We have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life rather than diminishing human suffering.
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. -Eric Hoffer
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system,
a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. -Anaïs Nin
More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980. Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of U.S. medical spending or an estimated $147 billion a year.
Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand people die of obesity every year.
Beautiful Elaine!! I can’t wait for the leaves to change like that here.
.-= Kimmy´s last blog ..Great Egret =-.
Wow!
My favorites were the first one (the one on your post) and the pine tree with the bird on top.
Cool!
.-= Ferd´s last blog ..Sunday Spirit – Time’s Ticking Away, repost =-.
Thanks Kimmy and Ferd! I love the colors of fall too and am very much looking forward to a week in the Smokey’s. I hope the colors will be at full peak when we’re there. Ferd, you must really be enjoying your first autumn in NC
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How absolutely stunning! I love the leaves close-up and the bird sitting atop the tree. Autumn is quite lovely!
Enchanting.
I think I like the first one best, too. I love the layers and textures.
I used to dread fall, but now I eagerly embrace it.