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Crossing the Centuries
One patient, World War II veteran Hobert F. Allen, brought blazing light into my deep darkness. Just days before he died, he gave me this 8.5 x 11 black-and-white photo.
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Smart and Stupid: The Perfect Blend
As he dropped me off for my first day in college, my father gave me one piece of advice: “Don’t do stupid things.”
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The Dive
How far would you go for the girl of your dreams?
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Anti-Fragility
When unexpected hardship strikes us like a hammer, do we gain strength? When we lose an eye, can our ear more than compensate? When we lose a family member far too young, can we gain fortitude, as if we were preparing for greater disasters yet to come?
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Decoding Negative Thoughts
Intrusive negative thoughts can be reinterpreted. Those voices are not our friends, and not necessarily our enemies, but rather harsh messengers, trying to deliver information. People respond to those messengers in one of three ways.
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