Why Do We Cry, Really?

Surely physical pain can and does cause great suffering and tears because of its intensity. Women especially know agonizing pain because of childbirth or disabling, long-term problems with their reproductive system. Migraines or cancer or severe injuries can drop either gender to the floor. And the list goes on. Yet … Read more…

What, No Music?

Music can bring us such great joy when we choose it wisely. Whether we’re listening to the classics or movie soundtracks, ragtime or later jazz, gospel, or country and western, it can lift us out of what might otherwise be a sad or dreary day. Music does make boring, tedious … Read more…