It’s that time of year! Does it seem creepy to dream about and converse with someone who is deceased? What about nightly dreams of someone you barely know? Do you dream about your ex or someone you’re dating? There could be some answers to this type of puzzling experience....
Angel Whispers – Mass Extinction
After a flooding rain uncovered a large swath of fossils near Lake Buchanan, Beckie and I toured the site with a guide. As we searched the ground, the volume of fossilized material was astounding. From dinosaur footprints to zooplankton, the rain uncovered it all. As we wandered through the...
Angel Whispers – Decision-making Strategy
We all have a part of us that acts to guard our mind. The mind guard’s job is to filter through information to control its input. It may seem like the focus is on a solution. But the filter acts to limit the number of possibilities. This is sometimes...
Angel Whispers – Daemon
This subject took center stage on the question of soul vs spirit. In today’s world, a daemon is a software program designed to alert the sender of an email that is undeliverable. When my mother got the daemon message, she would call to tell me she had a demon!...
Angel Whispers – Losing Touch and Trying Too Hard
After a long absence, I decided to return to the sport of disc golf. Throwing a frisbee is a skill you never lose. In 1996, I was the putting champion at the first annual Texas State Championship. But now it seems I could hardly get a putt to go...
Angel Whispers – Defiance
Defiance takes many forms in our world today. Civil disobedience, road rage, and breaking rules are all forms of defiance. We define defiance as a refusal to obey something or someone. Being against the wishes of others is another form of defiance. I am guilty of questioning authority! (tee...
Angel Whispers – The Silent Treatment
We all know the power of words and have felt the sharp pain of feeling hurt by what someone said. But most have also felt harm by the absence of words. The space between the words can hold a deafening silence. In our world, this is called ghosting. The...
Angel Whispers – Zero-Point Energy
This term is also known as ground state energy. In the quantum world, zero-point energy is a byproduct. Its basis is the fact that subatomic particles don’t react like single particles. Instead they move in waves that rise and fall like the ocean tides. Every fluctuation requires energy at...
Angel Whispers – Baby Rattlers and Gullibility
I was traveling through Arkansas when I made a stop for gas. To the side of the station was a long waist-high container. Written on the side was “Baby Rattlers”. I approached the stainless steel container with caution to peer over the edge. The box contained rattling toys for...
Angel Whispers – Blue Dolphin
Social psychologist Daniel Wegner began exploring the Ironic Process Theory while studying thought suppression in 1987. This is also known to many as the White Bear Problem. I guess White Elephant was taken (tee hee). Ironic Process Theory is an abstract idea that says conscious attempts to suppress thoughts...