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Mind and Spirit

Little Infinities All Around

January 12, 2019 By Jon Burr Leave a Comment

When I was a little kid, “infinity” meant something really big or really far.

It was something “out there,” unreachable and abstract. My head would hurt trying to contemplate it. “So what’s beyond that?”

After awhile, I didn’t bother to …

Filed Under: Mind and Spirit, Physical and Mental Programming

The True Meaning of Christmas

December 30, 2018 By Jon Burr Leave a Comment

Driven by the Solstice

This year in New York City, the earliest sunset arrived on December 3rd, at 4:28 PM, remaining at that time through December 12th.

At the perigee (lowest orbit point) of the sun’s journey through our …

Filed Under: Mind and Spirit

Weight Walking for Musicians – Core Strengthening for endurance and improved performance

October 27, 2015 By Jon Burr 4 Comments

Weight-Walking for Core muscle toneNobody ever told me to do this.

I wish they had, years ago.

As a typical music geek kid, I wasn’t into sports as a youngster, preferring to practice, listen to and play music. Consequently I had poor muscle tone, …

Filed Under: Mind and Spirit, Musician, Physical and Mental Programming

Is the Federal deficit really a problem?

October 16, 2012 By Jon Burr Leave a Comment

Something leaps out from this chart. Remember the 50’s? The US’s emergence as the preeminent economic powerhouse of the world…and the greatest expansion of the standard of living in human history…

Look at the chart below. What happened to the …

Filed Under: Mind and Spirit, Social Media, The Earth Tagged With: deficit, economy, expansion, Fifties, keynes, prosperity

On Division in America

April 2, 2012 By Jon Burr Leave a Comment

Red-Blue MapThe United States has cascaded into polarization and dysfunction. Media has become fragmented into political camps with the abandonment of the fairness doctrine, and primary dichotomies have reappeared, more strongly than ever:

Right vs. Left

Conservative vs. liberal

Science vs. …

Filed Under: Letting Go, meditation, Mind and Spirit, The Earth Tagged With: division, John Lennon, John McCain, Mark Twain, Media, Peace, politics, reform, religion, spirit

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