by marshal | Mar 23, 2005 | Confession, Lessons Learned, Love
I have not had a teachable spirit these past several days. Therefore, writing a "lesson learned" seems strange and bites at my spirit. Where is my spirit open toinstruction? At times openness to learning is hard. As a physician it means trudging...
by marshal | Dec 1, 2004 | Confession, Lessons Learned, Priorities, Purity
I remember handing my report card to my parents when I was young. Sometimes it felt good; sometimes it didn't. Recently while reading my daughter's school progress report, I was reminded of my father's report card (that I still have) from his elementary...
by marshal | Nov 10, 2004 | Confession, Integrity, Lessons Learned, Truth
"Why did you do that?" I immediately felt defensive and ready for "battle". At times, I would prefer to defend a wrong decision than admit to a mistake. To what extent would I go to preserve my self-esteem? I hope not far. But to be honest, at...
by marshal | Oct 27, 2004 | Confession, Lessons Learned
Sometimes I am stopped at a red light and see someone talking to themselves. Maybe they are practicing a speech or telling their boss what they really think! I chuckle wondering about the content of those soliloquies. Years ago one of my psychiatry professors in...
by marshal | May 19, 2004 | Confession, Lessons Learned, Purity
Human against human — the atrocities of warring conflict are all too real. As we sat around our dinner table in Budapest, we listened to our Serbian houseguests telling of the history of atrocities between ethnic and religious groups in the former Yugoslavia....
by marshal | Oct 29, 2003 | Confession, Lessons Learned
Why should we forgive people who wrong us? Research suggests that forgiving Lowers blood pressure, heart rate and stress hormone release Promotes better mental and physical health Decreases pain, depression and anger in chronic low back pain patients Improves...
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