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Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book Preface: A friend once told me "there is no one in the world who cannot benefit from a twelve-step program." How right she was. I first...

Lessons from life. [more] Like you, I have friends who forward me internet humor and inspiration. Most of it, as you know, is crap. Some, much worse, carry worms and...

By Leonard Felder from Ode Aagazine September 2008 issue Editor's Note: Mission driven people are just that - driven. And I've seen many of them drive themselves (and others around...

Essence of the music/lyrics: David Wilcox has been a favorite musician of mine for many years because he says he writes "songs that could never be played on elevators."  ☺ ...

The Road Less Traveled A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck M.D. Preface: I read this for the first time when it was...

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn Preface: Hopefully, my dear reader, you do not suffer anxiety...

By Peter Van Dijk from Ode Magazine - March 2008 issue Editor's Note: As part of my work on myself and for social change, I've been studying "happiness." This article...

By Kevin Maney from USAtoday.com - Money - Posted on 3/10/2004 Editor's Note: I saw this article in USAToday many years ago so it's a little out of date but...

Essence of the music/lyrics: This was one of the first songs that caused me to think about how I think. In my late adolescence, I'd look at clouds, life and...

When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough By Harold Kushner The Book of the Month: A book that attacks the most essential question we all face – the meaning of...