Happiness; It’s right here, It’s me

There is a scene in the film Phenomenon where George, who knows he is dying, takes a bite of an apple and passes it to the children of Lace (the woman George loves) Al and Glory for them to take a bite. He tells them that by taking a bite, the apple becomes part of...

The Lid is Off

I came to Florida a week ago to relax and get well. I’ve had a cold with a side of Laryngitis going on three months. There was a time in my twenties when this cold would descend on me every fall and with it I would lose my voice. As I grew to be more myself the...

Cooke’s Notes

Twenty five years – now this is not going to be as monumental as Oprah being sung to by Paul Simon. Just the same; it’s been twenty five years and again unlike Oprah, I wasn’t changing anyone else’s life, but my own. I was going for happiness and health – and – I...