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Creating Value
The Mayo brothers were in love with the idea of creating a model of healthcare that emphasized an ideal mix of science and compassion. They didn’t build their model on money. They built it on love. What creates true value… Continue reading
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Memorial Day Ironies
I think of the ironies of war and of those long gone whom I hold close. Out of the heartaches and sacred encounters of war, lifelong relationships formed, civilians suffered, lives were sacrificed, babies were born, and people connected in… Continue reading
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The First Dream
I can’t think of a better way to end a series on dreams than with a poem by the great Billy Collins about the very first dream a human being ever had. A goal of poetry is to awaken us… Continue reading
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The Poetry of Dreams
I would like to be the air That inhabits you for a moment Only. I would like to be that unnoticed And that necessary. -Margaret Atwood Continue reading
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Daydream On…
dreaming is a wonderful gift. Our minds have the capability to leap free of the earth’s restraints. Sometimes, we are even fortunate enough to build a foundation beneath our dreams so that, one day, we can gaze about us to… Continue reading
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Dream Life
the Journal is primarily about presence to our lives. What does life look like when we are unable to manage that presence? Part of the answer may lie in calling ourselves to a new level attention about our dream life.… Continue reading
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Til Death Do Us Part
Perhaps all of life’s smaller losses prepare us for the big one. Like the rest between two notes, in the spaces between checking things off a grand, worthwhile, to-do list and browsing for shoes on nordstrom.com, there will be moments… Continue reading
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Retreat & Reflection
The realization that we have been Loved into being, moment by moment is a humbling experience. To delve deeper into this understanding of being Loved endlessly, even in our brokenness, Loved regardless of achievement of failure, is cause for reverence… Continue reading
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Life While You Wait
One of the cornerstones of the work of loving care is the notion of “presence”. We work toward attaining some sort of balance in our lives so that while we are in a moment, we are really “in the moment”.… Continue reading
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Self-Love
The beginning of renewed or deepening self-love may be sparked by spending some time in reflection. Continue reading
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