That's my girl...

Yep, I saw this and said... oohhh.. that's my girl. I have to listen to this.

My 2nd grade First Communion teacher from 1976 would be so happy.. or not..

peace and love to all.

J.S. Park: Hospital Chaplain

Author Website 

J.S. Park wrote the book  As Long As You Need

J.S.Park is pretty amazing and I am grateful for him and the work he does.

J.S. Park is a hospital chaplain, author, and online educator. For eight years he has been an interfaith chaplain at a 1000-plus bed hospital that is designated a Level 1 Trauma Center. His role includes grief counseling, attending every death, every trauma and Code Blue, staff care, and supporting end-of-life care. He also served for three years as a chaplain at one of the largest nonprofit charities for the homeless on the east coast.

J.S. has a MDiv completed in 2010 and a BA in Psychology. He also has a sixth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. J.S. currently lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife, a nurse practitioner, and his three-year-old daughter and their adopted dog.

All the things

Last night I reflected on a few things.
I have this unique time on my hands. I am busy but honestly I have time.
Day one of the $3 challenge I did not spend anything yesterday. Today I am taking leftovers to work for snacks  but we are doing a team lunch and then I am driving to Colorado. It will be a hybrid.  The rest of the weekend I should be able to meet the goals.

One thing that has been on my mind a lot is cancer. For so many people 2019 has not started off well.
Diagnosis, treatment, recurrence, surgeries, and decisions. My favorite teacher in all the world is battling Leukemia and it breaks my heart. He really inspired me and encouraged me along the way.
My niece and dear friend are facing it head on and not taking No for an answer.
Support is the only thing I can give them now.

I told my friend at work about one of my favorite books by Laura Landro Survivor and how I learned about MSK.

another day has been given

Day to Day is either completely mundane or completely obscure.

Yesterday, Small Arms Range – great training. Throw lead downrange, practice, concentrate and with a somewhat solid zero I have comfort knowing I have the capability to protect myself.

Lunch – Telling a gentleman whom I think is from India about romaine lettuce. My eating patterns are even more obscure here than they are at home. I will say that I consistently ask for two pieces of cheese (swiss or provolone) and 3 pieces of romaine lettuce. Yesterday he asked me where that word comes from and if it is the same as lettuce. I told him yes but now when I go back tonight I have a little more information for him.  It comes from the Greek language and the ancient Greeks and Romans held lettuce in high regard both as a food and for its therapeutic medicinal properties.   - Thank you Whole Foods :)

I need all of the therapeutic properties I can get at this point!
Some sorting, working and planning.
Catholic Mass and then protestant community led service.

I read this article - Which inspired me to send a note to the chaplain in the article. Everyone needs encouragement! I invited him to come out west!

Then I listened to yoga nidra and slept deeply.

Today – entirely different so far, but maybe some of the same.

I woke up to the neighbor down the hall playing Bryan Adam’s live cd. I cannot explain. It was a private sign that my God pays attention to even the very small stuff.

Namaste.