Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: What to Teach Your Children Well
“Teach your children well, their father’s hell did slowly go by. And feed them on your dreams, the one they pick’s the one you’ll know by…”
–“Teach Your Children Well” (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
Over my almost four decades of pediatric practice, I encountered an untold number of families. Most were wonderful and highly functional. Sadly, too many were dysfunctional.
Offering advice to frustrated, confused, and/or angry parents and kids comes with the territory for pediatricians.
I’ve compiled a list of bromides–some original, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Why This Day is Special (to me)
“Art conveys to others feelings the artist has experienced, and others are affected by those feelings and live them in themselves.”
–Leo Tolstoy
Today, I’m violating a basic blog tenet: “never make it about you, the blogger.” Indulge me, please. This day marks the culmination of a project that started five years ago.
In October 2017, I began writing a novel manuscript, hoping someday it might become a book. Chances of success were slim, as they always are for wannabe authors. I was […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What We Need Now
“We are a nation that has a government–not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people.”
–President Ronald Reagan, 1981
Well, folks, yesterday was Labor Day. You know what that means. Like it or not, it’s election season. From now until November 8, we’ll be inundated with campaign ads, promises, and bravado from our elected officials and those who are wannabes.
Although no one […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Did This Have to Happen?
“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”
–Sir Anthony Weldon (17th century English courtier)
This is a difficult piece to write. For thirty-eight years, parents entrusted me with the care of their most precious possession–their children. To practice medicine and see the wonders of God’s healing power is a special privilege. And while it’s still a highly honorable profession, the greater medical community is now tarnished by those who lead it at the highest levels–our public health […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What to Teach Your Children Well
“Teach your children well, their father’s hell did slowly go by. And feed them on your dreams, the one they pick’s the one you’ll know by…”
–“Teach Your Children Well” (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
Over my almost four decades of pediatric practice, I encountered an untold number of families. Most were wonderful and highly functional. Sadly, too many were dysfunctional.
Offering advice to frustrated, confused, and/or angry parents and kids comes with the territory for pediatricians.
I’ve compiled a list of bromides–some original, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Why This Day is Special (to me)
“Art conveys to others feelings the artist has experienced, and others are affected by those feelings and live them in themselves.”
–Leo Tolstoy
Today, I’m violating a basic blog tenet: “never make it about you, the blogger.” Indulge me, please. This day marks the culmination of a project that started five years ago.
In October 2017, I began writing a novel manuscript, hoping someday it might become a book. Chances of success were slim, as they always are for wannabe authors. I was […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What We Need Now
“We are a nation that has a government–not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people.”
–President Ronald Reagan, 1981
Well, folks, yesterday was Labor Day. You know what that means. Like it or not, it’s election season. From now until November 8, we’ll be inundated with campaign ads, promises, and bravado from our elected officials and those who are wannabes.
Although no one […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Did This Have to Happen?
“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”
–Sir Anthony Weldon (17th century English courtier)
This is a difficult piece to write. For thirty-eight years, parents entrusted me with the care of their most precious possession–their children. To practice medicine and see the wonders of God’s healing power is a special privilege. And while it’s still a highly honorable profession, the greater medical community is now tarnished by those who lead it at the highest levels–our public health […]