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April 4, 2014

Turning up the flow

As the business half of this crazy adventure gets underway, I find myself needing to write down the bones of the experience much more frequently. So much has happened, is happening and about to happen all the same time, that a daily deluge of the facts, thoughts and emotions that bind it all together is proving increasing therapeutic. And instead...

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March 20, 2014

A Chopra List Worth Learning Early

Quick copy+paste from Deepak Chopra’s recent musings: “A Better Way to Think About Your Body”. Fast-track to his list at the end for an example of something we should have learned as children. “Mind-oriented practices like meditation improve well-being throughout the system, all the way down to the genetic level. There is abundant and mounting evidence that all of these...

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March 5, 2014

The Suite on Huntley Street

My weekly visit to the Chemo Suite at UCLH has become a strangely grounding experience. Inside, it feels and looks like a living, contemporary art installation celebrating the range and depth of human emotion. Turning what should be a 15-minute therapy session, into an all-day plunge of soulful contemplation. As part of my front line therapy (which comes to end...

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January 14, 2014

Resilience 101

Individually and collectively, we all face challenging times in our lives. It’s an unavoidable albeit essential part of life and growth. So building and protecting some life hardiness and resiliency is naturally essential. Given my own personal circumstances and the journey I’m on right now, I’ve been keeping a keen eye out for useful writing and tips etc. that provide...

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December 23, 2013

Monday Reflection & The Stuff You Can’t Not Do

Thursday nights in the hospital are a strange and lonely affair. Everything and everyone seems to sigh to a half pace slouch as the week rolls to an end, and the world outside slides even further out of view than it is during the rest of the week. Needless to say, a surprise visit from a good friend was a welcome...

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December 15, 2013

Dispatch From The Sick House

Hard to believe I’ve been nestled in this place for nearly 3 weeks. I can barely recall the first few days and nights now. As in most dreams, I seemed to have been robbed of a timeline that might help make sense of it all. Left instead with the entropy of a circus like flip-book of wild memories; benevolent apparitions, poignant...

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July 31, 2013

9 ways generous people see the world differently

(I didn’t write this. Wish I had. Simple wisdom.) 9 ways generous people see the world differently “Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” ―Henry Longfellow Generosity makes our world a better place. It improves the life of the receiver. And it improves the life of the giver. Yet, despite the benefits,...

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