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Days 218-219 Blessing; Are You
May the road rise to meet you,May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,The rains fall soft upon your fields.And until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of his hand.… Continue reading
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Days 213-217 – Portals to Paradise?
The world we occupy is one we will soon leave. Meanwhile, I fancy finding secret doors here & there, walking through them & experiencing briefly what paradise offers eternally. Continue reading
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Days 211-212 A Holy Hallelujah
Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.” -Herman Hesse A mighty tree is as welcoming as a treasured… Continue reading
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Days 206-210 – The Leaders #1 Job
The leader’s most important job: take care of the people who take care of people. When people ask “How Did You Lead Three Hospital Systems to Success?” I say: If you want great care for patients then take great care… Continue reading
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Days 204-205 Life Is…
The home is the most intimate setting to receive healthcare. Caregivers (clinicians; we are all caregivers, one to another) who go into a person’s home to provide care, enter as stranger and quickly become relied upon as a… Continue reading
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Days 199-203 The Wild Soul
We feel most isolated when we lose touch with beauty. God’s love frees our earthly spirits to “be wild” with our own love; to be drunk on Mother Nature. And to care for the suffering. Continue reading
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Days 97-198 You Can Make the Mountains Ring
"If you hear the song I sing You will understand (listen!) You hold the key to love and fear All in your trembling hand Just one key unlocks them both It's there at you command" Excerpt from the song, "Get… Continue reading
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Days 192-196 A Land of Oneness?
"It is easy to turn away from a stranger, the unknown other, from the faceless in a crowded sea of otherness." – Liz Wessel In her weekend essay (& exceptional painting) Liz Wessel answered a question that I also… Continue reading
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Days 190-191 Two by Two
"The ark of peace is entered two by two." A Course in Miracles It is easy to turn away from a stranger, the unknown other, from the faceless in a crowded sea of otherness. We may feel guarded, fearful or… Continue reading
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Days 185-189 – Life was not wasted on her…
Many of us squander our time on earth. Life was not wasted on Gretchen. She embraced it, drank its champagne, painted it the color of Argentina, changed a city & impacted hundreds of thousands. Continue reading
