If you’re paying attention your heart breaks regularly

If you're really listening, if you're awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold evermore wonders. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

Look before you tweak: a history of amphetamine

Those of us who've been on med merry-go-rounds know that this sort of mix and matching of stimulants and sedatives continues to happen today. If one drug makes you drowsy, another will make you perk-up, sort of rational. No need to ever consider going off anything! Just add something to mitigate the side effect of the last drug. I found it amusing (and disturbing) that this article is written with the suggestion that such heinous care doesn't continue today. Med cocktails (of all combos) are all about this sort of house of cards. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

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