Trail Guides
You know how when two people from the same neighborhood meet downtown, or in another city, it's like they are seeing close friends? Why don't we see everyone that way? We all come from the same place.
Tag Archives: hospitals
When Can We Stop
It shouldn’t be automatic that you’ll bear any burden and pay any price to extend life. Nobody lives forever. Continue reading
Grateful for Mistakes
“What seems a mistake sometimes turns out a vital way forward on our healing path.” – Stephen Mitchell. How often do your missteps turn into good things? Mine sometimes do. Though sometimes, as in this story, it takes a very hard road to realize the benefit. Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, healing, hospitals, multiple sclerosis, physical therapy
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Not Fearing Death
When I worked at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, I had an 82 year old cardiac patient named Wilson. First name Mel, but he preferred just “Wilson.” He was one of those classic crotchety old guys, wrinkled, with a … Continue reading