Jack Kerouac
19 Dec 2009 Leave a comment
“What’s he talking about?” I’d ask from the back seat, and Japhy: “he’s just an interesting tape recorder.”
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”
Costa Rica, 1973
19 Dec 2009 Leave a comment
Transparent skin on tadpoles reveal their hearts and intestines.
Photograph by Paul Zahl
Cannabis
18 Dec 2009 Leave a comment
The Canadian Press Explains My Anxiety
“The effects of daily cannabis use on teenage brains is worse then originally thought and the long term effects appear to be irrevsible, new research from the Mc Gill University suggests.
The study, by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatric reseacher from the Research Institute of the Mc Gill University Health Center suggests daily cannibas consumption can lead to depression and anxiety.
The new study published in Neurobiology of Disease, suggests the reputed “soft” drug has an impact serotonin and nerepinephrine, compounds that help control mood and anxiety.”
Today I Discovered
12 Dec 2009 Leave a comment
- Ben Harper
- David Gray
- Nick Drake
- Van Morrison
- Neil Young
Self-Mastery is Our True Aim
11 Dec 2009 Leave a comment
“Evil does not naturally dwell in the world, in events, or in people. Evil is a by-product of forgetfulness, laziness or distraction: it arises when we lose sight of our true aim in life.
When we remember that our aim is spiritual progress, we return to striving to be our best selves.
This is how happiness is won.”