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Your heart first serves blood to itself, to serve the body. Be kind to yourself to be kind to others.
The human heart beats about 100,000 times a day, pumping 2000 gallons of blood. Before sending the blood to the body, the heart keeps 5% of the blood flow for itself, or about 100 gallons a day. If the heart didn’t do that, it wouldn’t be able to serve the body.
Read MoreWaiting for a phenomenal achievement to feel grateful could be a very long wait. Fill your day with gratitude for the ordinary and simple.
When I look back on the last ten years, most of my achievements have been small, almost inconsequential—a paper published, a research grant approved, an academic promotion, and such.
Read MoreThink of what made you happy before you got busy with life. It’ll give you an idea of how to be happy again.
A tootsie roll, an attractive sippy cup, the company of one good friend, a video of a dog chasing his tail, a balloon, a real nice eraser—that’s all toddlers need to be happier.
Read MoreTowards Zero Radon
Our minds can’t have zero anger, zero fear, zero sadness, zero envy, zero falsehood. Research shows that for most of us, negative thoughts often exceed positive thoughts. I don’t know anyone who sits in a corner thinking just happy thoughts.
Read MoreThe People You Admire
Dear friend,I often ask colleagues, students, and friends to share a story of their personal role model of resilience. “My Mom,” a colleague said. “She lost my Dad at age 42. But I never saw her complain. She raised....
Read MoreHealing from a bad judgment
Dear friend, Let’s say you made a terrible financial decision, or jumped a red light and totaled your car, or neglected a lump and now face grueling chemo. How do you recover? You can try gratitude, perhaps grateful I didn’t lose it all, have insurance that will replace my car, and have a...
Read MoreThe Taste of Water
Dear friend,Do we have specific taste buds for pure water? Scientists disagree. Some believe that water has no natural taste. Like the quiet of vacuum is to the ears or darkness of the other side of the moon is to the eyes, the taste of water is null. Other scientists posit that drinking water activates unique brain areas. No matter its innate taste,....
Read MoreThe Popcorn Metaphor
Dear friend,Take a bag of popcorn kernels and heat it in the microwave oven for two and a half minutes. About 95 percent of the grains pop, but at the bottom remain the hard and unyielding 5 percent. You decide to heat the bag for another 30 seconds. The remaining 5 percent also pop, but what happens....
Read MoreThe path to success isn’t straight up. If today feels like a step back, consider that it may well be the safest and quickest path to climb higher.
A skilled climber who has scaled many mountains knows that you have to pause and take step backs to avoid treacherous terrains in many climbs.
Read MoreThe Pediatric ICU
Dear friend, The pediatric ICU is a place where the sick innocent secure health and healing. It is also a place where the visiting parents carry pain and fear in their eyes. The sight of the precious little souls wrapped in wires and bandages, with the sound of ventilators and monitors filling...
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