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You can hardly open a major news publication
these days without seeing yet another scientific
study raving about the incredible benefits of meditation.
Meditation has been proven to extend your life…
create more happiness…increase inner peace…
lower stress levels…increase mental clarity…
and resolve long-standing emotional problems,
including fear, anxiety, depression, anger,
and substance abuse.
And with nothing but bad news everywhere you
turn (the economy, politics, health scares),
people [...]

I am so impressed with this Recovery Community. I found out about  San Patrignano from my daughter who is living in Italy with a family and the mother volunteers there. Look at what is possible!  I love the statement by the founder below.
http://www.sanpatrignano.org/?q=en

A Community against social marginalization
Among the problems that affect the drug addict, drug [...]

“Sam Carpenter’s Work the System Blog posting: Part One of the caffeine series”
Part one of a three part series
Linda edits my writing and routinely reminds me to back-off. She says I can sound preachy when discussing personal lifestyle adjustments. She’s right, and I’ll ascribe this annoying tendency to my mechanical perspective on life which ruthlessly [...]

How To Manage Your Stress and Anxiety In Unsettling Times
By Marilyn O’Malley, CPCC

Manage Your Mind:

When you think about something upsetting, real or imagined, this triggers the body’s fight or flight response which primes you physically to fend off actual danger. Unless you find ways to interrupt this mind-body feedback loop, your stress level will maintain [...]