Memory and Mood

New studies continue on the affect of memory on depression. The memories we choose to fall back on can positively or negatively impact mood.The idea that memory affects mood is not new. This link will take you to the newest study as well as offering an opportunity to...

The Sukkah

In celebration of Succoth, the Festival of Tabernacles, the Sukkah is built. This holiday takes place in the fall at the end of the Jewish High Holidays.  It is a temporary structure and must be built with that in mind. The walls are usually made of wood. The...

George Bernard Shaw

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard...

We have lost the war on terrorism

We have lost the war on terrorism I travel a great deal, by plane. I just flew down to Baltimore to visit my daughter and her family. It is a trip I take many times a year and I fly with Air Canada, because Air Canada is the only airline that flies direct.  I try...

From up to down

From An Unquiet Mind There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness. When you’re high it’s tremendous. The ideas and feelings are fast and frequent like shooting stars, and you follow them until you find better and...