This entry falls under the category of crazy stuff I just think is hilarious...We've probably all heard about the joy of living "in the moment," but when I first saw the video (below) on YouTube, I thought, "Dude...this guy has taken living in the moment to a whole new level." I also figured the guy was high on somethin'...shrooms? ecstasy?...a possibility that he has (wisely) denied. Now in case you're not one of the 7 million+ people who've seen this video, it's really pretty straightforward: A guy (Paul Vasquez) saw a double rainbow in his yard near Yosemite National Park,

I bet if I were to ask you which musical artists or bands have had the biggest influence on who you are today, you could rattle off a couple of names in two seconds flat. Music is like that; it seeps into our soul without us even noticing, and then changes our entire view of the world.

For me, one of those key formative groups was Caedmon’s Call. I know many of you probably haven’t ever heard of them, and I’m sure they’re not to everyone’s taste. But for me, the music of Caedmon’s Call, particularly their early work, matched the resonate frequency of my soul at the

This photo, by Gard Karlsen, is of Preikestolen in Stavanger, Norway. "Preikestolen" means "pulpit rock" in English, named so because of its resemblance to an old school pulpit when viewed from below. When you stand on the edge and look down, the next ground you see is 1800 feet away, a straight and perilous drop. I have no natural fear of heights (some would say I have an unnatural and perhaps unhealthy lack of such fear), so can't speak to what that may feel like to others with that challenge. But for me, places like this are deeply centering. What is it about standing in