Read an interesting quote by John Shedd, in a student paper, earlier today: “ships in the harbor are safe, but that is not what ships are built for...” We rarely accomplish anything till we step out of our comfort zones and test the waters. I have … [Read more...]
A Different Lens
November 14, 2017 by
A dear friend and I spoke at length about his 16 year old son with severe autism. I could sense the weight of the world on his shoulders. Not sure how one is supposed to cope with that cruel set of cards that life deals to them. I listened … [Read more...]
Empathy
November 9, 2017 by
Can we really walk in other peoples shoes? We can acknowledge, understand, show sympathy and compassion — but we can never deal with other people’s reality. We can even potentially show glimpses of empathy, but it’s a fleeting emotion and vanishes … [Read more...]
A Difficult Conversation
November 7, 2017 by
End of life conversations are not for the faint of heart. Logic, and reason, turns into a lump in the throat as a colleague talks about the finality of life and the fleeting hope that comes with a terminal diagnosis. Structure, and policy and … [Read more...]
