THE DISARMING PERSONALITY Lying on a massage table, having energy therapy, I was speaking of how as an intellectual, my brain was stronger than my heart. "I use my brain more often than my heart," I said. Then, as she was massaging my chest I had the sensation an armored vest was being removed.

Original photo by Tom Sanford, manipulated by Christy. Christy Sheffield Sanford, Copyright © 1996.