Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Natural Instincts

Wild Geese
~Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.                                      
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,                      
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination,               calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

May Grand Rounds

Here is the link to Palliative Care May Grand Rounds hosted by Thaddeus Pope.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Measures of Inner Peace


  1. An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
  2. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
  3. A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
  4. A loss of interest in judging other people.
  5. A loss of interest in judging self.
  6. A loss of interest in conflict.
  7. A loss of the ability to worry.
  8. Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
  9. Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
  10. Frequent bouts of smiling.
  11. A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
  12. An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it. 
~Saskia Davis

    Saturday, May 1, 2010

    La Neuvaine & La Donation: Film Review

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