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The Healing Project Book By Dennis Lantz Chapter 7        Trust   The definition of trust: to believe in the reliability, ability, strength or truth of someone or something. That sounds vague, but really isn’t. ‘Someone’ can be another person or yourself. ‘Something’ can be many things, i.e., an institution, company, animal or idea. Intuitively we know what trust is and understand the value it has in our lives. I believe that our culture is becoming devoid of trust. We are bombarded with so much contradictory information that it is impossible not to be confused. The result is societal chaos. While the last decade has been a perfect storm for social destruction, the erosion of trust started long ago. Trust in our institutions is at an all-time low. Trust in our political leaders, our scientific “community,” our government agencies, our media and news sources, our technology, our academic institutions, our business organizations… even each other, h...

The Healing Project Book By Dennis Lantz Chapter 6 -Obituary Document A worthy goal, I think, is that we arrive at the end of our life in as healthy a state as possible… and satisfied that our dreams have been achieved. Content and satisfied is a worthy goal. Our lives are our stories. We each have a unique tale to tell. Even when I was a voracious reader, I was always curious as to how a book would end. Many times, I found myself flipping ahead for a glimpse. A hint. I didn’t read the end. I just wanted some sort of idea so that I wasn’t completely shocked or disappointed. You can judge me, if you like. Life is one storybook where you cannot flip ahead. (It goes fast enough, so you won’t have to wait long for the ending.) The Healing Project is about changing, sharing, and improving life stories. Your life story. My life story. While many details of our existence are similar, our approaches and thought patterns are unique. One of the reasons for this book is to get you to sh...

The Healing Project Book By Dennis Lantz Chapter 5 The Healing Project The initial article about The Healing Project appeared on My Handprint blog in August of 2020, during the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read it on my website or at the end of this book. At that time, I was going through a brief remission from the worst of the unexplainable physical problems. Because multiple medical doctors could not diagnose my condition, I was already growing skeptical of the healthcare industry. Not because they don’t care or even perform occasional miracles. But just because all their tests could not reveal any diagnosis for me. Our country, and the entire world, was in the throes of social and political upheaval. I was frustrated by the authoritarian dictates imposed upon all of us. Life seemed filled with obstacles, no matter which way you looked. In my anger, I declared that I was going to fulfill my dreams despite all the obstructions. Poor health included. In the middle of that ye...