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  • Seeking Courageous Leaders

    [The following post was written by Cathy Self, Sr. V.P., Baptist Healing Trust]… The higher plane of leadership is a phrase used by Ken Blanchard, known to most as the author of “The One Minute Manager.” In discussing the difference… Continue reading

  • Culture Power

    The core issue is not about which part of the country has the “nicest” culture, but which leaders can nurture in their charities and hospitals a commitment to live Love. Continue reading

  • Love Deeply

    [The following post was written by Cathy Self, Sr. V.P., Baptist Healing Trust.]    Henry Nouwen’s work is a favorite read for me on almost any given day. His words seem to speak directly to the servant’s heart. Among the… Continue reading

  • A Thanksgiving Card

    From 1967… Continue reading

  • Thanksreceiving

    Affirmation is a silent, two way pact between the affirming person and the affirmed. If the compliment is not received, the pact is incomplete. Continue reading

  • A Lesson for Caregivers from Beowulf

    Beowulf, considered the oldest written story in the English language (albeit Old English) has now been made into a movie complete with 3-D effects. There’s something amusing about this – that our oldest story would be retold fifteen centuries later… Continue reading

  • A Different Kind of Presence

    With all of my writing about the importance of being present, I confess that my mind, like Professor James’, is often present somewhere else. I have been a chronic day dreamer since the first grade. That was when I discovered… Continue reading

  • Today

    [Ed. Note:Today’s meditation was written by Cathy Self, Sr.V.P at the Baptist Healing Trust]    The duality of life sometimes catches me by surprise. I recently sat by an old, glass-paned window watching the air fill with dancing leaves of… Continue reading