My work
My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird- equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat…
Category: Inspiration
A mentor passes at 114 years old
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: This Christmas greeting from a dear friend and medical colleague was hugely appreciated. It is heart warming and validating. Want to live to 114? Read on! (names omitted for privacy) Dear Brad, ………My job as a…
Inspiration from William Osler
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: My thanks to my wise and generous friend Dr. Richard Johnson for lending me volume 1 of The Life of William Osler. Here are some gems forthwith! Snippets of William Osler excised from “The Life…
When did you stop?
In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depresses, they would ask one of four questions. When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you…
Cursing patient – happens all the time in the most august health care institutions.
DR. WEEKS’ COMMENT: “Mr. Jones, your cancer is bad. You have 6 weeks to live. Get your affairs in order.” Versions of this mantra have been given to unfortunate patients over the years the world around – with no actual…
Ideas for boosting immune function!
Dr. Weeks’ Comments: I thrive on these inspirational phrases. So I hope you enjoy them also! “Dance first, think later. It’s the natural order.” Samuel Beckett “Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is…
The Heart of Man
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: In poetry we find clarity and focused inspiration. Enjoy this, by AE Houseman! 'Tis five years since, `An end,' said I; `I'll march no further, time to die. All's lost; no worse has heaven to…
Lovely and lethal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/bacteria-pictures-by-fernan-federici_n_1211302.html Bacteria Pictures By Fernan Federici Bacteria grow by dividing in half, their population doubling in size as fast as every twenty minutes. In a few short hours, a bacterial culture can go from a single cell to billions,…
Swift and Tacitus
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: These spoke to me so I share them with you. “Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet.” (“These times having the rare good fortune that you may think what you like…
Many thanks, Steve! RIP
QUOTES FROM STEVE JOBS: ` Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes … the ones who see things differently … they’re not fond of rules…. You can quote them,…