Barbara Morris

How often we hear that it’s important and freeing to release the past. But, how exactly do we do that? If doing this hasn’t been easy for you, maybe this will help. I’ve recently written about thoughts that have come to me from Catherine Ponder’s book, The Secret to Unlimited Prosperity, which as I stated before, isn’t solely about prosperity. This is … [Read more...] about How Do We Release the Past?

I remember in high school (class of 1947), there was always at least one who voted against whatever the rest of the class agreed on. I even remember WHO it was; the one who never agreed with the rest of us. Sadly, that is often true in families also. It seems that there is one who is always ‘stirring’ up a problem or making trouble between other members. This can cause such … [Read more...] about Trouble-Makers In Life

Two recent studies have indicated that testosterone replacement therapy causes a significant increase in the incidence of heart attacks, death, and strokes. As a result, the FDA is planning to investigate whether there should be concerns about the use of testosterone. Let me start by providing some facts: 1) Nearly 100% of men who have heart attacks have been found to … [Read more...] about Testosterone: Just How Risky Is It?

There is a difference between getting old and being old but most people don't think about it because it takes "active awareness" to recognize the difference. The question is, when you are aware there is a difference,  how do you make that awareness work for you? Let's start here: Accept that getting old is inevitable and unavoidable. You can't do a thing about the passage … [Read more...] about You Have a Choice

We are living at a time when civility, common sense and decency are in short supply. As just one example, it was recently reported that a pharmacist, annoyed by a customer needing a pain medication refill posted a profanity laced rant on Facebook, calling out the customer for what the pharmacist felt was the customer's impatience.[Read more...] about Facebook Folly and Pain Pill Problems

I knew when I accepted the invitation to speak at the National Health Federation's 60thannual awards dinner on January 31st, 2015, that I faced a challenge. The point of my speech that night would take only a single sentence: sugar causes cancer. But what surrounds that statement would either make my speech convincing or not. After all, you have to think about the … [Read more...] about We Already Know How To Cure Cancer

I feel like I have lost a friend. Even worse, I am disappointed, disgusted and reviled by what I just read in one of the many books I read each week. I realize that vulgarity sells books. There are many on the best seller list that should be listed under pornography. This book, however, was written by one of my favorite authors; I’ve been reading her books for years. She’s … [Read more...] about This Is Entertainment? No!

When you are "old" the expectation is that mentally and physically you are less competent than you used to be. Before continuing, let's establish the prevailing cultural understanding of "old", chronologically speaking.  If we are to judge by the number of retirement communities for those "50 or better" or if we are to judge by the number of people who retire at age 55, then … [Read more...] about The Tyranny of Traditional Expectations

The government's crackdown on quantities and refills of hydrocodone meds (Vicodin, Norco) commonly used by those with chronic pain was bound to happen. See "Hydrocodone Rescheduling Hinders … [Read more...] about It Was Bound to Happen