Unplug
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott
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Signs You Are Getting Old
Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work. The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bi-focals. You keep repeating yourself. You feel like the morning after and you haven’t been anywhere. Your little black book contains … Continue reading →
Shots
Working as a pediatric nurse, I had the difficult assignment of giving immunization shots to children. One day I entered the examining room to give four-year-old Lizzie her shot. “NO! NO! NO!” she screamed. “Lizzie,” her mother scolded. “That’s not … Continue reading →
The Challenge is to Stay Grateful
“Anyone can be happy when they get what they want; the challenge is to stay grateful and peaceful even when the world around you feels crazy and dangerous and horrible.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
Continue reading →The Most Potent Medicine
“Compassion is the most potent medicine we can administer in healthcare.” – Blaine Anderson
Continue reading →Medical Technology
“That it will ever come into general use, notwithstanding its value, I am extremely doubtful; because its beneficial application requires much time, and gives a good deal of trouble both to the patient and the practitioner; and because its whole … Continue reading →
Go Outside
“When life feels too big to handle, go outside. Everything looks smaller when you’re standing under the sky.” – L.R. Knost
Continue reading →A Balanced Diet
“A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.”
Continue reading →The Power of Self Forgiveness
“Self forgiveness is one of the most powerful and freeing things we can do for ourselves, yet we often withhold it from ourselves. If God will forgive us, why won’t we forgive ourselves?” – Greg Taunt
Continue reading →The Tooth Ache
Dentist – “Try to relax. I’ll pull your aching tooth in five minutes.” Patient – “How much will this cost?” Dentist – “It’ll be $100.” Patient – “That much for just five minutes work?” Dentist – “Well if you prefer, … Continue reading →