When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. ~ Jimi Hendrix I saw the complete skeleton of a brontosaurus the other day. One thighbone weighed over five hundred pounds. Yet this enormous creature … Read More
All healing is essentially the release from fear. ~ A Course in Miracles The next time you dream of a monster chasing you, turn, confront the monster, and watch what happens. Once you have dealt with the fear the … Read More
Let an Angel hold your hand. ~ Teryl Seaman I was having a very difficult day as a surgeon, with many emergencies and difficult patients. I had no time to eat and was starved and exhausted. Finally, I had … Read More
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, … Read More
Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely. ~ From the film The Land Before Time In college my worst grade was a C in Creative Writing. I was a pre-med science major trying to broaden my … Read More
It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple:one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly. ~ Virginia Woolf Anima and Animus, female and male — why? Why not one sex with the ability to … Read More
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. ~ Mother Teresa At one time I was caring for a teenage girl who had fallen into a fireplace and had been scarred by the burns. … Read More
And the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. —Anaïs Nin Each cell within us is like a wise seed capable of growth and blossoming. In … Read More
Friendship is the golden thread that ties all hearts together. — Anonymous One day, Marilyn, one of our support group members, sent me an email with the subject line guidance. In her email, she told me that the word … Read More
The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them. — Harold Sherman When I work with people in assisted-living facilities, I ask them to draw a picture of themselves today and twenty-five years … Read More