Recovering from Parkinson’s Disease: Step 10 – Spirituality

Growing up in the tiny hamlet of Bala, Ontario, Canada, our parents sent my brothers and me to church every Sunday [they never joined us … hmmm!], first to Sunday school and then to regular church. I don’t recall being particularly enthralled with the experience, but we did learn about God. We were told that God was an all powerful being who lived outside of us, up in heaven, and that this God would judge us, condemn us and persecute us if we sinned. Again, I don’t recall what I thought of this notion, but I do know that it didn’t inspire me to behave.

If I Could Be Born In Any Year!

If I could be born in any year, I would choose 1955, the exact year in which I was born.

1955 was the year Bill Haley and His Comets re-released Rock Around the Clock, which effectively kicked off the era of rock ‘n roll. It was also the year Elvis recorded Heartbreak Hotel, launching his meteoric career as arguably the greatest entertainer of all time.