Orphan Chimpanzee

Two years ago, in one of the Russian zoos, a female chimpanzee for some reason repudiated her baby chimpanzee. When one of the employees of the zoo took the little chimpanzee home, it never crossed her mind that her dog, a mastiff, would become a mother for the orphan chimpanzee and treat the cute little baby as her own child. 

Received via e-mail from Maureen Bryden. Thanks Maureen.

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Does Conscious Mental Rest Boost Energy?

Just received in e-mail from someone who uses the method known as Conscious Mental Rest (CMR):
    
"Whenever I go past the normal time of day that I meditate, I begin yawning... A LOT!
  
     I thought that was sort of funny...

     Like the body and mind are saying...

     ...Hey, pal, you're late!  Let's get CMR-ing now!"