Lemmings by John Cali

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You’re probably familiar with the lemming myths. Lemmings are real animals, but some of their alleged behavior, though legendary, never happened.
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Lemmings are small rodents living in or near the frigid regions of the Arctic Circle. Among the myths surrounding these little creatures is one from the 1500s when they were thought to fall out of the sky during storms.

Another myth, popularized by many, including Disney Studios of all people, was lemmings often committed mass suicide, following one another over cliffs, plunging to their deaths.… Read more

Magic Mountain Ranch by John Cali

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I started having this dream long before I moved to Wyoming. The dream ranch feels like my brother Paul’s “real” ranch in Wyoming — it has the same peaceful, yet powerful, energy. (I had visited Paul’s ranch many times before moving to Wyoming.)

As the dream started recurring regularly I began noticing a mystical, even magical theme running through it.

In the dream I’m wandering around Paul’s ranch in the foothills of the Absaroka Mountains when I get the urge to travel to another dimension.… Read more

Kindness by John Cali

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The other day I read a Science Daily article about acts of kindness. Something you probably don’t often find in a science magazine!
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The article talked about a well-researched study published March 8 by the National Academy of Sciences.

Here€™s an excerpt from the article:

“Good acts — acts of kindness, generosity and cooperation — spread just as easily as bad. And it takes only a handful of individuals to really make a difference….When people benefit from kindness they ‘pay it forward’ by helping others who were not originally involved, and this creates a cascade of cooperation that influences dozens more in a social network….Humans… Read more

Students and Teachers by John Cali

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You’ve probably heard this many times: We’re all students and teachers for each other. Interesting concept I hadn’t given much thought to in many years.
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I watched a short video with Wayne Dyer last week. He was talking about a conversation two of his daughters were having at breakfast one morning when they were teenagers. It went something like this:

First daughter:
If you didn’t have feet would you wear shoes?

Second daughter:
That’s ridiculous! What do you mean?Read more