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IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN WHO WE ARE AND HOW WELL WE FEEL — between what we understand of our identity and our health? Many people today recognize the unseverable connection between thought and body. Nevertheless, from a medical standpoint, the healing of some physical ill is still viewed strictly as matter being made better.

1. Christian Science teacher and practitioner AI Carnesciali says that practicing Christian Science enhances one's freedom from all sorts of limitations, opening the way to an active life, even in one's senior years.

SO MANY TIMES I HAVE READ the first line of Science and Health, but each time, these few words inspire me, and revitalize me, and instill fresh, new meaning. To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings.

DURING MY TEEN YEARS I faced emotional setbacks, which made me confused about God's role in my life. I was very shy and within myself, and I had low selfesteem.

In class one day, the teacher points to you and warns that because of your fair skin, you should stay out of the sun. (Too much could be harmful.

MANY YEARS AGO DURING THE COLD WINTER months of Michigan, my older son, Geoff, and I got into an argument. He ran out of the house without his coat.

IT WAS A MELLOW MORNING. My husband and I sat eating breakfast by the window, watching hungry birds peck away at the seed in the feeder.

OF ALL THE PLACES I COULD HAVE LANDED in this world, I landed with a wonderful family, in a beautiful country. When I was very young, my parents introduced me to the natural and cultural treasures of Mexico—its majestic deserts, solitary snow-capped volcanoes, vibrant jungles, peaceful forests and lakes, wild rivers, and amazing carpets of colorful coral, as well as our country's imposing pre-Hispanic sites and incredibly diverse expressions of art, traditions, and languages.

IMBALANCE/EXCESS/NEGLIGENCE> RESPONSIBILITY GREED/COMPETITION/FEAR/UPHEAVAL> SAFETY GOVERNMENT/INDUSTRY/SCIENCE/YOU= SYNERGY Everyone can rise to the challenge of global warming through inspired actions, empathy, and ingenuity—fueled by SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS+ SCIENTIFIC PRAYER LOW-CARBON economy /LOW-CARBON industry /LOW-CARBON behavior A NEW, LOW-CARBON WORLD. INEVITABLE? YES.

WE HAD TO FIND a new chairperson for our department at the university where I am a tenured professor. I was the head of the search committee.