What goes on inside a dog's brain?

Have you ever considered what goes on inside a dog's head?

I am sitting here tonight hanging out with my son's dog - Blue. He is a mut, with a great personality, expressive eyes and eyebrows and endless energy.

He is fascinated by our aloof cat and could take a or leave our grumpy old chihuahua.

We are watching him while our son is a on a job adventure, and I wonder what he is thinking. Numerous times during the day and night he paces around the house and stands by the front door. At night he wanders around the house, until I get my son's pillow and lay it on the floor next to our bed.

I really enjoy talking with him about politics and the economy. He has clear understanding of International economics but has yet to decide who he will vote for for President. He watched the Debate last night but fell asleep after the first 15 minutes.

I know he has an understanding of a number of English words such as: eat, trick, treat, walk, ride, swim, and cat. Plus, he can climb trees. He is looking for other dogs who want to get to together to talk politics, chase rabbits and pee on fireplugs. Call if your dog might be interested.

Some of my Friends from Salzburg

Sunset in Salzburg

Amazingly beautiful - Salzburg , Austria

Momma Moose & Baby

One day while we were driving through the White Mts. in New Hampshire we came upon a momma moose and her baby. They were grazing along the roadside, we pulled over and watched them for over 30 minutes! Suzan slipped out of the car and snapped this great picture

Sunset in South Paris, Maine

Adios Old House

Hello all.... Brittany here. Since we have yet to have a tutorial on how to upload pics to the blog, I have hacked in to provide some enjoyment. I have tried to tell him that people don't just want to read all of these things, they want to SEE them! So, here you go. You can thank me later.


This is what happens as a result of the dog running away... We think he had some unfinished business he had to clear up.


Grandpa's tree. One of our best memories is when he built a tree house for us, but did not leave a spot to get down! We will never forget him getting stuck in that tree.


One last climb up that tree. And yes, Philip was there thanks to the magic of Photo Shop.


Family pic in the backyard.


A man and his pond.


Goodbye bedrooms.


These are not entirely accurate -- these rooms have been painted / wall papered / redecorated many times..



I am not fat, I am pregnant.


And this is why you hire movers.

When I was in Austria this summer

Now that the move crunch is passing I want to go back and share with you all some of the amazing experiences I had while in was on sabbatical this sumnmer in Austria.

I stayed in an amazing place - called Schloss Mittersill. It is now the home base of a Christian Conference center for pastors breathing new life in to the Christian church in Europe. It is 5 hours (by train ) south east of Munich,Germany and 2 hours west of Salzburg, Austria.

The "castle" sits on a hillside just above the little town of Mittersill, at the base of the Alps! It was originaly built in the 13 century. In the 14th century the peasant form the town got upset and burned it down, 50 years later they were "invited" to rebuild it! In the 17th century witch trials (and executions) were held in the dungeon. During WWII it was taken over by the Nazi's and used for Medical experiments. In the 1960's it was a popular destination for the Hollywood elite such as Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren etc.

While I was there a class was in session for Campus ministry leaders from universities through out Eastern Europe. It was taught by a professor from Oxford. I sat in on a number of the classes and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I had occasion to share meals and conversation with young men and women from Georgia, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Bulgaria. They were full of questions about the USA, Texas and our Presidential election.

Watch next time for photos!

Rambling about adjusting to a new house

Well - we are finally in the new house.
We have slept there for about a week...
We have also cooked there, cried there, argued there,
cut the grass there, spilled there, the dog has teeteed there, we laughed there, had an accident involving alarms there!(more about that later)

So - I guess it is becoming home?!

Today was a really big day - we got our TV, phone and Internet hooked up - hoorah!

Other new home ramblings...
we had to get a new home phone number (we had our old one for 24+ years!)
our mail is still not arriving,
I am still not clear what day is garbage pickup?

So far the neighbor to the left is very nice,
the neighbor to the right asked me to stop hammering the other night at
9 pm cuz I was keeping her awake!
the neighbor across the alley has 4 little dogs!?

I have buffalo grass/turf in my front yard, and
I have sprinkler system for the first time but don't know how to use it?

There is a really good Chinese restaurant just around the corner,
the grocery store acrss the street is expensive but the people are very nice
(almost too nice)

I rode my bike on the bike path early yesterday morning -

and finally I now can get to work in 13 minutes, from our old place it usually took 1 hour!

IMPORTANT when buying a house!

I will start with the good news -we have sold our house, officially closed and have the money in the bank. We are now renting our home back on a day to day basis but have to be out by 12/midnight Sept 15!

Now for the unsettling news...we learned Friday at 5pm of a hitch in the sellers paperwork of the house we thought we were buying. What it apparantly comes down to is the sellers grandson thought he had power of attorney for his grandmother when in reality he has guardianship status. IF he had Power of attorney he could sign for his grandmother, as a guardian her can NOT do anything without the go-ahead by the courts!! What does this mean for us?

Our current contract is dead and we will have to re-do everything. In the meantime our seller had to get their act together with a judge to see how they can proceed. Word on the street is that is could take weeks to settle.

We have asked if they will lease the house to us, we hope to get that issue settled either Monday or Tuesday - argh!

Stay tuned for further details.

SOLD! Now what?!

We are scheduled to close on the sale of our home and the purchase of our new house within the next 9 days! I have not done this in 25 years so I am asking for your advice - what should we do first?

We are getting bids for having the interior of the house painted as well as getting proices for new flooring. It would be great to have it all done by the time we move in but that does not look likely! At best we hope to have all the painting done before we move in, the floors we want will have to be special order so we are looking at 3-4 weeks before they arrive.

Any suggestions on movers? on comparing prices on Dish or Cable. High-speed internet?

I promise - details and pictures on my great trip to Austria and Germany will be on my blog real soon.

buying and selling a home - argh!

We are in the process of selling the home we have lived in for over 24 years. I thought it was going to be tough because of the down housing market...boy was I wrong!

It is tough because our humble little house was more than a 4 bedroom 2 bath in the suburbs of Dallas - it was a home of love/tears/sleepless nights/unspeakable joy!

It was in this home that we raised 3 great kids, have buried countless beloved family pets in the backyard, laughed and cried, applied band-aids to scrapped knees and broken hearts, survived puberty and "first" car accidents, mourned the loss of a loving Grandpa and a one of a kind Mema.

From here we said good-bye to 3 young adults - with their cars packed with all their earthly belonging as they went off to make their own way.

We've battled cancer, and liver disease, the mysterious loss of vision in the eye of a 4 year old little boy, endured monthly infusions of gamma-globulin from age 5-13 in order to fight off infections that could have taken a life, dibilitating migraines, battled MRSA staph, the early on-set on rheumatoid arthritis...I could go on and on.

Selling our home is the closing of countless chapters in our family story.

The good news is...it is not the wood, windows, brick and glass that make this a home..it is the stuff of our hearts that made this a place I shall always treasure ..thankfully this will go with us no matter our address.

What is the big deal about turning 50?!

I turned 50 yesterday.

My wife, kids and friends gave me a great party -a surprise with 50 of our best friends with a picnic at the Lake followed by an hour and half trip on a huge catamaran!

To be 50 means I get to be philosophical for a moment.

My first observation is that 50 is not nearly as old as it seemed it would be when I looked down the road in my 20's. I am not sure what it is supposed to feel like - but in truth it is not much different than how I have felt over the past couple of years.

If anything, I do feel a bit bolder in acknowledging what I know and what I do NOT know. In fact I am keenly aware that I do not know very much and that which I do know has been learned in the "university of life."

Some of the courses I have taken are:

Marriage 101, 201,& 301...my wife and I got married 12-15-79..and we are still together. We are the same in some ways and radically different in other ways. If given the opportunity for a do-over I would do it again..with some adjustments here and there. My wife has put up with a lot and helped me become a better person.

Parenting..out of our 29 years of marriage have come 3 wonderful children - who are now each in their own way 2 wonderful young men and 1 wonderful young woman. They have each turned out to be good people, who care about others, able to laugh at themselves as well as at a good joke, they can hold their own with the best of them. They have each experienced life's ups and downs and are wiser for it. We have had some serious health scares, some moments of extreme pain and disappointment as well as times of great joy and accomplishment. In addition to the 3 kids my wife "birthed" we now have a great addition to our family - a wonderful son-in-law. He is fun, caring, drives fast, and loves our daughter!

GRIEF...My wife and I have each lost a parent to health related diseases. My father died of a massive heart attack almost 15 years ago at the age of 59 - after never having a sign or symptom of heart disease!
My wife's mother died last year after a long challenging journey with Alzheimers.
We miss them both so much - your heart never feels the same after a parent dies.

We are so happy though that we have a healthy Grandma and papa still with us - they bring much to our lives.

Health stuff..We have had some damn scary moments with health issues. One day while having her hair cut at the mall my wife collapsed, was unconscious and taken via ambulamnce to the hospital. After many anxious days shw was diagnosed with an extremely rare migraine syndrome. She still gets migraines but has medicine that is usually helpful.

Five years ago I had a radical prostatectomy to remove my prostate which was full of stage 3 cancer! Go figure - where the hell did that come from?! I am so happy to be here today to talk about it.

that is all for tonight - more to follow tomorrow!

Greetings from a man who ran a half-marathon!

Yep, that is right, greetings from your friend - the half-marathon runner!
I've got a medal and t-shirt that says it - that proves it - right?!
To be honest I did finish it but I did not run 100% of the time.

But I gotta tell you - it was a big time amazing-emotional-thrilling experience.

I ran a freakin half-marathon...that phrase rattled through my head starting at about the 12 mile mark and all the way across the finish line. I had a lump in my throat and big alligator tears in my eyes...I was thrilled and amazed. There I was in the middle of a football field with hundreds of other folks who also had just finished this amaazing experience. Every face told a story - some were experienced athletes who just chaulked up another run, while many of the rest of us were first timers..some were crying - others laughing, some holding tight to friends and family, while others simply sat on the turf, wrapped in those space age/aluminum foil looking blankets. Many of the runners were fueled that day by the memory of a loved one lost to leukemia, while others were running - like me - trying to help raise money to fight this damn disease!

Along the path there were leukemia survivors holding simple home made signs expressing their gratitude for the efforts of the runners and the millions this group was raising for research. Matter of fact through the efforts of the runners at the Alaska race alone - 4.5 million dollars had been raised!

There are so many stories it will take me a couple of postings to get them out.
Please know how grateful I am for your gift to the Leukemia society that made my participation in this event possible! I has been life changing! Anybody want to meet this Saturday at Whiterock lake for a combo run/walk? 6:30? let me know?

In 6 hours I leave for Alaska!

I can not believe it - but the day has come for me to head up to Alaska. The big run is Saturday at 9:00 am Anchorage time! Between now and then my adventures will take me to the towns of Seattle, Washington; Anchorage, Palmer and Seward, Alaska.

Thank you for all your prayers and donations - together we raised over $6500.00 for Leukemia research! wow!

I hope to take all sorts of pictures - including one of me in the race - argh!

I have been blessed with all sorts of new friends via participating with the Leukemia society Team in Training - they are good people.

Sneaking up on 50!

What is the big deal about turning 50?

I guess, for me - it is the acknowledgement that:

a. my life is surely more than half over,
b. there are certain things a 50 year old body does not want to do
(and can no longer do!),
c. it is becoming increasingly difficult to appreciate RAP music,
d. we are responsible for our choices and their affects,
e. the majority of "stuff " we consider a big deal - is not big!,
f. people who think they know the only way to know GOD scare me,
g. the sun will come up tomorrow!

How about you - what do you think is the "big deal?"

Today I saved a life!

I am embarrassed it has been so long since I last posted a thought on my blog. To be honest with you - it is all about not making or taking the time to share a thought. I will do better - or at least try!

So much news to share:

a. My 1/2 marathon training with the Team in Training/Leukemia society is going pretty. I do some sort of training everyday...I either exercise, stretch, ,walk or jog. On Saturday I join the team in training crew at Whiterock Lake in Dallas...(at 7:00 am!)..the last 3 weeks we have circled the lake ..which is 9 miles. I will admit I do not jog the entire 9 miles..some of it is walking.I welcome your advice on battling blisters...I get them on the pad of my left foot, just below my big toe - ouch.

b. I have made my plans for the trip to Alaska for the run (June 21 in Anchorage). Well sorta - I am going up a little early - I hope to make it up to Denali and bond with nature. Your suggestions are welcome - I need a cheap place to stay for a night or two.

c. I am also getting close on finalizing my plans for my renewal leave - extended break from the church. My goal is to get some rest, renew my spirit and have a little fun.

d. We are exploring the idea of selling our house and moving to Plano - another suburb in the Dallas area. It would be a good idea IF it gets us closer to our work. Most of the decision awaits a major decision regarding my wife's job.

e. Regarding the title of this post: The life I saved today was that of a baby turtle who was laying on his back along side a jogging path at the lake. He caught my eye - at first I thought he was "passed," I picked him up and he moved his little head. I asked what he wanted- he told me to toss him gently in to the lake - so I did. Good luck little guy.

A lesson to us all..don't be so busy on your own trail that you fail to notice someone or something needing a hand!

Resurection is available to us all!

Here it is Easter morning..the time we Christians celebrate the resurrection - the rising of Christ from the dead.

That alone is great news...but did you know that - that great news is also available to you and to me?!

We can each experience a new birth in our own lives, in our relatiosnhips and in our thinking. We can choose to leave the past behind us, to move past the pain, the heartbreak, and the disappointments that we have allowed to hold us back. We can chose to live differently, to forgive, to make new plans, to embrace hope.

It is hard to let go of old ways of doing things - believe me, I know.
Many of you know I have commited to run a half-marathon June 21 in Anchorage, Alsaka as a part of my participation in the Leukemia Society team in training.

Some days have been - good others days not so good. Some mornings I choose to stay in bed, some I get out and walk-run. To be honest with you - it is a daily struggle, seems like I can always find something better to do than exercise, walk or run!

Today - I renew my comitment to this new way of living - eatting, and especially exercising!

How about it - why don't you join me in claiming a new beginning in your life - today!

What do you do when you hit the wall?

I need advice from some of my running - workout friends!

I have - I think- hit what runner-workout people call "hit the wall."

You may recall that for the last couple of weeks I have been restricted from running due to tendonitis in my left knee. While that was going on I developed a bad chest cold.

I was released to beging jogging again and my cold is much better but now it is cold and rainy!

I do not feel liek working out or running!

Here is where I need your advice...when this happens to you what do you do-say to yourself to get motivated!?

Help!

What ever happened to funeral procession etiquette?

I was in a funeral procession today - all the way from St. Andrew to Sparkman-Hillcrest cemetery (located across the street from Northpark Mall.)

I was stunned by the number of people - in the opposing lanes who just blew on by, who never made any effort to slow down or much less pull over out of respect. The procession was very long and crossed a number of busy Dallas sidestreets so there were a number of traffic cops on motorcycles zooming about. In a number of cases I was nervous for them as commuters tried to zoom past them so as to not get stopped or at least temporarily held up.

What is the deal?!?!

Are parents failing to teach their children this respectful gesture?

I hear this notion is non-existent in the North and West as well as non-existent in foregin countries.

I do believe I am now officially an "old-fart."

why do our bodies give out?!

As you know I am "trying" to train to run a half marathon June 21 as a part of my commitment to Team in Training. I say "trying" because over the last 2 weeks I have been battling severe knee pain every time I jog or squat. It feels fine when I walk around, sit or stand?!

I have an appointment in the morning with a local knee Dr. - surely he will give me some magic "elixir," tonic or snake oil to make things all better!

Valentine time

How do you tell the people you love - that you love them?
a card? a gift? a good deed?

I think it is important to let our "loved ones" know how we feel - but I am resistant to do it on command!

How do you feel about Valentines Day?

Ideas needed!

As most of you know I have under taken a might big task - transforming from being a couch potato to running a half-marathon on June 21.

I need your ideas on this transformation. I have been walking- semi-jogging-doing exercise balls exercises almost everyday. So far I have lost 10 lbs and for the most part feel better but jogging is still painful.

I stretch EVERYTIME before I run, I warm up everytime, I bought good shoes at Run on ...but still it hurts.

I need to learn to either jog differently or some sort of enlightenment.

We have met our goal!

Amazing! Overwhelmed! Humbled! Why?

Because my family and friends have given so generously I
have reached my Team in Training fundraising goal of $4500.00!

Send me the names of your cancer heroes!

I sat down today and made a list of all the family, friends and church members I know who have been impacted by cancer and I was overwhelmed! The list covered all ages, men, women, boys and girls.

I continued to think of them as I went out to jog/walk and as I did I came up with an idea.
I would like to carry with me a list of all of these people as I train and eventually run in Alaska on June 21. If you are comfortable doing so - you are invited to send me the names of the people in your life who have been impacted by cancer.

I am amazed!

I am so touched by the generosity of my family and friends. In only a couple of weeks your donations have covered over 50% of my goal for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training! Please know for me this is so much more than about the money... it truly is about doing what I/we can to make a difference in the fight against cancer.

This week I heard from a dear friend who lost her precious 5 year old to Leukemia many years ago. My good friend Rev. Kathryn and I were honored to go to the Hill Country to preside over the internment of Taylor - who fought a valiant battle against Leukemia! I will never forget the moment we stood alongside her casket under the huge Live Oaks. Taylor is one of the many heroes who motivate me to press on!

Please know that I am hard at work at being ready to run my half-marathon on June 21. Matther of fact I have commited to my daughter to run a St. Patrick's 5K with her on March 15.

Did you know there is a slang phrase in our culture for what I do when I go out to train ...it is called "wogging"...a combination of walking and jogging!

If you ever want to meet up for a little wogging please drop me a note.

Is there a Dr. King among us today?

I was reminded today in an editorial in the Dallas Morning News of Dr. Kings "dream" for our world..that someday we would be a "race-blind" society, one in which an individual's character, NOT skin color is what matters!

Well - how do you think we are doing? I am not so sure we have come very far?
We like the idea of being a culture with an open minded cultural diversity but...maybe we like the idea more than the reality?
How many of us live in racially diverse neighborhoods?
How many of us have kids who go to racially diverse schools?
How many of us go to racially diverse churches?
How many of us have the same number of Hispanic and Black friends as we do white friends?

Who in the mix of our current Presidential "want-a-bees" is challenging us to honestly face our reality?

Who has the integrity and voice to call us to grow further? Let me know if you have heard this voice?

The amazing race has begun!

It is now 100% official, all fees have been paid, the race date is reserved and the fund raising page has been created! My team in training fund raising web page is titled: Doug Meyer's Amazing Race: together we can make a difference.
I feel uncomfortable asking people for money-maybe it will be easier for me since the funds are going to a great cause. I hope so. You can reach my fund raising page at www.active.com/donate/tntntx/Dougsrun.


You know friends-it is not too late if any of you want to get on board and head to Anchorage with me on June 21. It would be great if a bunch of us would go.

Thank you to all of you have heard the news and shared calls or emails of encouragement...keep it coming.

Attention Cowboy & Colt Fans!

It is just a game! Now say that out loud - it is just a game!

When I heard the news this evening of the Cowboy loss I was a bit sad. For a couple of minutes I was in a funk -then a thought hit me.

Imagine..if all of those folks who would have been at the Cowboy game next week re-directed their money and energy...just imagine what could be done to make a difference!

For example:
the stadium holds approx. 60,000 people and each one - on average paid 75.00 per ticket, that alone comes to $4,500,000.00. - not to mention parking and concessions! In the end we are easily talking about 5 million dollars. What a difference that would/could make! Yes - I realize going without a game also means a lack of income for some as well - but still in the end - just imagine!?

What if we could some how magically re-direct the money and passion of all those folks in the stadium to a good cause - even if it is just for the same amount of time those folks spend at the game - just imagine?!

What could 60,000 people do in 5 hours with 4.5 million dollars?! Just imagine?!

Could houses be built? Could neighborhoods be cleaned up? Could pantries be stocked? Could lives be changed? What do you think?

The journey has begun!

As some of you know I began the restoration process of my 49.6 year old body on Jan. 1. I started by purchasing a Pedometer and commiting to tracking the number of steps I take each day. That resource was complimented by the IPOD my family got me for Christmas.

Each day I have also monitored my food intake....so far so good...I am eating healthier and for now have given up Dr. Pepper and Blue Bell.

Well, I took the big plunge the other night. I knew if this was to succeed I needed a goal and I needed "professional help." So..I attended an Orientation meeting for the Leukemia society Team in Training program. I went thinking maybe just maybe I would see what is involved in doing some sort of "walk"...I came out having joined and signed up to train for a half-marathon! Yep, thats right - a half-marathon. Imagine that - a guy who has never run further than to the bathroom - thinking he can train to run a half marathon!

Here is how I look at it! This year I turn 50 years old - it is about time I did some thing noteworthy! I complain all the time about my pudgy body but have not done anything about it so now is the time! What better way to do it than to help others at the very same time. As I drove home from the orientation meeting I began to think about all the people in my life that have been impacted by cancer of some sort...the list went on and on! Maybe just maybe by doing this, the money I help raise will go in to a big pot of other money and help move us closer to figuring this cancer thing out!?!?

Now that you are up off the floor let me say I will need your help -(and money.) As a participant in team in training I have agreed to help raise money for the leukemia society - in turn they use a portion of the money to fund my trip to go run-walk-or cycle. My goal is to run a half-marathon June 21 in the Anchorage, Alaska. To do that I have to raise something in the neighborhood of $5000.00- gulp!

Very soon I will have a Team in training web site that explains all of this in greater detail. They will help me set it up so it will be really easy for you to give, I mean donate!

For now say a little prayer for me, and do NOT offer me chips, fries, cookies, Dr. Pepper, nachos, chips and salsa, ice-cream, cake, pie, candy bars, Cheetos, or McDonald's sausage biscuits,

get ready I'm changing blog addresses

friends

to make it easier to check out my blog I am working on making the move to douglasmeyer.blogspot.com. consider yourself warned...somehow..I've been able to have both going at the same time
not sure exactly how to change over but be on the look out

Is there a magazine out there for middle aged pudgy gusy?

Where is a middle aged man to turn to get tips, ideas and practical guidance on guy stuff?

There are all sorts of mens magazines out there..Mens Health, GQ, Esquire, to name a few..but come on, really, am I their target? A middle age guy, 25+ lbs over weight, moderate in my beliefs, commited to my wife, and anchored in my values! I dnot think I am their guy. So where am i to turn?

I am not ashamed that I enjoy getting a massage or that I use skin products especially made & marketed for men or that I enjoy looking nice and being aware of what tie goes with what shirt!

So where am I to turn?

Time Warner to the rescue!

Whew! I am back!
2 1/2 days without wireless internet - can you imagine my anxiety! ha!
I thought I had done something to throw the Rev.s wireless connection out of whack - just to learn this afternoon it was an equipment problem with Time Warner - boy am I relieved.

I am not sure the Time Warner bosses would be pleased to learn the service tech's acknowledgement that the router I had - has done nothing but give them fits - and have been for months! Wonder why then they installed one in my house just 3 weeks ago? Don't they know who I am and how critical it is for me to be connected to the world?

Thanks for your offers to help - stand by - I am sure you will be called upon again.

Todays' calendar wisdom: "to enjoy the flavor of life: take big bites" from Robert Heinlein

i need wireless help!

I moved my laptop from the middle of the dining room table to our combo office, guest room, sewing/craft room and now I get a message "not able to connect to server." Ugh!
What am I doing wrong?
I am using a wireless adapter plugged into a USB port.
Darn! Your input is requested!
Did I mention I talked with time warner IT folks-still no net!?

Rev. Doug's movie recommendations!

One of the things my wife and I like to do with our time off over the holidays is go to the movies.
This year we have done pretty well - so I thought I would give you my totally biased, middled-aged guy rating/review.

The Great Debaters - I give it an A...a heart grabbing - gut tug...everyone -every where should check this out. I would not recommend taking anyone under 16..there is a very extreme-violent scene against a young black man and an addition there is an explicit sex scene. That aside the movie has a critical message for all of us!!! Denzil W and Forest Whitaker will get Oscar nominations!

I am Legend..I give it a B ...It is a fun thriller/mystery/adventure flick. It keeps you edgy and jumping with every sudden move! If you see it tell me if you agree with me ...I think Will Smith plays the same hero character in most of his movies.

P.S. I love You...I give it a B- We saw this on New Years eve at 10:30 pm - ugh! I thought the movie was being spun as a chick flick comedy...it was - sorta? It was equally sad and melancholy. Some nice scenes of Ireland.

Charlie Wilson's War..I give it a B- It seemed to me to basically be an America to the rescue movie - again. At times it was funny - at other times very war intense. I had a hard time making the transitions between Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts relationship/political partnership/scenes of children who had their arms blown off by land mines?! If you check it out be sure to pay close attention to the subtle references to the choices that were made then and the "predicted" outcome that has come true today! Be sure to be in your seat when the movie starts - the opening scene is very revealing!

the very purpose of our life...

I picked up an interesting little book this morning, A Whole New Mind-why right-brainers will rule the future. I explored it going from chapter to chapte, a weird habit of mine-I rarely ever read a book from front to back. In this instance I started with chapter 9 -titled:meaning. It starts with a quote from the Dali Lama, "I believe the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we are all seeking something better in life. So I think the very motion of our life is towards happiness."

Agree? Are you seeking happiness? Through your faith? Through acquiring stuff? Through status in your peer group? Through overworking?

The author of this book, Daniel Pink, suggests "at the very least we ought to take spirituality seriously because of its demonstrated ability to improve our lives." He cites many tangible examples, (pg.222) such as the impacts made by prayer,caring for others, and those who go to church, synagogue, or a mosque.

I did not set out to do a book review so I will wrap up by encouraging you to join me in reading this little book.