Connectivity Suspended – Out of Touch – Enjoy! As the owner/user of an iPhone, an iMac and a MacBookPro, plus a wireless connection in office and home, and in most public venues for all of them, (plus a roommate who is similarly connected) I am somewhat familiar with email, voice mail, live conversations and meetings
As an extension of my role as an adjunct professor teaching a course called “The Doctor Patient Relationship,” I was shadowing one of the third-year residents in family practice for 24 hours. We were summoned around midnight to the emergency room where a woman appeared with a lump on her forehead. The young doctor took
Taking some time to be still, sit quietly and listen to the deafening silence is such a nurturing experience to mind, body and spirit. No rings, dings, beeps, not even the sound of traffic or voices or the wind.All is quiet and at rest. Even 15 minutes can make a positive difference in the rest
I heard once that perseverance pays off, and I must add, eventually. Thus we need to connect patience with perseverance and we have a much better chance of the payoff. Herewith, an excerpt from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. We are, quite naturally, impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to
In the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2012, at 1:14 A.M. (EDT) Spring officially arrived on this part of the planet. When I learned about the Southern Hemisphere many years ago, I wondered how the good people there connected Spring to Easter. I am not sure I still understand it completely, but having been in
Leaders have an enormous array of expectations placed on them by a variety of types and kinds of people from Boards of Directors to employees. How does one meet the needs of different constituencies and still have the time and energy for a personal life? Communicating with confidence and clarity, delegating wisely and being accessible
