tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173182719411200992024-02-20T17:46:07.595-05:00Pam Ressler, R.N.Enhancing Resilience in Health, Work, and LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-56307663739412701982017-02-08T14:40:00.000-05:002017-02-09T14:42:06.789-05:00Comfort by the Bowl<span style="font-weight: normal;">Last month I invited readers to share soup recipes as a way of connection during the cold, darkness of winter. I have been overwhelmed with responses! The process of making soup, the slow cooking, the simplicity of ingredients, the ability to pause and savor, make soup the ideal mindful food. Soup is also part of our collective cultures, it gives us sustenance and connects us when the world feels very divided. I am grateful to my friend Karen for sharing her wonderfully satisfying Chicken and Kale Soup. In the spirit of mindfulness she remarks, <em>"The more you gently simmer it, the tastier it will become" </em> Enjoy mindfully and keep those recipes of comfort and connection coming!</span><br />
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<em>Ingredients for One Full Soup Pot</em><br />
Olive oil<br />
2 large, chicken breasts, with skin and bones<br />
6-8 Celery stalks, leaves included<br />
1 large yellow onion<br />
Big handful of fresh parsley<br />
Ground black pepper, about 2 teaspoons (we like it spicy, less if desired)<br />
Thyme (2 -3 teaspoons dried), lots, if fresh, remove little leaves from stems<br />
3 boxes of chicken broth<br />
1 1/2 pound of carrots (about) sliced into rounds<br />
Several large bunches of washed kale. Remove leafy parts from thickest stems and chop, not too finely<br />
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Wash, dice/chop onion, celery, parsley, thyme<br />
Drizzle olive oil into soup pot, enough to cover bottom of pot and a bit more<br />
Saute chopped onions, celery, parsley, thyme, ground black pepper in oil<br />
Stir frequently<br />
When ingredients are thoroughly sauted, add the chicken breasts to pot<br />
Stir the ingredients while continuing to saute, turning chicken breasts frequently to<br />
mix with the celery, onion, herbs<br />
When the chicken breasts begin to brown, add one box of chicken stock, or more, so as to barely cover the chicken with stock<br />
Stir the pot, so chicken stock mixes in with everything else<br />
Bring pot to simmer, add two other boxes of chicken stock<br />
Simmer gently until the chicken meat is cooked and tender<br />
Remove the chicken breasts, let cool enough to removed meat from the bones<br />
Return the chicken meat to the gently simmering pot<br />
Add carrot rings to soup<br />
Add chopped kale to soup<br />
Simmer gently until the carrots are tender<br />
Soup is ready! Enjoy! The more you gently simmer it, the tastier it will become!<br />
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A new year is unfolding....</div>
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I have been considering how we create comfort during challenging times, apparently I am not alone in the urge to cocoon. I recently read an article in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/24/fashion/wintering-the-danish-way-learning-about-hygge.html?_r=0" style="color: #2b80ca; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">New York Times </a>on the Danish concept of <em>hygge</em> (pronouned HOO-gah) which is an all encompassing way of embracing coziness and warmth -- body, mind and spirit. In considering this concept, I was drawn to one of the comments I received in November when I asked readers what they wished they had had when they were caregivers to loved ones who were seriously ill...I received a response that was profound in its simplicity and accuracy...it simply stated "I needed soup" (thank you LL). Yes! Exactly! That's hygge! </div>
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What better way to comfort ourselves during challenging times than with a bowl of hearty soup. Soup exemplifies the tenants of mindfulness...it does not have to have perfect or expensive ingredients, it can't be rushed, you need to turn the high heat down and let it simmer (as with our thoughts in meditation) and it soothes and warms the body, mind and spirit from the inside out. </div>
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So this January to help you get started in the practice of hygge...let's share soup together. While it may be impossible to physically gather around a table in my house or yours, I invite you to join me and others in a virtual sharing of soup. I will be posting soup recipes throughout the month of January and would love your contributions. You may either post them directly in the comment section of the blog posts or you may email them to me (pressler@StressResources.com)and I will post them on the Stress Resources blog. Do you have a story that goes with a recipe...share it with us! I hope that the recipes will connect and inspire us all to practice hygge this January.</div>
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2 cups carrots, peeled and chopped</div>
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1 medium onion, diced</div>
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3 stalks of celery, chopped</div>
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3-4 cloves of garlic, minced</div>
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3 T extra virgin olive oil</div>
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3 T butter</div>
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1/2 t dried basil</div>
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1/2 t dried oregano</div>
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6 cups chicken broth</div>
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1 cup water</div>
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Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste</div>
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24 oz egg noodles</div>
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In a 6 quart crockpot add in whole chicken breasts, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, olive oil, butter, basil, oregano. Next add in chicken broth, water and season with salt and pepper.</div>
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Remove cooked chicken breasts and cut into bite-sized pieces. Place chicken back into the slow cooker. Now add in egg noodles. Cover and cook just until noodles are tender.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-56987076562200091402015-11-17T13:50:00.001-05:002015-11-17T13:57:48.651-05:00Our Shared World -- Fear and Hope<span style="font-size: small;">We find ourselves, again, at the intersection of fear and hope. The horrific violence in Paris on November 13 played out in real time through news coverage and social media shook us to our core, as many could identify with random sense of violence while going about one's day to day life. Human nature is to protect our families and our tribes, but who are our families and tribes in this day and age of global connection? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Only two months ago, "we" rose up in horror at the sight of Aylan Kurdi, the three year old Syrian boy whose body washed up on the Turkish beach, as his refugee family was trying to escape the horrors of a war torn country. We are now confronted with many political voices refusing to offer sanctuary to families such as Aylan Kurdi's due to the violent assault on Paris we witnessed last week. But by viewing the world as "us" and "them" aren't we also losing a bit of humanity by separating ourselves from the image of Aylan and replacing it with an image of a terrorist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I don't know what the answer is, but I hope that as we each struggle with finding resilience in this horrific event we don't lose sight of the hope that exists by being blinded with fear. We live in a shared world, one in which I choose to give more energy to hope versus fear. It is with this intent that I share with you the poetry of Naomi Shihab Nye, Gate A-4</span><br />
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After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,<br />
I heard the announcement:<br />
If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic,<br />
please come to the gate immediately.<br />
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Well—one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there.<br />
An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress,<br />
just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly.<br />
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Help, said the flight service person. Talk to her. What is her<br />
problem? We told her the flight was going to be four hours late and she<br />
did this.<br />
I put my arm around her and spoke to her haltingly.Shu dow-a, shu- biduck habibti, stani stani schway, min fadlick,Sho bit se-wee?<br />
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The minute she heard any words she knew—however poorly used—<br />
she stopped crying.<br />
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She thought our flight had been canceled entirely.<br />
She needed to be in El Paso for some major medical treatment the<br />
following day. I said no, no, we’re fine, you’ll get there, just late,<br />
Who is picking you up? Let’s call him and tell him.<br />
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We called her son and I spoke with him in English.<br />
I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and<br />
would ride next to her—Southwest.<br />
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She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it.<br />
Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and<br />
Found out of course they had ten shared friends.<br />
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Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian<br />
poets I know and let them chat with her. This all took up about 2 hours.<br />
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She was laughing a lot by then. Telling about her life. Answering<br />
questions.<br />
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She had pulled a sack of homemade mamool cookies—little powdered<br />
sugar crumbly mounds stuffed with dates and nuts—out of her bag—<br />
And was offering them to all the women at the gate.<br />
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To my amazement, not a single woman declined one. It was like a<br />
Sacrament.<br />
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The traveler from Argentina, the traveler from California,<br />
the lovely woman from Laredo—we were all covered with the same<br />
powdered sugar. And smiling. There are no better cookies.<br />
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And then the airline broke out the free beverages from huge coolers—<br />
non-alcoholic—and the two little girls for our flight, one African<br />
American, one Mexican American—ran around serving us all apple juice<br />
And lemonade and they were covered with powdered sugar too.<br />
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And I noticed my new best friend—by now we were holding hands—<br />
had a potted plant poking out of her bag, some medicinal thing,<br />
with green furry leaves. Such an old country traveling tradition. Always<br />
carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere.<br />
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And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and thought,<br />
this is the world I want to live in. The shared world.<br />
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Not a single person in this gate—once the crying of confusion stopped<br />
—has seemed apprehensive about any other person.<br />
They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women too.<br />
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This can still happen anywhere.<br />
Not everything is lost.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-84026078108128930222015-09-11T20:28:00.000-04:002015-11-17T12:49:09.458-05:009/11: The Paradox of Horror and Hope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For some it may be hard to recall a time when "9/11" wasn't the
shorthand phrase meaning "catastrophe". Before that bright, sunny,
September morning fourteen years ago, September 11 was simply a date on
the calendar. In the blink of an eye it changed from ordinary to
extraordinary, similar to what a previous generation may have
experienced in early December 1941 when Pearl Harbor became synonymous
with "war". At the time of these events our nation galvanized, we found a
sense of collective empathy in our shared experience. In spite of the
horror and fear we also found a sense of connection and community.<br />
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<b id="yui_3_17_2_10_1442016681776_5863"><i id="yui_3_17_2_10_1442016681776_5862">Through tragedy we found resilience. </i></b>This
is the magic of the human spirit. As we remember the terrible events
that unfolded on that September day fourteen years ago, let's also
remember the incredible goodness and hope that emerged and transformed
us: strangers helping strangers, kindness given without expectation,
sharing of resources, a sense of hope and community. How will you honor
the date that transformed us -- with horror or hope? There is no denying
the horror of 9/11 but can we also honor the hope that unfolded? Will
you join me in sharing some hope and goodness on September 11?</div>
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<b id="yui_3_17_2_10_1442016681776_5848">Here are 5 simple ways to share hope on September 11:</b></div>
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1. Feed someone's parking meter</div>
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2. Buy coffee for the person behind you in line</div>
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3. Hold the door for someone</div>
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5. Smile at a stranger</div>
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<i id="yui_3_17_2_10_1442016681776_5877"><b id="yui_3_17_2_10_1442016681776_5876">What will you do to share hope today? </b></i></div>
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<i>Pam</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-88540020265714107232015-09-08T19:59:00.000-04:002015-09-08T20:02:52.476-04:00A New Notebook and Sharpened Pencils<div align="center" style="color: #003366;">
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<b><i> "</i><i>Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" </i></b><i>~Mary Oliver</i><b><i><br /></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #003366;">For me,
September signals new notebooks, sharpened pencils and anticipation of a
new adventure. It doesn't matter how many decades removed we are from
our back-to-school days somehow the idea of new beginnings continues to
resonate. It is a season of reflection and introspection, as is the
custom during the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur,<i> </i>but
also one of unlimited possibilities and opportunities Mindfulness can
help us to pause, notice and choose opportunities that were previously
hidden. Perhaps by making a few tentative marks in that new, clean
notebook we will forge a new direction or circle back to a passion that
we have consistently ignored due to the busyness of our everyday. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #003366;">This
is a month of new beginnings; metaphorically a month of clean notebooks
and sharpened pencils. I invite you to pause and consider, in the words
of the poet, Mary Oliver, "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your
one wild and precious life?"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #003366;">Wishing you a month of new notebooks and many sharpened pencils,<i>
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<span style="color: #003366;"><i>Pam </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #003366; font-family: French Script MT,Bradley Hand ITC,Monotype Corsiva,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 18pt;"><i></i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-683912608248513642015-08-17T18:27:00.001-04:002015-08-17T20:54:15.237-04:00Summer Mindfulness Challenge ResultsLast month I challenged readers to "locate a food item you have never eaten before, photograph it, then explore it mindfully with all five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste), write a few lines about what you discovered, and email me the photo/description". Four adventurous souls accepted the challenge and this is what they discovered.....<br />
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<b>Dragon Fruit </b>(both N.B. and K.W. tried dragon fruit)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixfoods.com/#products">Cricket Chips (Chirps)</a></span></b> </span>"Chirps Chips are the most delicious taco chips that I have ever eaten! They have a wonderful wholesome flavor. I was unable to finish my bag of Chirps because a friend disappeared with them." ~ W.S.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do we have you hooked on this topic yet? We are thrilled to throw open our sandbox to those who want to think, discuss and create with us. This is the essence of a flipped panel. The conversation continues and evolves through each interaction… please join us, Colleen Young </span><a href="https://twitter.com/colleen_young" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">(@colleen_young)</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, Susannah Fox </span><a href="https://twitter.com/susannahfox" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">(@SusannahFox)</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, Wendy Sue Swanson </span><a href="https://twitter.com/seattlemamadoc" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">(@SeattleMamaDoc</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">), Jodi Sperber </span><a href="https://twitter.com/jsperber" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">(@jsperber)</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and me, Pam Ressler </span><a href="https://twitter.com/pamressler" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">(@pamressler</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">). We will be using the hashtag #MedX.</span></div>
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We have participated in the <a href="http://firstrootfarm.com/">First Root Farm CSA</a> for several years and I always enjoy arriving for pickup on Tuesdays to discover what my share of the week's harvest will be. I think of this weekly adventure as <b>farm share bingo</b>...a root vegetable or two unused from the previous week pairs perfectly with something from this week's share, along with pantry items at home...and <b>BINGO! </b><br />
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Beets, carrots, baby lettuces and spicy greens from our farm share came together with a couple of apples and a can of pineapple from the pantry into <b>Glowing Salad</b> this week (from my collection of favorite recipes from <a href="http://debrasnaturalgourmet.com/">Debra's Natural Gourmet)</a>...it's as pretty as it is delicious! <b>BINGO! </b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-8868926051819473492015-05-18T11:38:00.000-04:002015-05-18T11:38:06.776-04:00My 6 Word Summary of the Mad Men Finale<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSjCvxxc094n3Yro0yKZIO18g3gAo_zlJHojTYXMEfkevx2sY4A5sExfRIgXZQOZs4q6R9Bv5Wxj0RlYNog9t35V3AjASykgZ_GN1Aasy8fOVPM0zCctT3W3eT8CKiRjgHuMrufppAA/s1600/MadMen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSjCvxxc094n3Yro0yKZIO18g3gAo_zlJHojTYXMEfkevx2sY4A5sExfRIgXZQOZs4q6R9Bv5Wxj0RlYNog9t35V3AjASykgZ_GN1Aasy8fOVPM0zCctT3W3eT8CKiRjgHuMrufppAA/s1600/MadMen.jpg" /></a>OK, I'll admit it I was a Mad Men groupie, tuning in each Sunday night to have a glimpse into the dysfunctional fictional lives of the gang at Sterling Cooper advertising agency. I think the show exposed the underbelly of the not so nice features of being human, and along the way also shed light on the innate qualities of resilience. A sense of resilience wasn't predicated on noble qualities of compassion or empathy, but on self-preservation and survival. Whatever you thought of the moral ambiguity the characters exuded and the choices they each made during the seven seasons of Mad Men, in the end the commonality for all was meeting adversity with a sense of resilience, having taken control of their experience but not the outcome of their choices. <br />
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My six word summary?.... <b>Resilience wins even in flawed humans</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-84680585968011886432015-05-12T10:03:00.001-04:002015-05-12T10:03:35.893-04:00May Morning HaikuAfter a long winter, each bit of spring brings gratitude. Does mindfulness open us to be more grateful? What do you think? <div><br></div><div><b>May Morning</b></div><div><br></div><div>Window sash lifted</div><div>rain's syncopated rhythm</div><div>lilac-scented breeze</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy9nu_M6-N56M4U8zbP7FEosqqsuPO5VHK2zcLyUtDHUI8UEaAyVK1PCmi3XoNnCrKyEGutFw_w-6OD1VOUjUMdT69Ot4CxL9ie-jd_gXkGOKnXXh4GQnmUqHXQLw9PsCQoCP2-9SNQ/s640/blogger-image--2051553438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy9nu_M6-N56M4U8zbP7FEosqqsuPO5VHK2zcLyUtDHUI8UEaAyVK1PCmi3XoNnCrKyEGutFw_w-6OD1VOUjUMdT69Ot4CxL9ie-jd_gXkGOKnXXh4GQnmUqHXQLw9PsCQoCP2-9SNQ/s640/blogger-image--2051553438.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-54191437802127847882015-05-07T16:49:00.001-04:002015-05-07T16:57:19.480-04:00Still on the Journey to Ithaca <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmMrw1JZbovFo_9lfBk5lFY5aAEU_8LlokRNCJTfIUBRp9CVCdpuLz9F-h7ERbqefV6UoWj_JI6Ddz6sFEdeTPXRW9tmUHScV9xhah1FputGmcYTCPFXNwFDTwwoug_oG0BPaB7Dd-Q/s1600/Pam+1979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmMrw1JZbovFo_9lfBk5lFY5aAEU_8LlokRNCJTfIUBRp9CVCdpuLz9F-h7ERbqefV6UoWj_JI6Ddz6sFEdeTPXRW9tmUHScV9xhah1FputGmcYTCPFXNwFDTwwoug_oG0BPaB7Dd-Q/s200/Pam+1979.jpg" width="142" /></a>It is commencement season, a time of new beginnings and setting forth on new adventures. This week is also Nurses Week, a week set aside each year to honor nurses. I have been reflecting on my nearly four decades in the nursing profession...what I imagined as a young nurse setting sail into the world of healthcare and where I have found myself so many years later.<br />
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Several of my nursing colleagues and I have been thinking about our stories or narratives as nurses -- where have we been, where are we going, what has shaped us and what gives our work meaning? #WhyINurse<br />
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So, in the spirit of this reflection and with immense gratitude to those who have allowed me to learn from their lives and teaching, I share the commencement address I gave several years ago as I completed my graduate work at the <a href="http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Academics/MS-Pain-Research-Education-and-Policy">Tufts University School of Medicine</a>. Several years later, I am happy to say that I am still discovering my way to Ithaca. My wish for each of you is for your journey to be long and circuitous as well.<b> </b><i>~Pam</i><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Commencement Address<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tufts University School of
Medicine: Pain Research, Education and Policy Program</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">To the faculty, administration, fellow graduates, and especially
to my wonderful family; I am both incredibly honored and extremely humbled to
stand before you today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>It has been 32
years since I last wore a cap and gown and I am reminded today of that spring day
so long ago in Ann Arbor, Michigan. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
1979, the adventure on which I was embarking appeared so clear and direct, much
like Homer’s Odysseus as he set off from Troy enroute to Ithaca.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as with Odysseus, we often find our
journeys far more complicated than we ever anticipated…meeting not only with
trade winds and gentle seas but also with violent storms and towering waves
that can batter us and throw us off course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>And so it is for the patients we meet each day in healthcare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They, too, are voyagers on their own Homeric
journeys, each filled with unique, authentic stories waiting to be told. It is up
to us, in healthcare, to elicit, acknowledge, and honor these stories, to bear
witness to their individual journeys and to help them navigate through
difficult passages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When we first enter
the world of healthcare our mission seems clear and direct – we want to quickly
fix what we see as broken, to cure what we see as diseased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
this is a noble mindset, we often miss the opportunity to heal when we blindly set
out in this direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I have
learned is that often we cannot cure, no matter how desperately we try, but the
potential for healing is always possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This statement may seem <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incongruous
to what we see as the measurement of medical success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, as we look broadly at what healing really
is… isn’t it all about reducing pain and suffering…about living and dying with
dignity, grace, and a sense of purpose? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
meet our patients at many points on their journeys and I see our work as
assisting them in gathering the necessary tools of healing to find safe passage
on their voyages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">During the course of my studies here at Tufts I have
discovered many tools of healing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Pain
Research Education and Policy program was not on my navigational charts when I
set off in 1979, but I am so grateful that I found my way here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through my work with inspirational faculty
mentors, especially Dr. Bradshaw, Dr. Glickman-Simon and Dr. Carr, as well as
Dr. Gualtieri in the Health Communications program, I have explored pain not
only as a physical manifestation of injury or disease, but also as a complex
pattern of psychosocial and cultural components that contribute to a sense of suffering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Addressing the suffering has a direct impact
on reducing the sensation of pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Pain Research, Education and Policy Program has allowed me to explore the
intersection of modern medicine, technology, ancient healing practices of the
body and mind and spirit, and the innate human desire to survive adversity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has given me a voice in advocacy and
scholarship by helping me to articulate the meaning of pain and suffering for
individuals and society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this I will
always be grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Some of you may be
familiar with the poem, Ithaca, by Constantine Covafy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a poem that has kept me company on my
journey and I would like to offer it to you as a metaphor for this commencement,
as each of us sets forth on new journeys and adventures:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When
you set out on your journey to Ithaca,<br />
pray that the road is long,<br />
full of adventure, full of knowledge.<br />
The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops,<br />
the angry Poseidon -- do not fear them:<br />
You will never find such as these on your path,<br />
if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine<br />
emotion touches your spirit and your body.<br />
The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops,<br />
the fierce Poseidon you will never encounter,<br />
if you do not carry them within your soul,<br />
if your soul does not set them up before you.<br />
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Pray that the road is long.<br />
That the summer mornings are many, when,<br />
with such pleasure, with such joy<br />
you will enter ports seen for the first time;<br />
stop at Phoenician markets,<br />
and purchase fine merchandise,<br />
mother-of-pearl and coral, amber, and ebony,<br />
and sensual perfumes of all kinds,<br />
as many sensual perfumes as you can;<br />
visit many Egyptian cities,<br />
to learn and learn from scholars.<br />
Always keep Ithaca on your mind.<br />
To arrive there is your ultimate goal.<br />
But do not hurry the voyage at all.<br />
It is better to let it last for many years;<br />
and to anchor at the island when you are old,<br />
rich with all you have gained on the way,<br />
not expecting that Ithaca will offer you riches.<br />
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Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage.<br />
Without her you would have never set out on the road.<br />
She has nothing more to give you.<br />
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And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you.<br />
Wise as you have become, with so much experience,<br />
you must already have understood what these Ithacas mean.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And so, as you set sail from this commencement for your Ithaca…I
wish you a long and prosperous journey, the privilege of listening to many stories,
and the wisdom of healing. </span></div>
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Thank you and Bon Voyage.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-72725776584470397262015-05-03T16:31:00.001-04:002015-05-03T16:40:57.893-04:00Essence of ResilienceToday my pear tree exploded in flowers. Again remindng me of the interplay between<br> fragility and strength in the world. Perhaps the essence of resilience?<div><br><div>White cloud of blossoms<div>Unfurling before my eyes</div><div>Awe-<font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">inspiring </font></div></div></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsvVyqt3Ii9CwUl2i8OsCU2wRJaI6pulyeRVqrAOKrrGjBb71duIviQ6cvVIQe7zqU78e-imMs2suLAhE98y9BYY8iVHqlkugit8dR4tqTyrQqV1f7hyMPTSaWjFHCnKbcLmGPGDuxQ/s640/blogger-image--1277097780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsvVyqt3Ii9CwUl2i8OsCU2wRJaI6pulyeRVqrAOKrrGjBb71duIviQ6cvVIQe7zqU78e-imMs2suLAhE98y9BYY8iVHqlkugit8dR4tqTyrQqV1f7hyMPTSaWjFHCnKbcLmGPGDuxQ/s640/blogger-image--1277097780.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-61785716332205945722015-04-23T11:17:00.003-04:002015-04-23T11:17:48.387-04:00The Language of Cancer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAouC11CY8uU-ckn_JpkRGz2RQfciS-5ZtOO5zgQPMcncSTwvfeAtf-Ds3ay2CjAZWnaRGc_mnAM8wI8QmTPQ6k4LHeTfxDpWyVct6fNDn6q88bt8kFkOsVb3ixOuKxUzqudmVkK6TMQ/s1600/war+on+cancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAouC11CY8uU-ckn_JpkRGz2RQfciS-5ZtOO5zgQPMcncSTwvfeAtf-Ds3ay2CjAZWnaRGc_mnAM8wI8QmTPQ6k4LHeTfxDpWyVct6fNDn6q88bt8kFkOsVb3ixOuKxUzqudmVkK6TMQ/s1600/war+on+cancer.jpg" /></a>Have you considered the language of cancer? Battle metaphors abound..."the war on cancer", "survivor", "hero", "winning the battle", "conquering", "fought the heroic fight", "lost the battle" etc. Why do we use these metaphors with cancer but not with other diseases? For instance do we use the same language to describe someone living with or who has died from such chronic and life-limiting illnesses as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, diabetes? Why the difference? Language is important and the effect on ourselves and others as we identify with certain metaphors is interesting to consider. An interesting discussion of this topic in a<a href="http://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/"> blog post from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-83952543740638831142015-04-09T12:35:00.005-04:002015-04-09T20:19:40.620-04:00The Power of the Narrative....It's Here!!! The Healthcare Narrative Playbook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I often hear..."so what do you "do" in your work?" Perhaps the best way to describe what I "do" is that I help individuals and organizations recognize and enhance what is going <b>right</b> when often a lot is also going <b>wrong</b>. In other words, I help to cultivate resilience. What I have learned, and continue to learn each day, is that to build resilience we need to tell, share, listen and understand our narratives -- identifying the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth">hero's journey</a> which we all travel. In the healthcare world, the fullness of our human experience is often cloaked in a diagnosis, rendering us a series of test results, medications and prognostications. The "person" is often lost while the patient's diagnosis is tended to. We enter the healthcare world with a story but we leave with a diagnosis...how can we continue to support and hear our stories and narratives along side the diagnosis?<br />
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So it is was with great pleasure that I accepted an invitation from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to be one of 30 thought-leaders from the United States and the United Kingdom in the field of health care narrative to gather together in Providence RI at the Business Innovation Factory to collaborate and create the first <a href="http://businessinnovationfactory.com/files/pdf/bif-narrative-playbook-final-web.pdf">Healthcare Narrative Playbook. </a>I am very proud of the depth and breadth of this interactive playbook as both a resource and guide, whether we are a caregiver, patient, clinician, clergy, friend or family member, tell, share, listen and understand our experience of health, illness and healing. Here is a 4 minute video explaining the concept: <a href="https://vimeo.com/124311072">Healthcare Narrative Playbook Video</a><br />
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What can you do with the playbook? First, take some time to peruse through the various sections. Many of us have added our personal stories to the pages. Try some of the suggestions. Sample some of the resources listed. And most of all please share widely with your friends, caregivers, and community. Finally, I would welcome your comments and thoughts about the <a href="http://businessinnovationfactory.com/files/pdf/bif-narrative-playbook-final-web.pdf">Healthcare Narrative Playbook</a> -- what did you find helpful and what could be improved, as this is meant to be a living, breathing document...ultimately empowering and building resilience and changing our culture of health.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-82280687198287249082015-04-01T17:16:00.001-04:002015-04-01T17:16:47.153-04:00The Art of Mindfulness<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The art of mindfulness -- noticing beauty made exquisite by its impermanence. A special rite of spring in Boston is the return of the hanging nasturtiums to the courtyard of the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum. The nasturtiums are displayed just 10-14 days each year at the beginning of April<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">. I visited the nasturtiums today and was awed by their vivid, simple majesty. Rapunsel-like plants letting down their tresses. Grateful for the moment of beauty and the promise of spring.</span></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpW4P5UHxCGgxiW5hGY9xAobRP-J5Yovurq1uoQUgNEBB6cbD3LMRJCVyFNrKYSg7gDRQ21KYxe-0FKPuWSv4ihJfX4gyL6M-ouwjnAsLz52JpjteZXOuE4lqLfValicIF0JiPHNnOw/s640/blogger-image-1062457946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpW4P5UHxCGgxiW5hGY9xAobRP-J5Yovurq1uoQUgNEBB6cbD3LMRJCVyFNrKYSg7gDRQ21KYxe-0FKPuWSv4ihJfX4gyL6M-ouwjnAsLz52JpjteZXOuE4lqLfValicIF0JiPHNnOw/s640/blogger-image-1062457946.jpg"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJ3uRKhc8ejf8h1jAcoeLjSKWZMDj_8P8Gf564lRZTAKOszREUtZzwpwQvIKhZT-9ffASBu76bkqdUe8zxBC_doG_wggxGRDlL_vGzKoVy7nTtfPTjRz28Ae1Gi6-lS2g9-jH5sRuSw/s640/blogger-image--1726653607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJ3uRKhc8ejf8h1jAcoeLjSKWZMDj_8P8Gf564lRZTAKOszREUtZzwpwQvIKhZT-9ffASBu76bkqdUe8zxBC_doG_wggxGRDlL_vGzKoVy7nTtfPTjRz28Ae1Gi6-lS2g9-jH5sRuSw/s640/blogger-image--1726653607.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVghHywJ7VO_cR986ys4uQv7UwcKefOjch2tSRmAiNQU58sU1aoRkX-Er148rMgDMVu0fxNvePZ7Tos8e88eM1g6id6F3D5fwS3o_NKD5vHZl-I4Gqx5YCyxrARxoycLifBziaHs0f7w/s640/blogger-image--2000724873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVghHywJ7VO_cR986ys4uQv7UwcKefOjch2tSRmAiNQU58sU1aoRkX-Er148rMgDMVu0fxNvePZ7Tos8e88eM1g6id6F3D5fwS3o_NKD5vHZl-I4Gqx5YCyxrARxoycLifBziaHs0f7w/s640/blogger-image--2000724873.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-41887513832636779722015-03-20T10:21:00.001-04:002015-03-20T10:21:27.741-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Happy Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQG48OfO8kp6Plpqd7IsJLbXEB_C0E50d8vKPOb79utWTD_lv6XIOPLuT6oDFSnf3s-di7qnQe1RuYHBg6IEuCcQ2q2VAXTrI18gijX91F-2jMVfskpNMVt8prFHJjE3xkqWqwOEsZA/s640/blogger-image--1452837396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQG48OfO8kp6Plpqd7IsJLbXEB_C0E50d8vKPOb79utWTD_lv6XIOPLuT6oDFSnf3s-di7qnQe1RuYHBg6IEuCcQ2q2VAXTrI18gijX91F-2jMVfskpNMVt8prFHJjE3xkqWqwOEsZA/s640/blogger-image--1452837396.jpg"></a>Even if the ground is still snow covered here in New England, there is hope and renewal in the air. Find a bit of beauty today and share it. Happy Spring to all.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-14372400811846937732015-03-19T21:55:00.001-04:002015-03-19T21:55:35.315-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #1Moving toward spring....bird songs and sunshine despite bring 28 degrees <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQW5I3CVX6KIx5ckKEDZ2OoOtnDUXphSEqc2htBFdNvzynZMWR9owaqZf2WlXim9pyKMad5yGHATlT7UXpNqnaqSWRPs_79RabreXckL-WWvHs9yVJmXhYdCtJrP6A5Ny02zU03egczQ/s640/blogger-image-81219653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQW5I3CVX6KIx5ckKEDZ2OoOtnDUXphSEqc2htBFdNvzynZMWR9owaqZf2WlXim9pyKMad5yGHATlT7UXpNqnaqSWRPs_79RabreXckL-WWvHs9yVJmXhYdCtJrP6A5Ny02zU03egczQ/s640/blogger-image-81219653.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-91398806904470494462015-03-18T21:09:00.000-04:002015-03-18T21:09:31.740-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Springtime in Paris (exactly five years ago), I can almost smell the flowers. Lesson learned -- flowers are a necessity not a luxury.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-23124868218741392412015-03-17T21:04:00.001-04:002015-03-17T21:04:51.251-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #3Wishing on 4 leaf clover today....lucky?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-33862191636584297272015-03-16T20:17:00.001-04:002015-03-16T20:17:59.478-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #4A stained glass butterfly...a harbinger of warmer weather and sunshine? <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jzN5-qeQITM0SC-PzQJfS3UWHxHo1Eu-yi_zdyZSHz5_zf4F7x9phURStfhgIkqtVULNT9kV_CD2iApMVyUP9LkckNbcgam_UBYUz6EyiFTCth5IcXSe_osnLYhJAqeT_AABMFS4Yw/s640/blogger-image--103595817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jzN5-qeQITM0SC-PzQJfS3UWHxHo1Eu-yi_zdyZSHz5_zf4F7x9phURStfhgIkqtVULNT9kV_CD2iApMVyUP9LkckNbcgam_UBYUz6EyiFTCth5IcXSe_osnLYhJAqeT_AABMFS4Yw/s640/blogger-image--103595817.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-77098664904565196932015-03-15T16:56:00.001-04:002015-03-15T16:56:04.114-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #5Kaleidoscope of carrots...jewel-like tones make me smile as I wait for spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjHMQwVeC5rc4mVZfqeZqLJkmR7irxO27J1p-oiKzGHZkher1NbT4V44Yo5Mm5lvzjj-UuGnQCc_vn9SQV5UGI9WnzwywLgJJWkjYuupaxC-bN7MXLffNZiLuP_zte9td0qp_SiNqyA/s640/blogger-image-1764191819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjHMQwVeC5rc4mVZfqeZqLJkmR7irxO27J1p-oiKzGHZkher1NbT4V44Yo5Mm5lvzjj-UuGnQCc_vn9SQV5UGI9WnzwywLgJJWkjYuupaxC-bN7MXLffNZiLuP_zte9td0qp_SiNqyA/s640/blogger-image-1764191819.jpg"></a></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-4676137362873458182015-03-14T12:05:00.001-04:002015-03-14T12:05:03.643-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #6Rainy days are made for rediscovering and examining closely some old treasures like this antique belt buckle...my bit of beauty today<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf41WUSCVTnD_B0TK3ohVWwko2anOdg-bVXFh519FRbwr2-Ti0O1IuBjeWHC2cVo9td8MP6eZ9hOG5ntwmPstMRuqhvGehr09O-pqCg33eod0c__1wS5lWga4mSlfcrW7ih98BCoOlg/s640/blogger-image-1382893716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf41WUSCVTnD_B0TK3ohVWwko2anOdg-bVXFh519FRbwr2-Ti0O1IuBjeWHC2cVo9td8MP6eZ9hOG5ntwmPstMRuqhvGehr09O-pqCg33eod0c__1wS5lWga4mSlfcrW7ih98BCoOlg/s640/blogger-image-1382893716.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-69929163900589144122015-03-13T16:43:00.001-04:002015-03-13T16:43:22.815-04:00Find a bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #7The appearance of bricks and moss, long covered under snow, was beautiful to me today. This soft green moss had been biding its time beneath the blanket of snow, still green and growing despite being invisible to those of us seeing only white. Looking forward to finding other awakenings as winter recedes.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIpnGUjfzn7D_pU1k_Bje3JTdJJEFGUwSFpcI8822Lwf9b5Ir7YjXISYV6GtqgK6HkBS1An4s3S1XpEpqvP8Bg_HCz07-12aJpKeEatVyGaGQnDd1ANZW_n0R8cHA0xOrqkQD70s46A/s640/blogger-image--1535237431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIpnGUjfzn7D_pU1k_Bje3JTdJJEFGUwSFpcI8822Lwf9b5Ir7YjXISYV6GtqgK6HkBS1An4s3S1XpEpqvP8Bg_HCz07-12aJpKeEatVyGaGQnDd1ANZW_n0R8cHA0xOrqkQD70s46A/s640/blogger-image--1535237431.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-77150739754627910152015-03-12T15:13:00.000-04:002015-03-12T15:14:36.392-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My found bit of beauty today came in the form of a little shell that usually sits silently and unexamined on my office bookshelf. Today, I took time to really notice its amazing qualities of symmetry, translucence, bumpiness, and complex coloration of this remarkable gift of nature. My little shell friend also reminded me that it is time to re-read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_from_the_Sea">Gift From the Sea.</a> What bit of beauty did you find today? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17318271941120099.post-18684930922616277242015-03-11T12:12:00.001-04:002015-03-11T12:14:55.312-04:00Find a Bit of Beauty...Countdown to Spring #9Continuing the countdown to spring with an image of the petals of a white hyacinth on my kitchen counter. Teasing me with its fragrance as snow covers the ground.<div><br><div><b>#9 Hyacinth</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><b> Closeup</b> </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOPXGEjs6D63-uB8pXyTFRJxto-C0MNob5LhtHiORSCn0MXvhxdTiWCM6rudRv9YtV1ecC55hBx19NElTY4TU4HmPwscELsVbXfGuklK2UfJYuE_kZTxTsWwIU3xqr9lXdbTQVygxWg/s640/blogger-image-607019026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOPXGEjs6D63-uB8pXyTFRJxto-C0MNob5LhtHiORSCn0MXvhxdTiWCM6rudRv9YtV1ecC55hBx19NElTY4TU4HmPwscELsVbXfGuklK2UfJYuE_kZTxTsWwIU3xqr9lXdbTQVygxWg/s640/blogger-image-607019026.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706596268438862244noreply@blogger.com0