Interview: Elizabeth Pantley (author, “No-Cry Sleep Solution”)

Meredith Magee Donnelly Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution, speaks with sensitivity and intelligence about the challenges parents face in finding a balance between “nighttime neglect and daytime exhaustion”. What a breath of fresh air! I am delighted to share my interview with you. Everywhere I look these days there seems to be […]

DAILY CHOICE: Monday, November 16, 2009

Receive vs. Reject REFLECTION: We are a wounded people, wounded from the start, wounded at the last. Not bad, not deserving of ill fortune, but imperfect, each and every one. The wounds are unique, as different one from another as the differences of one individual from the next. But wounded still. The wise society is […]

The Infinite Loop of Finger Pointing: Chemotherapy, Congress, CMS, & the CBO

Eric Dishman “Janice” is dreading her 65th birthday next month, and not for the reasons you might imagine. She is actually proud to be turning 65, especially because doctors told her ten years ago that she only had a year to live. I met her in 1999 when she was first diagnosed with a rare disorder that’s […]

DAILY CHOICE: Saturday, November 14, 2009

Content vs. Driven REFLECTION: Fame is clearly a double edged sword. Ambition drives many to the edge of the cliff, some over. And looking down, for most of us, there is an inner force, drawing us back, within ourselves, to reflect and search again for peace. Moments of calm are spiritual, transcendent, contrasting with the […]

DAILY CHOICE: Friday, November 13, 2009

Feel vs. Think REFLECTION: In a task-driven society it is not surprising that thinking is held in such high and serious regard. It after all is the engine producing the raw materials of the mind, some of which, a few of which prove of lasting and true value. But to feel is to be alive, […]

Will Business Force Reform Back To The Drawing Board?

Brian Klepper and David C. Kibbe Until now, non-health care business has been noticeably absent from the health care reform proceedings, and quiet about the bills’ impacts on their management of employee benefits, on cost, and on the larger issues of global competitiveness. Where have the voices been of the powerful business leaders who will […]

DAILY CHOICE: Thursday, November 12, 2009

Observe vs. Ignore REFLECTION: The basis of most learning, most decisions, and most growth is observation. The brightest stars see beyond the obvious to the signals that precede the obvious. They observe with equal attention what works and what does not work. They are careful to remember failures for their special power to instruct. Mistakes […]

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