When we adults think of children, there is a simple truth we ignore: Childhood is not a preparation for life. A child is not getting ready to live, a child is living. A child is an active,participating and contributing member of the society. How much heartache we would save ourselves if we would recognize the child as a partner with adults in the process of living, rather than always viewing him/her as an apprentice. How much we would teach each other-.. adults with the experience and the child...

Here are some tips to fall asleep fast and sleep tight.

1.Keep your bedtime and waking time consistent, even on weekends.

2.Don't try to sleep. Read or watch Tv somewhere other than the bedroom until you become very drowsy.Then go to bed.

3.Get at least 20-30 minutes of vigorous exercise everyday, preferably 5 to 6 hours before bedtime.

4.Avoid or limit coffee

5.Take a relaxing shower or bath before bedtime.

6.Don't...

This a picture I shot on my hike along the Windcave trail in Usury park in Mesa, Az.

This is a Saguaro ( Sah-wah-roh) cactus that I shot during sunset. It reminded me of the Tree pose that a yoga teacher might teach.

It is a native to the sonoran desert of Az, California and Northern Mexico. The saguaros are slow-growing, taking upto 75 years to develop a side arm. They are also slow to propagate. Because of these two factors, they are a protected plant species in Az....

Pi Day is held to celebrate the mathematical constant π (pi).
Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in American date format), due to π being equal to roughly 3.14. Sometimes it is celebrated on March 14 at 1:59 p.m. (commonly known as Pi Minute). If π is truncated to seven decimal places, it becomes 3.1415926, making March 14 at 1:59:26 p.m., Pi Second (or sometimes March 14, 1592 at 6:53:58 a.m.). Pi Approximation Day may be observed on any of several dates, most often July 22 (22/7 (European...

Picture this:
You are standing on a conveyor belt. It is carrying you down a long hallway. Each side of the hallway is lined with closed doors with small signs hanging on them.
The messages on the signs are something you need to pay close attention to. The speed of the conveyor belt is not fast--slow enough for you to get off and enter any one of the doors.
You realize that you have passed a door forever.
Looking down the hallway, you see that the belt is going towards...