Energy, chiropractic, and pseudo-science
I dislike many of the colloquial uses of the word “energy.” Some expressions such as “he’s low on energy” are fine, but others, like “the energy in the room” or “the energy she emanates,” are on thin ice, metaphors that stretch the precise physical and physiological definitions of the term. And then there’s “positive” and “negative” energies, red flags that [...]
The Power of Now
One of my pursuits these days is the cultivation of mindfulness. Life is rich and helter-skelter. Only by living in each fleeting now, it seems, is there hope of appreciating a journey that is already accelerating to its eventual conclusion. Existential crisis? Perhaps, but fairly benign as those go.
It was with some anticipation, then, that I picked up [...]
