Weblogs
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“The Magnetic Flood of Sympathy and Friendship”
The requirement of professional distance for caregivers creates pitfalls. Too much distance seals off humanity. Falling too deeply into patient’s troubles can exhaust caregivers. Most of my fellow former caregivers at Baptist Hospital, Riverside Methodist, and Riverside Toledo found the… Continue reading
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Abundance (of memories)
Hymns are sacred. So is your caregiving career of easing other’s suffering. Abundant thanks to you for choosing to serve. Continue reading
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Those little geniuses – again – And an invitation to you
What are 3 and 4 year olds teaching US with how they answer our questions. What happens when we give them MORE credit for their insights and challenge them more? Continue reading
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What Do Your KIDS Think You Do?
What do 4-year-old children of caregivers think their parents do? I asked them Guaranteed entertainment…and insight. Continue reading
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More Laughs from Kids Teaching US – Life Choices Part 2
My version of the coin out of the ear trick is not just funny. It is a spectacular example of how to empower not just kids but how we can affirm others. But you have to do the “trick” right. Continue reading
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A Special New Journal Idea: Caregivers Little Kids!
The genius of four year olds shines through in these interviews with little kids at hospital day care center.😊 Continue reading
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RMH & BH Alums (not IBM or ABC Widgets Retirees)
Hospitals and and universities have alumni sites. Companies do not. What does that tell us? Continue reading
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Alums Refrain: “Seems like just yesterday…”
Why do we say of long ago, “time goes so fast.” It does not. Caregivers have the gift of knowing their yesterdays were spent caring for others. Continue reading
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Turning-Point – A Special Memory of Marco Bonta, M.D.
A traumatic encounter helped a young doctor become a great trauma surgeon. What happened? Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 