Dr. Howell’s Reflections
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The Little Things - Part 6
March 23, 2025
The anchor of any seacraft is only a fraction of its weight. Yet, it is one of the most vital parts of any boat. Anchors stabilize and keep the craft in place so that changing tidal or weather conditions do not affect the vessel. All ships entering a port of call are required to have anchors.
The Little Things - Part 5
March 22, 2025
She was only 17 and every day saw thousands of heavy body bags unloaded from planes. She asked, “Why?” But no answer was ever given…
The Little Things - Part 4
March 21, 2025
The infinitesimally small atom is made of even smaller subatomic particles, the smallest of which are its non-reducible quarks. Isn’t it amazing that when split, the tiny atom and its tinier subatomic particles unleash the most powerful energy known to humankind? It’s a paradox but the smallest creates the greatest.
The Little Things - Part 3
March 20, 2025
Hospitality is one of the beautiful parts of life and it falls under Point Six on The Enneagram of Soul. Sacred Kinship is the energy of shared values and goodwill among people. When a guest is at someone’s home, it is often the little things that create hospitality. The small gestures, lively conversations, comforting words, heartfelt inquiry, the way we give food and drink to our guests — these may be little things, but they convey the all-important thing: caring, safety and honoring.
The Little Things - Part 2
March 19, 2025
Some things are so small and inconspicuous that we can’t see them. Some things are microscopic and require magnification; other things are readily seen but are very small. In my experience, there is something precious about little things. I like seeing miniature horses and dogs, miniature houses and furniture, scale models of airplanes, and scale replicas of architectural buildings.
The Little Things - Part 1
March 18, 2025
All Creatures Great and Small, the acclaimed book by Alfred Wright, (James Herriot) is now a PBS television series. Set in the Yorkshire Dales of Northeast England, it is about a country veterinarian and his family from the 1930s to the 1950s. The heart of this story is how the veterinarian's practice of treating all kinds of animals brings him and his family closer to each other and to the people in the area. But more than that, it is about values, community, family, and the dignity of all living things. Over 80 million copies of this amazing story have been sold worldwide.