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Tag Archives: meditation
MOMENTS: Happy Hour
Imagine you had one of those hectic clinic days where while working on the plan of one patient your pager was going off incessantly; so while answering these pages about ten other different patients, you happened to glance over your … Continue reading
Posted in CAREER, HOME, MUSING
Tagged after work, career woman, family, happy hour, home, life, meditation, motherhood, nature
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Christmas Was More Fun When I Was a Kid
Looking back on my Christmas List of 2013, I have to report that sadly nothing much has changed by ways of holiday stress. People in the mall are still cranky and cars still pull up right behind me as I try to … Continue reading
Posted in KIDS, MUSING
Tagged celebration, charity, childhood memory, christmas, holiday, meditation, One Voice, parenting, Santa, winter break
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Winter Solstice Sunset
First night of winter iridescent purple, fiery pink the Earth envelops herself into the longest night.
Coming Home
Coming home from a four-day conference. Caught this brilliant sunset from my seat on the airplane. Home, sweet home.
Posted in MUSING, TRAVEL
Tagged airplane, life, meditation, Musing, nature, photography, sunset
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Will We Please Be Nice To Our Children, Please?
When I picked up Plumster from school last night, she said to me, “Mommy, I am very worried.” Alarmed, I stopped our track, bent down, looked her in the eye and asked her, “Why? Why are you worried? What are … Continue reading
Posted in HOME, KIDS, MUSING, PARENTING
Tagged child behavior, child psychology, helicopter parenting, meditation, Musing, parenting styles, teaching style
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An Angeleno’s Rite of Passage
We finally did it! Made it official and became true Angelenos. We did a three-week “detox” program. My life as a physician-researcher-book-editor-radiosurgery-director-mother-wife (in no particular order, mind you) required all of my time. I was up to five cups of … Continue reading
Posted in EATS, HEALTH, HOME
Tagged Alejandro Junger, CLEAN, Detox Program, Diet, Juicing, lifestyle, meditation, mental health, weight loss
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Supermoon, Sunrise, Meteor Shower
Serendipitously caught Supermoon this past weekend, sunrise this morning, and am now enjoying the Perseid meteor shower in the backyard. If I don’t have to get up in four hours to get ready for work, I’d brew myself a pot … Continue reading
Posted in MUSING
Tagged KCRW, meditation, nature, Perseid Meteor Shower, Sunrise, Supermoon, universe
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Doctors Don’t Eat
Had the following conversation with my scheduling staff: Staff: I am going to have the patient come in on Friday to see you at 12. Me: Why? I thought he was scheduled to see me at 1pm. Staff: Yeah, but … Continue reading
This is NOT One of Those Days
Ever have those days where everything is caught up: the refrigerator is adequately stocked with meats and fresh veggies and drinks for everyone; clothes laundered and neatly folded and put away; patient charts all updated and questions answered; email replied; … Continue reading
Posted in CAREER, COUPLE, HEALTH, HOME, KIDS, MUSING
Tagged career woman, meditation, self reflection, spring cleaning
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