And like Latin, it still exerts power—through law, theology, science. Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Laughter relaxes the body. Relaxation signals safety. Can one laugh and strike at the same time? Aikido is the cultivation of excellence. The art is embodied physically- the stuff of soma. It hasContinue reading “AIKIDO APHORISMS”
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Taft / Messinger Lineage
Daniel Edwards Messinger married Eliza Carter Nichols on October 31, 1848. They lived in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, before becoming members of Adin Ballou’s “Hopedale Community” (the dale of hope) in 1852. Their placement in the Messinger line and their connection to Uxbridge and Hopedale are documented in The Descendants of Henry Messinger of Boston, 1637 (privatelyContinue reading “Taft / Messinger Lineage”
Genetics and New England Pathology
I am a W.A.S.P (White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant) eligible as a card-carrying member of both the Mayflower Society and the Sons of the American Revolution. My maternal grandmother’s sister invested the time and patience to complete the proofs required by the Mayflower Society.[1] That lineage, the Messinger–Taft branch, is documented cleanly from Plymouth Rock to me,Continue reading “Genetics and New England Pathology”
