Caregiving
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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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Days 217-221 – The Shallow End of the Pool
Every pioneer trades safety for greater goals. A fraction succeed. Even the successful are often anonymous. We owe all our gratitude for improving the quality of our lives as well as for sometimes saving them. Continue reading
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Days 29-33 – Symbols of Love
Symbology impacts caregiving. Joseph Campbell defined a symbol as “an energy evoking and directing agent.” Hospitals & hospices signal anxiety. The right symbols help Compassion defeat Fear opening the door to healing. Continue reading
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Days 22-26 – To Savor – The Only Path to Gratitude
A hyperactive child I remain a hyperactive adult. Hyperactivity interferes with gratitude. There is one path to gratitude: Learning to savor. We can only “now-live” if we slow down by savoring. Continue reading
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Days 215-219 – Caring for the Caregiver’s Soul
Caregiving is a matter of soul as well as body. We are all caregivers or in need of one – or, importantly, both. The finest tonic for the caregiver’s soul is the belief that their healing work is meaningful. Repetition and… Continue reading
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Days 274-278 – The Power of Fun
What does fun look like to one CEO? Continue reading
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Days 267-271 – The Courage to Live…and to Die?
On July 21, 2015, Gill Pharaoh, a healthy & happy retired nurse entered a Swiss clinic & voluntarily received a life-ending drug. Why? Continue reading
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Days 126-130 – A Dream Hospital (1950s) in 60 seconds
American healthcare has been out of balance for decades. Continue reading
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Days 314-318 – Life & Death in a Single Building
“Everything depends upon our ability to be fully present to life.” Continue reading
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Days 299-303 – Magic Trees
Aspens literally nurture each other in an underground dance of caregiving…Are we all connected by “a spiritual root system” nurtured by Love? Continue reading
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