: About Me

About me...right. So much to say, so little white-space.

Vocationally - been a Registered Nurse for 27+ years; looking to use my passion for writing, my studies in mythology, comparative religion and neuroscience, and my practice in Buddhism to make a jump into writespace.

Have a few books on the way; working the final 7 months...or so, on my first book which will be on how nurses can take care of themselves at the bedside by taking care of their mind....and, woohoo, the patient benefits too! It's a twofer!

All for now. At work..not for long, gotta go.

My passion is ...

working with the untapped depth of the mind and heart

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

to enjoy the exploration of my world

My childhood ambition ...

somehow to create good in the world

My favorite memory ...

too many

Why I write ...

the words don't stop; I love it...I'm finally doing it!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Primordial Purity by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

My first job ...

Bakin' bagels! Go figure.

My best moment ...

you mean there's a best? Just one? Gimme a break.

My inspiration ...

To help others find the still, wise and compassionate nature of their minds, unfettered by concepts and limitations

Health & Fitness > Health Care Nursing: Compassion for others

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As healthcare practitioners, we are often asked to put aside our own needs, comforts and preferences in deference to those of our patient or client. But there's a difference between doing so because it is our obligation, or even because we are concerned about the clinical outcomes, and because we truly believe that our patient's welfare is as important as our own. For us, when we're compassionately present at the bedside, the truest definition of compassion should be in its action and in its manifestation, how we become when we're in our most compassionate nature and how our patients exper...

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