Posts by douglasrthompson@hotmail.com

Fully Human: The Story of a Man Called Yeshua As most of you know, I have been writing a novel that depicts the “human” side of Yeshua (a.k.a. Jesus.) I began writing it in 2013. It is now in its final draft, and will, in February, go into final copy editing and publication. Mark Goodson,…

Rules pop quiz question number 1: You are driving down Gallatin, from Yoga Space, and you come to 42nd Ave, where it dead ends. You wish to turn LEFT. Which part of Gallatin do you turn from? Left, right, or center? The correct answer is you move to the LEFT on a one-way street to…

The title of this blog, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, is the title of one of my favorite books about stress, written by Robert M. Sapolsky. Stress has always been a special interest of mine, perhaps because when I was little, I experienced it vividly, not knowing what it really was. One of my biggest…

The other day, as I was walking my 200 steps from my house to Yoga Space, I passed by Mary Stevenson’s yard. I looked over at her beautiful garden, and saw a sign in her yard. I had seen it many times before, but saw it again for the first time. It read: “Love thy…

Can you move beyond the labels others place on you? Yes you can. It’s a trait we were all born with. All we need do is 1) realize it, and 2) rise beyond it. What, are you stupid or something? You are such an idiot. Don’t even bother trying to do that. You are too…

How to Deal With People Who Frustrate You by David (note: I didn’t write this blog. Someone named “David” did.  I found it years ago somewhere on the internet and saved it to my computer.  I have no idea who David is, but his message really resonated with me.  I hope with you too.) Deep…

Research can be fun. When I first joined the Odd Fellows back in 2007, I found in one of the back rooms a framed tribute to Dr. Wells.  It was written in 1924.  If you know anything about 1924, know that people put lots of thought into what they were going to write, and the…

When I first began teaching Yoga back in 1997, I always imagined that I would be doing the teaching, and my students would be doing the learning. But in the course of the past almost twenty years, I have found that my students teach and affect me in a much greater measure than I could…

I have less than a week to both create, and fulfill my 69-year bucket list, as on October 21, 2016, I will be 69 years old. (More about this later.) As I never fail to tell everyone when they have their birthday, you are celebrating the end of however many years you call yourself on…

When Gloria and I first walked into the empty room that is now Yoga Space, it was a mess. It was dirty, dingy, and drab. And yet…there was a “feeling” of friendliness that I felt permeating this space. Where did this friendly feeling come from, I wondered? Eleven years later, I found out: About 4 months ago…