I don’t expect this meditation to change anyone’s thinking because there is nothing new in these thoughts. Yet, perhaps this reflection may re-awaken the part of each of us that senses the oneness of all humanity. And as this recognition… Continue reading

Language reflects how we think toward ourselves and others. It can also have an enormous impact on our physical state. This effect is dramatically under-appreciated. Continue reading

To revel in God’s Love, we need to recognize and accept our role to manifest that Love through the gifts we have been given. Love comes through us, not from us. As we engage our gifts for the good of… Continue reading

I say I believe in the possibility and reality of healing and yet am awed and honestly quite often surprised when I see evidence of its occurring. When the patient leaves our care, uncured of the cancer that brought him… Continue reading

Lots of people spend lots of energy trying to crush our ability to dance. I am glad to have learned the song of love from a kind woman, to know the memory of water wrung from a wash cloth and… Continue reading

Ultimately, the answer lies with each individual doctor and every other caregiver. The more medicine is driven by science and business, the more the practice becomes a transactional process and the greater the “burnout” factor. It’s enobling to be a… Continue reading

For those inside the church, this message is strange but familiar. And yet, outside the walls of the church, we are so prone to forget it. Thankfully, as Juan was to Betty, so Betty has been to me and to… Continue reading

Our life and work is not just about what we do but who we are, our “beingness.” The Spiritual principle involved here is this: Who we believe ourselves to be determines what we can do, our behaviors and quality of… Continue reading

Lovers don’t love because of the thanks they may get. Still, it’s a nice surprise when a note of appreciation comes floating into your life as unexpected as a butterfly in winter. -Erie Chapman Continue reading

World leader or anonymous caregiver. Famous star or everyday person. There is not so much distance, or difference, among us in the challenges we face. The question is not how hard the problems are, but whether we find the courage… Continue reading