Author: John Ingram Walker, MD

North of Taos the Alamosa Valley flattens the land west of Highway 38. In the distance across the sage brush desert one can see the beginnings of a cut sliced by the

These phrases may help close a deal. Get a raise. Get a date. Improve relationships in a marriage. Bring you and you rebellious teenager together. Help a committee agree on

Trees snap. Rooftops sail through the air. Cars tumble. Walls collapse. Water engulfs the land. A hurricane tears the shore asunder. An earthquake swallows cities. Terrorists threaten civilizations. We will

My good friend, Ron Angert, a Jew who converted to Christianity, has begun a walk on the Camino de Santiago. His trip has taken him from Blacksburg, Virginia to Paris

Two decades ago I gave motivational talks. Following 911 several of my presentations were cancelled thus ending my word-of-mouth marketing. A busy psychiatric practice and hospital duties drained the enthusiasm

Research clearly demonstrates that an annual vacation significantly cuts risks of most diseases by 20-30%….but more than one out of three fail to use their full vacation times. Of those

Email, indeed all forms of electronic messaging, present the most menacing form of communication. Why? Once you send an electronic message you can’t take it back. Yes, you can delete

Six degrees of separation refers to the concept that if a person is one rung away from each person they know and two rungs away from each person who is

With the diatribes, fulminations, and promulgations surrounding terrorist concerns I decided to make up my own mind. If I had known how long it would take to learn so little

As a medical doctor and psychiatrist for 45-years I have been blessed to care for thousands of people. In my clinical experience many individuals receiving psychiatric disability have substance abuse

As a medical doctor and psychiatrist for 45-years I have been blessed to care for thousands of people. In my clinical experience many individuals receiving psychiatric disability have substance abuse

Grandfathers seem compelled to offer advise to their grandchildren. It is our duty, our responsibility, our obligation, our mission to bestow unsolicited wisdom. This irresistible urge cannot be denied even