Did you know the grey matter between your ears might just be more important than you previously thought? For starters, here are five reasons why your 'grey' really does matter:

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 The shortest recorded battle in history was the Anglo-Zanzibar war that lasted a mere 45 minutes. Once the British swiftly surrounded and captured the capital city Zanzibar Town, it was all over. Guess what the longest recorded battle in battle in history is? Drum roll . . . It’s thousands of years old and it’s the battle for the human mind. It doesn't take long for an enemy to capture your mind but the impact can last a lifetime. A thought can be embedded into your mind in...

There are Sacred Spaces and then . . . there is the desecration of these Sacred Spaces. 

The unimaginable, the unfathomable and the unconscionable has happened time and time again within many a sacred space. 

Since 1999 there have been 22 church shootings in the United States. 91 worshippers have been killed in what was supposed to have been a sacred space. In 2017,  26 people in Sutherland, Texas were massacred and 20 more injured while worshipping at church. Back in 2015 there was a race motivated slaughter of 9 church members in Charleston, South Carolina.

By most societal norms, it's fair to say that these horrific incidents, along with the other 20 church...

They are everywhere. They are often beautiful. They are set apart from the ordinary and mundane things in life. They are awe-inspiring.

In countries, cities, towns and villages around the world people gather in sacred spaces to connect with God, to meditate and to ‘come apart’ from the hustle and bustle of life. These sacred spaces provide a sense of peace, strength and empowerment that the mind longs for, the body craves and a place where dreams and desires are given a new lease of life.

Perhaps you have had the pleasure of visiting one or more of the worlds great sacred spaces such as the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, Arizona, The Church of...

I live in Arizona. I looked at the weather forecast not too long ago and was shocked that it was going to be 110 degrees!  In fact, it was going to be over 105 degrees for the next 10 days and probably for the rest of the month!

I must admit, I do like it ‘hot’, but I have to say I have never lived in a place where the temperature gets as hot as this. Funny though, as time passes you adjust and I have come to realize that ‘hot’ is a relative term.

If you live in Anchorage, Alaska or Hell, Norway – (and yes, there is such a place, which by the way is well known to freeze over) 70 degrees is going to feel like a scorching ‘hot’ day in June....