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Being sick and Impermanence
Struggling with a flu these last few days. Yesterday had a temperature most of the day, and I noticed the mind adding impatience and fear to the body’s experience of illness. Today started brightly,...
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What we learn at the end of our life
Stephen Levine has written extensively about what he has learned from working with those who are dying. Being close to those who are in the last moments of life has taught him the importance of being...
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Shaky ground
Sometimes we are made realize that the ground we stand on is not very sure. A visit to a hospital brings that home. There we see people in different stages of pain and despair. And seeing that can...
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Sunday Quote:On Illness
Loss and anguish, bereavement and grief, anxiety and despair, as well as all the joy available to us, lie at the very core of our humanity and beckon us to meet them face-on when they arise, and know...
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Stress and the Summer Holidays
It would be nice to think that everyone would find themselves less stressed as a result of their Summer Holidays. However, a recent study, conducted by the UK’s Institute of Leadership and Management...
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When someone is ill
The word “compassion” literally means “to suffer with”. It seems quite unlikely that suffering with another person would bring joy. Yet being with a person in pain, offering simple presence to someone...
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Illness and the essential
When we are visiting someone who is seriously ill we can find that words fail us. Simple gestures, like hugs, often work better. It spreads to the rest of our life too. We see more clearly what is...
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Supporting the Geneva Hospice Project
La Maison de Tara was set up in Geneva in 2007 with the goal of establishing a Hospice to provide patients and their family with care and support during the last days of life. It is currently in the...
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When weakness becomes a place of joy
Today we had a beautiful early Spring morning, and it was a lovely background for the second session of the MBSR Programme where the majority of participants are volunteers for the new Hospice soon to...
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