“When things get tough [in life], make good art.”~ Advice from Neil Gaiman Doctoring is my profession. The job requires writing notes, billing patients, dealing with insurance companies, and the list goes on. At some point, I began to loose sight of the things that I enjoyed about doctoring. When I discovered storytelling as a …Read More
Category: Video
Where are you from?
“No, where are you really FROM?” Watch this humorous video if you have not had a belly laugh today. The actors in this comedy skit are great. The video is often used in Diversity and Inclusion programs to bring a little awareness to that question that I get asked a lot, “Where are you from?” …Read More
The day the solar system broke ~ Fatimah Asghar
Today, most of us know what it is like for the world as we know it to shift. You wake up one day, and it’s nothing like yesterday and nothing like any of the tomorrows that you had envisioned. Perhaps, even your place in the world has changed. In 2006, scientists decided that Pluto was …Read More
Like light, we can’t be broken ~ Amanda Gorman
Amid times of crisis, inaugural American youth poet laureate delivers words of comfort and hope. With the powerful conviction of her voice, she recites one of her poems from the Los Angeles Central Public Library. “The question is not if we will we will weather this unknown, but how we will weather this unknown together…. …Read More
Masaka Kids Africana #StayHome & Dance With Us
Here are some kids making the best of #StayHome and doing what they can to fight COVID-19 coronavirus. During these difficult times with fear and isolation, it is important to find some inspiration and joy. Lift your spirits and watch them dance. #StayHome & Dance with Masaka Kids Africana Watch more videos of Masaka Kids …Read More
What We Build ~ Sarah Kay
There once was a young girl who happened upon a construction site. She approaches a man working and says curiously, “Excuse me. What are you doing?” “Can’t you see?” he says impatiently, “I’m laying bricks.” As she walks along, she sees another man doing the same thing. She approaches and says, “Excuse me. What are …Read More
Hair Love ~ Animated Story
“Life is too short to have boring hair.” Storytelling is a powerful vehicle to convey emotion. Matthew A. Cherry goes beyond words with a short animated film that is virtually silent. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart” ― Helen …Read More
Can you Exorcise Depression? ~ Andrew Solomon
“Spirits leave me alone to complete the business of my life and know that I’ll never forget you.” Andrew Solomon’s long battle with depression first brought him to traditional Western medicine with medication and counseling. As a writer, this struggle led him to research treatments in other parts of the world. He tells a colorful …Read More
I See Dead People ~ Dr. Christopher Kerr
“Medical training is about learning to defy death, when you can’t defy it, deny it, or avoid it.” Dr. Christopher Kerr, MD, found comfort in the avoidance of death until his career path inevitably led him to hospice. As a hospice doctor, he cares for those at the end of life. He has found that …Read More
Pacing the Cage ~ Bruce Cockburn
Sometimes the best map will not guide you You can’t see what’s round the bend Sometimes the road leads through dark places Sometimes the darkness is your friend ~ by Bruce Cockburn, Pacing the Cage To anyone out there feeling stuck, Canadian singer and songwriter, Bruce Cockburn, speaks to the darkness. There is a haunting beauty …Read More