Hurricane Sandy Deployment Day 1-2

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As I mentioned in my last post, being on deployment in a place that is in a time zone 5 hours later than your home, and where you are working odd and long shifts, really puts you into a timewarp. … Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy Deployment: Days -9 to 0

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Standing in the temporary pharmacy here at South Nassau Communities Hospital, feeling like I have been transported out of time. The time warp hits when you get deployed. Many people don’t know that I am a member of the Disaster … Continue reading

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143- So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

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This excerpt of T.S. Eliot’s work from Four Quartets: The East Coker speaks to my need for silence, and the innate uncomfortable-ness of that space between the light and the dark. It is in the anticipation of what lies beneath … Continue reading

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142- Oh, to Die Again, and Again….

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You say I am repeating Something I have said before. I shall say it again, Shall I say it again? In order to arrive there, To arrive where you are, to get from where you are not, You must go … Continue reading

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131- Relationship or Work Issues? Talk With a Horse

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I never thought horses could teach me about how I act in relationships and in my life, until yesterday. We were introduced to equine therapy, and I was amazed at the insight gained in just a short hour session where … Continue reading

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103- Beating the Heat at RIMPAC

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I recently spent 2 days on Ford Island, taking part in RIMPAC, and it was quite the experience! RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the world, and happens every two years. I felt very fortunate to participate as … Continue reading

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98- Failure is not in my vocabulary

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If you think you can’t, then you are right. This has been one of my favorite quotes for many years. I used to worry so much about whether or not I could do something. The fear of failure often, I … Continue reading

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96- Rephrasing your Need To DO

As I become more the observer of myself, I find myself saying that I NEED to do this or that, and yet it doesn’t get done before other priorities in my life. Procrastination, for whatever reason, has frozen me into not taking care of these thihgs.

Always having that item on your list of TO DO’s is stressful and causes unnecessary anxiety.

Realizing I was doing this to myself, I decided to write down what I keep saying I NEED to do. As soon as I had a few statements, I questioned the effect of the wording and began to rephrase my “I Need to” statements. It went something like this:

Contact Mr. SoAndSo—– Make a commitment

Organize my business—- Create my offering

Figure out what I want to do—–Uncover my passion

Find a job—– Make a job

Find a place to live—— Enjoy living

I only just started, but I am excited to carry this approach over into other parts of my thinking and create more affirmations in my life!

 

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75- When we are speaking our truth…

When we are speaking our truth, there is no need to explain.

When we are living our truth, there is no need for acceptance.

When we are truly ourselves in the world, there is no doubt. -Amy Baker

 

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57- What to do in the face of face eating zombies

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I read today in a pharmacy update about “face eating zombies” in Miami. If you haven’t heard, here is one story. Here is an even better commentary. My first instinct was to stand up from my computer, go knock on … Continue reading

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