Being mindful of those around us and accepting them and their humanity is so crucial to our lives. The lessons of Mr. Rogers are pertinent to me, at every stage of my life. His messages are certainly for more than children!
Thoughts
525,600 Seasons of Love
Abundant friends and love can make us “wealthy” and our lives fulfilled if we consider each minute (all 525,600 of them) in a year a chance to exhibit a season of love.
Conflict Resolution by Rational Discourse
Conflict resolution needs rational discourse.
Community improvement requires involvement
One of the major steps in community improvement lies in each citizen developing a personal responsibility for the activities in the community. Long lasting solutions to community issues require “buy in” and involvement from all segments of our community. Solutions that are not truly integrated into all segments of the community and accepted by all are not…
Empathy is complicated
Empathy is described as the trait that allows us to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes to understand their situation and their responses to it. It is one of the most difficult personality traits to employ on a regular basis. And a recent book reminded me of the breadth of empathy that those in leadership positions can…
Talk. Read. Sing. Repeat.
Everyone strives to do what is best for his or her children. Parenting books provide plenty of information, concerned family members lend plenty of well-meaning advice, and health professionals try to provide balanced material that is evidence-based and meant to be as helpful and straightforward as possible. Pediatricians themselves seek sound scientific evidence when counseling their…