Tag Archives: love

Life without calculation

Posted on November 2, 2012 by amindfullife

Driving on the highway last night to visit a little patient and his family I see weekly, I found myself musing about the nature of faith and hope.  I rarely travel this road but it has become a weekly ritual … Continue reading →

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Close up and intimate

Posted on October 27, 2012 by amindfullife

Being deeply loved… gives you strength, loving deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu   Those of us who work in the field of paediatric palliative medicine often have the experience that children with terminal illness, close to death, wait for … Continue reading →

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When the Other shows up

Posted on September 30, 2012 by amindfullife

At times I wonder at and am disturbed deeply by our human capacity to not care for each other in this world of ours.  I marvel at our ability, as carers, to disengage our empathy monitor and seemingly able to … Continue reading →

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Dreams of a Dung Beetle

Posted on September 8, 2012 by amindfullife

If you have been to one of my presentations these past few years you will recognise this photo.  I use it constantly and like to tell the story of the dung beetle, a scarab.  How it finds a nurturing environment … Continue reading →

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The “bad news bear”

Posted on September 3, 2012 by amindfullife

“Isn’t it hard?” my daughter asked.  “To always be the one doing that?  Doesn’t it affect you?”   Her question may perhaps be a simple one but I felt it, and knew it to be, a much deeper query.  Especially after … Continue reading →

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