Meditations
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Days 25-29 – Why Be Average?
On July 1, 1983, the day I became president of Riverside Methodist Hospital, we planted the seeds of Radical Loving Care. In 1984 I became founding president of OhioHealth. Success came through one core achievement: creating a culture where the… Continue reading
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Days 18-22 How Art Trains Caregivers
While FaceTiming with my daughter she demonstrated how modern day portrait photography is lifted to fine art when the photographer has trained their eye so well that they create as artists. She made this image of me with a… Continue reading
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Days 11-15 The Nurse on the Roof & The Golden Thread
One hundred thirteen years ago this visiting nurse wore The Golden Thread of Radical Loving Care. The same thread now illuminates your hands. Continue reading
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Days 355-359 – Citizens of Imagi-Nation
Who personifies light for you? Invite them to your Imagi-Nation. The real world has no power there. No police can arrest you. Let love rule & you will be free. Continue reading
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Day 348-352 – A Difference-Maker Named Shannon Ripani
Alive Hospice is known for its culture of kindness. When we asked CEO Kimberly Goessele for nominations she had several. But when we asked her who she would pick she said, “Shannon Ripani. Hands down.” Continue reading
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Days 341-345 “…everything I have ever learned”
“,,,To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go,… Continue reading
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Days 334-338 – Further From the Womb, Closer To the Miracle
Too many older people describe each day as being “closer to the grave.” What if that idea was rejiggered to suggest that each day we are further from the womb? Continue reading
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Days 327-331 – Loss & Joy
Can art turn loss into Joy? I created a one minute “cinema poem” for Isabella & share it hoping it may introduce healing into your life. Continue reading
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