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March 14, 2021 Coronavirus / COVID-19 / Meeting Reflections

Hope for Things Remembered- As the Pandemic Ends!

“The coronavirus has transformed all of our lives. When it’s over, here’s what I hope we remember.“- Meg Nyberg, Iowa View contributor

This reflection was written One Year Ago- March 2020 by Meg Nyberg- an American School teacher in Quito, Ecuador- and published in the Iowa View Contributor.… Read More...

March 2, 2021 COVID-19 / Meeting Reflections

Replace “Hope” with “Perseverance”- A Tool to Combat Both a Pandemic and Racism!

Replace Hope with Perseverance-  A Tool to Combat Both a Pandemic and Racism!

This reflection introduces the idea of replacing the language of “Hope” for improvement with the value of “Perseverance” in the current setting of 2 very chronic and trying conditions- a protracted Pandemic as well as ongoing Systemic … Read More...

January 16, 2021 Coronavirus / Meeting Reflections

Prayer for A Pandemic

Thanks to the Faith Department of Marquette University for sharing this Prayer for our Pandemic Times:

PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC:

May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake.

May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.

May we who have the luxury … Read More...

October 18, 2020 Coronavirus / COVID-19 / Meeting Reflections

This Election America Will Survive!- “The Soul of America”

Excerpts from “The Soul of America”-  by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham:

“We are not enemies, but friends.  We must not be enemies.

Though passion may have strained it must not break our

bonds of affection.  The mystic chords of memory, stretching

from every battlefield and patriot grave to every … Read More...

August 30, 2020 Meeting Reflections

What Spills Out of Your Cup?

The following reflection is from Thích Nhất Hạnh–  a Vietnamese Thien Buddhist monk:

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on mindfulness, global ethics and peace.

What’s in Your Cup?

You are holding a … Read More...

August 11, 2020 Coronavirus / COVID-19 / Meeting Reflections

Quarantine Lessons- Learned From An Astronaut!

“Success is part planning, part preparing for the unplanned, part good fortune… Together, we will get through this. Together, we will again look back and marvel at what we have done.” –  Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin– one of the first 2 Humans to walk on the moon during the Apollo … Read More...

June 21, 2020 COVID-19 / Meeting Reflections

“My Worst Shift” -A Father’s Day Reflection on the Fragility of Life During This Pandemic!

(An Emergency Physician’s Father’s Day Reflection- Showing the Fragility and Importance of Life During This Pandemic and the Need for Healthcare Workers to Take Care of Themselves.)

“Health care teaches us the value of life. How fragile life can be.” – Dr. Winston Tripp

It was one of … Read More...

June 5, 2020 Coronavirus / COVID-19 / Meeting Reflections

Poem- The Hour of Silence Reflection: COVID-19

At the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in April, when my own neighborhood streets were eerily quiet, I had the most gracious gentleman share with me his poem highlighting the effects of this pandemic.    It truly speaks to this one time life event where everything became silent:

The Hour of

… Read More...
March 28, 2020 Coronavirus / Meeting Reflections

Covid 19- Physician Letter to Staff- A Hospitalist’s Worries & Reflection!

“I’ll just say that if/when I get COVID, and if I require hospitalization, I’d want to be taken care of by you and I’d hope my COVID status wouldn’t make you fear that.”

I’m just going to bare my soul and tell you how I feel:

As a 53 year … Read More...

February 17, 2020 Meeting Reflections / Physician Burnout

Meeting Reflection- 40 Seconds of Compassion!

“I connected more, not less; cared more, not less; leaned in rather than pulled back. And that was when the fog of burnout began to lift.”[i]

– Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH

These thoughts are based upon research done by Dr. Stephen Trzeciak from his book “Compassionomics.”[ii]… Read More...

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