Earth Suits
I have recently (as I often do) been wondering about death. Death has been a close companion my entire life. Having hemophilia will do...
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Dr. Ted Klontz
Mar 4, 20225 min read
Reflections on the Circle of Life
Let’s pretend that you are attending a workshop. You are asked to participate in an exercise that asks you to take a selfie. A close-up...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Looking For a Rational Explanation?
I’ve been reading a lot about other species (not just other animals) all parts of our known universe, focusing especially about what they...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Feb 4, 20225 min read
Lakota Intensive
When I was a much younger man, I spent several weeks on the Navaho reservation, in a little town, called Chilchinbeto in the state of...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jan 14, 20226 min read
The Fire
It was a “gentle” (no wind), clear blue, big sky, beautiful, sunshiny, Colorado morning when I walked into the local Home Depot. It had...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Dec 30, 20213 min read
Random Thoughts II
Recently I realized needed an altitude (not attitude) adjustment. So, I moved to Boulder, Colorado. No, seriously. I am a...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Dec 3, 20216 min read
Random Thoughts
A friend of mine recently said, “I’d like to know exactly what goes through your mind.” I replied that it probably wouldn’t be that...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Oct 31, 20214 min read
Amazing
I was chatting with someone at the end of a recent workshop and in the middle of our conversation they blurted out, “You are amazing!” I...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Sep 23, 20213 min read
The Final Move
I was more than a little puzzled. Yes, we had moved. From Nashville, Tennessee to Boulder, Colorado. Ok, they say that is one of the...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Aug 27, 20213 min read
Don’t Squeeze the Noni
On the island of Kauai, there is a Noni Tree farm. The fruit of this tree is heralded as incredibly medicinal and curative. It is...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jul 30, 20214 min read
As Viewed Shall Appear
Each spring I have (what I guess is) this farmer urge to plant sweet corn and tomatoes. I've lived in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, South...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jul 2, 20214 min read
Speed Wobble
As a young man I learned the hard way about the phenomena known as the “speed wobble.” Take a motorcycle (or bicycle), add speed, a...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jun 6, 20213 min read
Exflexion
“How tall are you?” my friend, the doctor asked, looking up from the chart. “5’10”, I used to be 5’11”, I answered. “That doesn't sound...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Apr 23, 20213 min read
The Wisdom of the Weed Patch
There is a special place on this piece of land that I've been given the gift of being able to use. In the summer there is a little patch...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Mar 19, 20212 min read
One Day
The Lakota greeting ‘Mitakuye Oyasin’, translated to ‘all my relations’ suggests that everything in the universe, human and otherwise is...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Feb 19, 20215 min read
Goodbye Joe
“Joe has entered hospice care”, the text message said. Though not a total surprise, I was surprised by the catching of a sob in my...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jan 30, 20215 min read
Inipi
It was the summer of 2003. At the end of a very long week in Rochester, Minnesota. I was sitting in the office with my Mayo Clinic doctor...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Dec 31, 20208 min read
Happy Birthday-Merry Christmas Mom
My mother’s birthday is just a few days before Christmas. December 21st. Looking back, I am guessing the only time her birthday was a big...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Nov 20, 20207 min read
Mary
There was a time about ten years ago when I, in my human form, came very close to not existing. Complications of a surgical procedure,...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Oct 16, 20205 min read
Grace?
I am standing in the foyer of a good friend’s home. There are 40 or 50 of us there. Songs are being sung in a language unfamiliar to me....
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