A Foundation For The House Of Medicine

Paul S. Auerbach MD When you build a house, you begin with the foundation. The same holds true for the U.S. health care system. The President and Congress are scrambling to put up a reform structure that would have a better chance to succeed if the cinderblocks and joists were in place. No health care […]

DAILY CHOICE: Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Simple vs. Complex REFLECTION: Less, not more. So that you can focus without distraction, appreciating loveliness in its most natural and naturally appearing state, without a price attached or a quid pro quo. Simple truths emerge from the greatest spirits, and simple spirits voice the greatest truths. Simple involvement to the point of oneness with […]

DAILY CHOICE: Useful vs. Useless

REFLECTION: There are needs and there are people who fill these needs. The needs are as vast and diverse as are the skills that humans possess to respond. How needs and skills match up is part organization and part personal motivation. But one thing is certain, if you wish to be useful you can. Each […]

Thanks To Our Government: We’re Safer And More Secure Behind The Wheel

Mike Magee MD VIDEO: Press Here. We’ve had our share of worry and fear, gloom and doom in the past year. And a healthy dose of misinformation centered on the debate over whether our government is “good for something” or “good for nothing”. I’m of course in the “something” crowd, not out of nostalgia, or […]

DAILY CHOICE: Monday, November 9, 2009

Hope vs. Despair REFLECTION: Hope resides in the future, in the possibility, in the blessings, lessons, redemption not yet visible. Whether the light comes from within or without is unclear. But this we know, it can only be extinguished as a voluntary act. This is not to say that people have no reason to despair. […]

DAILY CHOICE: Sunday, November 8, 2009

Kind vs. Mean REFLECTION: Of all the gifts we have to offer each other, kindness is of greatest value to the most people. Human kindness is instinctive but must be modeled to take hold. As the individual moves toward independence, kindness will compete with other instincts like exclusion, fear, and self-interest. Kindness must be bred in, […]

DAILY CHOICE: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009

PATIENCE vs. IMPATIENCE REFLECTION: Patience is not stasis but pace. Patience is not retreat but rather a form of preparation. Humans are most impatient with themselves, expecting growth without leaving time for maturity, expecting perfection from imperfect creatures, expecting pleasure without pain. Patience is realistic but hopeful. Patience is delay, not denial, a determined vision […]

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