul Young, Paula Thompson , Sandra Martin Young, Cousin Mike Young, Keith Hertel , Dianne Hertel , Jamie Owens and Eliza Anne McDaniel Marty Hook , Shanin Renee Dockrey , Dori Banys , and the Marriott Corporation for the maddingly inconsistent accommodations.

With that, we will now resume your normally scheduled programming. This concludes the episodic tales of "Billy Goes to Hollywood." Was I supposed to take the Santa Monica Freeway? Robert Minick that question was for you...

Interesting article on resilience.

What is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress Supportive relationships, economic stability and exercise are among the building blocks that develop resilience.