Hi Everyone, This week’s inspiration on being present comes from a mound of garlic. Who knew? Are there things you put off doing because they feel like such a drag of a chore? Especially when it seems like there are…

Happy Florence Nightingale’s Birthday and Happy Nurses’ Week! I love being a nurse. But another passion I have is teaching Pilates. As a Pilates Instructor I bring the Pilates’ Method of Core Stability Breathing to work with me every day….

  Acknowledgment: accept or admit the existence or truth of something. Appreciation: the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.  One day walking down the hallway of the hospital, I saw the Chief Nursing Executive stoop…

A while back I read a blog post on the “glorification of busyness”. The author described when she asked the simple question, “How ya doing?” she invariably heard, “I’m so busy!” As if that told the whole story of life packed to…

Hi Everyone,  Do you ever walk down a busy hallway or street and look at peoples’ faces coming your way? Some folks frown, others read their cell phone messages and some smile. In fact, smile at you. And if that happens, probably…

Hi Everyone, “Frame of Reference: A complex set of assumptions and attitudes we use to filter perceptions to create meaning.”From changingminds.org Every profession has a frame of reference. It’s the way we say and do things and the basic assumptions that…

Years ago a student nurse confessed to me she avoided going into the room of a seriously ill man. Near the end of her shift, though, his thin hand reached out and grasped hers. Having trouble sleeping, he asked her…