by Dennis Ritchie | Mar 31, 2016 | Courage, Featured, Never Give Up, Purpose, Stress
Stress Kills? For those of you worrying about all of the studies that supposedly show that stress shortens your life, meet Yisrael Kristal, the world’s oldest man. Yisrael survived two world wars and Hitler’s Auschwitz death camp. When asked the secret of... 
by Dennis Ritchie | Jun 17, 2013 | Blog, Exercise, Featured, Nature, Pets, Play, Stress
It’s no party Nineteen months ago, thanks to a serious drug reaction, Mom came to live with us. Six months ago, thanks to a really cute iPhone photo, Nessie came to live with us. Once again, against all of my wishes, talents and best efforts, I have become the... 
by Dennis Ritchie | May 6, 2013 | Blog, Featured, Health, Recovery, Stress
For three decades I sat staring out a control room window that led to another room. Over time I began to crave nature. I would take long drives just to see the outdoors. Then, out of total boredom in a hospital waiting room with nothing else in sight, I picked up a... 
by Dennis Ritchie | Apr 22, 2013 | Blog, Exercise, Featured, Mental, Physical, Stress
Stress is mental. Most of the time when we are stressed out nothing is happening to us physically. Things are happening internally and having real health and wellbeing consequences. Stress can move from mental to physical and make the body sick. Let your body fight... 
by Dennis Ritchie | Apr 5, 2013 | Adventure, Blog, Connections, Creativity, Emotional, Featured, Health, Mental, Nature, Perspective, Play, Recovery, Stress, Travel
Vacations are recess for adults. It’s playing hooky for people out of school. They are a reward for all your hard work. You don’t really need a reason to take a vacation. But if you haven’t taken a vacation lately then maybe you need some... 
by Dennis Ritchie | Apr 2, 2013 | Blog, Brain Fun, Dogs, Featured, Health, Mental, Nature, Pets, Physical, Play, Recovery, Stress, Video
Here’s a list of things you can do to improve your mood and rewire your brain: Look at nature Studies show having a view of even one tree improves your health. Imagine the benefits of getting out in the middle of a beautiful place. Exercise The benefits are... 