Author Archives: Steve Foster

Confession #4 – Anxiety Is a Battle

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Steve Foster

I remember my first bout with panic attacks. I felt like I was drowning on dry land as wave after wave of anxiety hit me. It was a horrible experience. Feeling out of control. Fighting your own mind. Trying to … Continue reading →

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Wonder #4 – You Are Mostly Empty Space

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Steve Foster

Something to chew on… Everything around you…everything that you see…even the chair that you are sitting in…is mostly empty space. There’s nothing much to them. Barely enough “matter” to call them “matter.” “Solid matter, the floor upon which we stand … Continue reading →

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Wonder #3 – The Mystery of Consciousness

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Steve Foster

Something to chew on… Scientists and philosophers continue to struggle with providing any kind of explanation for “consciousness.” In other words, why do you have thoughts? Why do you have a sense of pleasure and of pain? Why do you … Continue reading →

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Wonder #2 – You Are Not in Control

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Steve Foster

Something to chew on… As you read this post, 300 million cells are dying in your body and being replaced and regenerated, on their own, according to the specific instructions in your DNA. Your lungs are breathing in air, oxygenating … Continue reading →

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Wonder #1 – “Junk” DNA

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Steve Foster

Something to chew on and stand in wonder at: In each of the 37 trillion cells of your body, there is a six foot strand of tightly wound DNA that contains all the information that makes you you. But the … Continue reading →

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