Each of Us

My dear friend wasn't feeling 100%. Like a bad cold. Just go home right? Eff that. That's not enough right now. She works frontline healthcare. She was complaining of a sore throat. No official tests available. None of this was...

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Apr 10, 2020
A Few Things

A few things.I need to ask for your patience.We've lost 88,505 fellow human beings as of this note.It's terribly sad.Nothing I can say will change that number.But because of you, I'm writing tonight.Writing to acknowledge you.For...

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Apr 09, 2020
My Prescription

My prescription. To myself. To remind me to heed the sentiments in these notes. Notice anywhere in my body, my mind, my life where fear is running the show. Then... Do the next loving thing. Here's the Rx. "My wonderful high school frien...

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Apr 08, 2020
C is for Corona

The bad C word used to be cancer.I've known oncologists who tried to reframe chemo."Happy healing juice" they'd call it.I get it.Still chemo.Is there a way to reinvent this awful 'new normal' term, "Corona?"Let's see.Corona.Countless opportunities re...

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Apr 07, 2020
John Lennon and COVID-19

We all feel "(Just Like) Starting Over." Starting over with relationships. With discovering what's most important. Most important to get through the day. And "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night." We're "Watching the Wheels" of our lives...

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Apr 06, 2020
Every Few Minutes

Every few minutes. Challenge yourself. Ask yourself. Am I checking in or checking out? Checking = Courageously holding empathy, compassion, kindness invoking nowness gratitude. Time to check in. Roger that. Read more...

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Apr 04, 2020
You’re Still Showing Up

Hey there. How are you doing? Before you answer, pause. Before you resist, pause again. Please stick with me for a moment. I’ve been an oncologist long enough to know that fear, confusion, and hopelessness can take over very qui...

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Apr 03, 2020
The Path to Enlightenmed

You didn't read it wrong. It's enlightenmed. The world is sick. "No shit, Steven." We need to feel better. We need to get better. At coming together. At fighting together. At preparing together. At breaking through the old paradigms together...

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Apr 02, 2020
Nothing but Now

Perhaps you're struggling with the current "now."Like being fully present to your life.Your life in the midst of all this COVID-19 shit.I'm struggling.If you're not, you're exceptional.You are not your worry.Not your worry about all the uncertainty.A...

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Apr 01, 2020