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I was always inspired by Charles' words and vision. Unfortunately, I cannot help financially at this time, however, I would highly recommend that Charles look into and practice the ancient Chinese health and exercise practice known as Qigong, spelled Chi Kung in the West, and its sister-related practice Tai Chi. I'm not sure if they can help with diabetes, but they have been shown by hundreds of medical studies to benefit physical, mental and emotional health, including lowering high blood pressure, improving balance, and helping with arthritis, bronchitis, colds, stress, tension and anxiety, and gastrointestinal disorders, just to name a few ailments. Lawrence Galante, in his book. "Tai Chi, The Supreme Ultimate," writes that "some of the ailments that Tai Chi Chaun reportedly can help are: (he lists 29 ailments, including) diabetes." Tai Chi and Qigong also benefit overall health, improve attitude and outlook and refresh the spirit. I speak from experience of decades of practice. Millions of people in China practice Qigong and Tai Chi in parks and courtyards every morning as an exercise and preventive disease practice. Their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual benefits are real, deep, profound, amazing and never ending. They go very, very deep and there they have no end.
Sincerely,

Jon Lloyd

P.S. All the best to Charles!

First off, I want to thank Mitch and all who have contributed for achieving the near impossible, or so it seemed, paying my rent for this month at about three or four days' notice, and providing me with funds for my most immediate needs in terms of blood work, doctor visit and so on. These healthcare matters are up next.

I'm a poet first and foremost, so the best way I can thank you is with a poem, and I'm working on that. I'll also try to respond personally to each of you over the coming weeks, but until that time, please accept my grateful thanks - you have made a terrific difference, and the poem I want to send you had best be terrific, too.

I've been overwhelmed by your response, but also a little under the weather. I'm pressing on, though, aiming to have a second book proposal in agent's hands within ten days or so, this one on religious violence and jihad, to join one already in circulation about coronation and the romance of monarchy. I have some encouraging signs on the journalistic work front, though not yet confirmed, and last night received an invite to have my HipBone Games exhibited in a expo in London's Somerset House in April - wheee, sweet!

For continuing help keeping the wolf from the door while I work on these & other projects, at Mitch's suggestion I also have a "medium-term" appeal now up at GoFundMe, already gathering momentum:

https://www.gofundme.com/7qh43xak

Keep reading me in various moods and modes at zenpundit.com.

Thanks again, and more soon..

Jon:

Thanks for your comment. I understand not being able to help financially while wishing one could all too well, and your advice re Tai Chih / Qi Gong is sustenance of another kind, no less valuable. I've also received some nutritional advice, which has already helped!

I've been curious about Qi Gong in a theoretical, "religious studies" kind of way since the Chinese government cracked down on Falun Dafa, a group that numbered many of the millions who "practice Qigong and Tai Chi in parks and courtyards every morning" as you note -- a group that falls under my studies in "new religious movements".

Thanks again -- Charles

Jon:

Thanks for your comment. I understand not being able to help financially while wishing one could all too well, and your advice re Tai Chih / Qi Gong is sustenance of another kind, no less valuable. I've also received some nutritional advice, which has already helped!

I've been curious about Qi Gong in a theoretical, "religious studies" kind of way since the Chinese government cracked down on Falun Dafa, a group that numbered many of the millions who "practice Qigong and Tai Chi in parks and courtyards every morning" as you note -- a group that falls under my studies in "new religious movements".

Thanks again -- Charles

Jon:

Thanks for your comment. I understand not being able to help financially while wishing one could all too well, and your advice re Tai Chih / Qi Gong is sustenance of another kind, no less valuable. I've also received some nutritional advice, which has already helped!

I've been curious about Qi Gong in a theoretical, "religious studies" kind of way since the Chinese government cracked down on Falun Dafa, a group that numbered many of the millions who "practice Qigong and Tai Chi in parks and courtyards every morning" as you note -- a group that falls under my studies in "new religious movements".

Thanks again -- Charles

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