Don’t sell the car just because the tire’s flat.

As fallible and flawed human beings, we travel through different phases on this journey called life.

We experience highs and lows. Periods of great joy, success and prosperity. Periods of despair, lessons and poverty. We often reference the circle of life and if we visualize that circle as a wheel, we can envision it turning and turning.  It keeps us moving from day to day yet sometimes loses air and goes flat, rendering us helpless for a while until we give it some air or patch it up so that we can keep on traveling.

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The Fever Breakers – Saving, and changing lives.

Please take a listen to this powerful song, The Human in Me, composed and sung by John Ventura, implant/tissue inventory specialist at MGH and Berklee College of Music graduate and written, conceptualized and produced by the talented Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon (and wonderful human being!) Gleeson Rebello, MD, MBBS and his colleagues.

The Fever Breakers is a grass roots, racially and socio-politically diverse band made up of MGH staff. Not only are they on the front lines everyday saving and improving lives, they are making a difference by shedding light on social issues in a kind and impactful way.  Read their full story here.

Listen and share, share, share!

Read, heart and share.

If you haven’t read my latest piece on responsibility, please visit The Elephant Journal.  Support me in boosting to score by reading, hearting and sharing to your social media channels and groups.  My followers have put me in the winner’s circle again for two weeks in a row – thank you.  It’s not about winning, it is about being of benefit to and making a difference in the lives of others.

What is The Elephant Journal? It’s about the Mindful Life.

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What is your one hope for today?

Some weeks are more challenging than others and some feel like a month’s worth of work is tucked into five days!  This is not a complaint.  When I catch myself feeling stressed, exhausted or frustrated, I step back and take a moment to look for the silver lining.  Sometimes it shines brightly and other times, I have to take an inventory and seek it out.

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When taking on too much responsibility is a detriment to one’s self.

“I so appreciate this about you that you always look within and are so willingly ready to take responsibility, but we have flaws in our process. This has nothing to do with you.  You will not take responsibility when it’s to your detriment.” 

My manager had no idea how impactful her comment was.  It was a casual conversation between us, but it was a pivotal turning point in my life.

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A tribute to my Pearl Harbor hero and the Greatest Generation.

A tribute to the late Kenneth K. Kisker, U.S.N. Retired.

As Pearl Harbor Day rolls onto the calendar, I’m reminded of the great sacrifices the men and women of our country made on that day – and many days to follow.

December 7, 1941. A day that will live in infamy. The attack killed 2,403 service members and wounded 1,178 more. Six U.S. ships were sank or destroyed as well as 169 U.S. Navy and Army Corps planes.

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From the broken, for the broken.

Read, hopefully heart, comment and share on The Elephant Journal

If you haven’t read this article yet, I encourage you to visit The Elephant Journal where you won’t just read my work, but find a wealth of articles penned by various authors to meet your every mood. My followers have put me in the winners circle a number times and I can’t thank them enough. Making a difference in the lives of others is what it’s all about.

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2020/12/how-to-love-the-broken/

Rock bottom. No two landings are the same.

Rock bottom.  When we hear those words, we may visualize a person who is dirty and destitute. We may envision a person who is living on the streets without a penny to spare or a friend to call.  We usually think of great loss – a person with no work, no home and no support.

When we hear rock bottom, I think it is safe to say that we correlate that with someone whom may be lying on the floor, drooling and foul smelling.  They have not changed their clothes in days and are unable to mutter even one sensible word.  Slurring, sloppy and careless. No willpower. Morally inept. Void of values or a sense of purpose.  Weak and powerless. Continue reading “Rock bottom. No two landings are the same.”