Snow Tree
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The Price of War

An Innocent Soul in the Street

You died in the streets of Iraq…
And there is no meaning to words…
Like freedom, liberty, democracy!

You never had a choice…
To die in someone else’s war
You were an innocent in the way!

The grand and empty speeches…
Mean nothing to your ears nor mine,
You can’t hear them now…

Their words are for the living..
To convince one and all…
That your death was necessary!

Your life was quickly gone …
Your dreams forever taken.
There will be no tomorrow for you.

And I ask myself…
Why did you have to die that day…
An innocent soul in the street!

Minnesota Farm Country
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Ancient Understanding of Energy

Ancient people actually understood energy better than we do. Chinese medicine is based on energy in the body and energy centers. Traditional Western medicine rejects Chinese medicine because the energy centers or the flow of energy in the body cannot be seen or located anatomically. How odd, since we accept the flow of electricity or the existence of TV waves or microwaves without actually seeing the energy. While Western medicine is concerned with diagnosing and curing specific ailments or diseases, Chinese medicine is concerned with the balance of energy as it flows through the body. The Chinese call the life energy chi. When chi is blocked for any reason, the balance is upset and there is discomfort or illness. So all illness or discomfort is the result of an energy imbalance or blocking of energy.