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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
Sep 23, 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
Aug 27, 20213 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 30, 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
Jul 2, 20214 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
Jun 6, 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
Apr 23, 20213 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
Mar 19, 20212 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
Feb 19, 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
Jan 30, 20215 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
Dec 31, 20208 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
Nov 20, 20207 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....
Dr. Ted Klontz
Oct 16, 20205 min read


The Green Cathedral
In the beautiful rolling hills of middle Tennessee, I have been given the use of over a thousand acres of old farmland. Creeks and...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Sep 25, 20204 min read


Goose
I pass by a man on a tractor in the blazing sun, nearly 100 degrees today. Jungle levels of humidity. “Remember to take him a bottle of...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Aug 30, 20205 min read


Wo’yawas’te (To Bless or Praise Things)
At age 26 my life had fallen apart despite having faithfully, very faithfully, followed the teachings of my culture, the traditional...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jul 21, 20208 min read


What Do You Think?
I’ve been asked that question a fair number of times over the last few weeks by people I know. I believe what they are asking me is what...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jun 26, 20206 min read


Essential
One of my favorite authors, Kent Nerburn, speaks of a moment in time when he was teaching young men and told them that he had been asked...
Dr. Ted Klontz
May 27, 20206 min read


Walking the Line
60-40 Prosocial Non-Prosocial 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The day had finally arrived....
Dr. Ted Klontz
Apr 24, 20207 min read


Going Home
Imagine that you are turning onto a street, a dead-end street, a long dead-end street, that has a number of houses on each side. Now,...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Mar 24, 20206 min read


Obsolete Elders: Universal Knowledge
As a young man growing up in a mostly rural farming environment, I was always enthralled by the things that my grandfather, father,...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Feb 29, 20204 min read
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