Let me tell you about my mom.
More than 20 years ago, driving home very late one night in subzero temperatures, she came across a raccoon in the middle of the road with its head stuck in a peanut butter jar. Now, most people would have driven right on past. Not my mom.
Read MoreAt a recent presentation on the importance of human connection, the speaker asked us to grab a sheet of paper and a pen. He gave us 60 seconds to list our 4:00am friends - those fellow humans we could call in the middle of the night, for anything, without a second thought. It was a very quiet moment in the room while we each worked on our list.
Read MoreCooking has always made me anxious. It’s not that I produce horrible food when I do make a meal, I just don’t seem to have the knack of getting all the parts of the meal to be finished at the same time. One thing my career change created was a little more time for projects, and I decided that would be my opportunity to work on reducing my anxiety and improving my cooking skills.
Read MoreThe year of campaigning is over, success found at this particular finish line. Now the work begins: a new team to meet, a culture to understand, a treasure trove of history to assimilate. And oh-so-much I don’t yet know! Fun jobs, all of them. I am looking forward to serving on the American Academy of Family Physicians board of directors.
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