It is amazing that even with a serve that looks like this my baby brother still cannot beat our nieces and nephews at ping-pong. It’s okay, brother…keep practicing…
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Funny things overheard…
1.) While shopping at JC Penneys there were two African American women riding up the escalator discussing the quickest way to get back to their car. One lady said she didn’t care as long as it was the fastest because she “has a headache”. Her friend replied by saying “You sound like a white woman!”.
2.) My four-year old niece overheard my sister and her mother-in-law talking about my sister’s blackberry to which my niece asked “can I have a blueberry?”.
3.) My sister’s neighbors came to visit while we were at my sister’s home this past weekend. They have a four-year old. They were getting ready to go on a camping trip and Adam asked the little girl where they were going camping. Her reply? “One movie away”.
Not if they go through MY lamaze class…
Thanks GOODNESS I don’t see this as my patients go through our Births R Us program!!! But, unfortunately this IS the norm elsewhere. So sad.
Healers and Healing
If needed, to catch you up read my Balance Beam and Mercy posts.
I opened my email yesterday and found this from my Husband. Knowing how much I am struggling he was trying to find something to help give me peace. In addition to having me listen to a 30 minute audio about death from Chuck Swindoll I found this in my email. A poem written by a Kristi A. Dyer.
Healing,
the ancient covenant between physician and patient
a promise to cure,
to save,
and to restore.
Healing
appears in many forms–
The right antibiotics for an infectious organism
The curative chemotherapy for a malignant tumor
The correct diagnosis in a complex case.
But what of the terminal diagnosis
with no treatment options
when your diagnostic skills are no longer required
your presence will not alter the course?
Then
Healing manifests on the purest level–
an extension of the soul,
aiding in the acceptance of the process
finding peace and serenity
on the path leading to transition.
Healing
of pain,
suffering,
and emotional distress.
No longer with technical devices
and the newest medication.
But just
A cheerful smile
An open ear
A gentle touch
A warm embrace
Taking the time to listen, to be
to share a part of yourself.
Healing
becomes an expression of caring and love.
The greatest gift of all
may be the ability
to walk with a person
help provide them with strength
and courage