We are social creatures, built for connection. Almost like a hive organism, the whole human population has become an interconnected web of information. As I awake in the morning to the alarm on my smart phone, I contemplate how to start my day. The evening before, I had looked at my schedule to determine when …Read More
Month: December 2018
Narrative Medicine ~ Rita Charon
Narrative Medicine fortifies clinical practice with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by the stories of illness. ~ Dr. Rita Charon With the age of science and objectivity applied to modern medicine, little space is left for empathy and emotions. “Just the facts” has become the litany that creates a …Read More
Mystic Borderland ~ by Helen Field Fischer
There is a Mystic Borderland There is a mystic borderland that lies Just past the limits of our workday world, And it is peopled with the friends we met And loved a year, a month, a week or day, And parted from with aching hearts, yet knew That through the distance we must loose the …Read More
Keep Going ~ by Edgar A. Guest
Keep Going When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must—but don’t you quit. Life …Read More
Video: Funny News Lady
Laughter is medicine, but this might be an overdose. Watch this video responsibly. Please remember to breathe. The snorting noise is normal. The wet feeling in your pants is not. Watch Video: Funny News Lady – Who’s Seen My Tits? – Original Report and Autotune Remix