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Seeing with an Open Heart
Waking up in the morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment. And to look at all beings with the eyes of compassion. -Thich Nhat Hanh In May, the...
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Seeing Humanity in the Context of Race and Racism
This opinion piece follows a week of escalating racial tensions around the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, an...
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We Need a New Holistic Paradigm – “Re-humanizing Medicine” Review
Healthcare is at a crossroads, and no one has been more affected than the physician. Traditionally physicians, trained as technicians, view patients through a narrow reductionist lens that often...
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Bursting the Bubble and Weaving Real Connections
Excerpt from Journal entry, June 20 Saturday ~ New York The screeching of the J train is jarring to my ears, reminding me that I am not quite ready to wake up and be in this world of New York’s hustle...
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The Courage to Accept and Love Others In Spite of Our Fears
The past several days I have been in retreat with my colleagues and leadership of the Center for Courage & Renewal. Hence, no internet access. It is a discipline to unplug and be out of touch. As...
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The Sky We Share, The Stars That Guide
Click to download the Touchstars image it is time for the pilgrim in me to travel in the dark, to learn to read the stars that shine in my soul. I will walk deeper into the dark of my night. I will...
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