Read the Directions

Wrestling with a bar of hotel soap inside an unusually sturdy plastic wrapper, ended in me losing! For three consecutive days, I tore at the wrapper unable to open it. Each time the result was the same – soap and wrapper destroyed. Finally, I put on my glasses...

Confident Following Jesus

Massive, unspeakable tragedy entered the doors of the emergency department daily. Instead of fear, uncertainty or trepidation I could, as the emergency physician on duty, confidently approach patients in need BECAUSE I was not alone. Medical professionals —...

Transformation Not Information

The volume of information about the human body overwhelmed me during my medical school days. I was eager to conquer that medical information in order to begin diagnosing and treating diseases. However, a course called "Putting the Ill at Ease" changed my...

Tempo giusto (the right speed)

Speed and efficiency have always been a priority for me. My life and activity level may at times seem harried and frenzied to those observing. But the ability to plan my schedule, accomplish much with efficient effort and minimize the time involved has always been a...

Failure

Failure – those times when I don't achieve my expected results. I feel awful and my heart grows weary. In our world, the emphasis on and expectations of success – academically, financially, and socially – are so great that the thought of failure...