“I’m halftime for 2025!” said July 2nd

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." — Lewis B. Smedes (author and theologian)

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity.” - Brené Brown

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.” — Washington Irving

"Empowerment is not about giving people power, it’s about unlocking the power they already have."  — John P. Kotter

“If you want to go fast, go alone.  If you want to go far, go together.”  African Proverb

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” — Stephen R. Covey

“Win-win is a belief in the Third Alternative. It’s not your way or my way; it’s a better way, a higher way.” – Stephen R. Covey

"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities." — Stephen R. Covey

“Until you have a clear idea of what you want to be and do, you’ll always be at the mercy of circumstances—and other people’s agendas.”– Stephen R. Covey

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen R. Covey, from the book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

“It’s easy to get caught up in the urgency of life—to get so busy ‘sawing’ that you don’t take time to sharpen the saw.”  — Stephen R. Covey

“We live in a world that celebrates work and activity, ignores renewal and recovery, and fails to recognize that both are necessary for sustained high performance.”   Jim Loehr, PhD - The Power of Full Engagement

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso

"I have great faith in a seed.... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." — Henry David Thoreau

"The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t." – Marie Kondo

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude." – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Kissing the boo-boo doesn’t help the pain, it helps the loneliness.”  Rachel Naomi Remem, MD, Author and Wise Elder

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”  George Bernard Shaw

“Be sure to always maintain some creative interests outside of medicine.”  Dad