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Be Kind To Yourself

So often what cripples us is not our external circumstances, but the sharp and unforgiving voice of our own internal critic. Through our negative self-talk, we treat ourselves in ways that we would never dream of... Continue Reading

Pediatric Patient Becomes Aspiring Artist

Aspiring artist Maia already has more talent in one finger than many can say they have in their whole body. Like any 11-year-old might be found, she is propped up in bed, a computer screen in front of her. Tonight... Continue Reading

The Checklist

There are so many important things to do today. What is infinitely more important than the checklist, however, is who we are in the midst of our doing. Do we feel grounded, clear-headed, connected to and living out... Continue Reading

Making an Impact on Care – Denise McCoy

Congratulations to our January Impact award winner, Denise McCoy, a respiratory therapist with Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health. McCoy joined the organization in 2016 and cares for patients with... Continue Reading

Healing What Hurts

Richard Groves, the author of the American Book of Living and Dying and the leader of the Sacred Art of Living Center for Spiritual Formation, identifies forgiveness as one of the four primary areas of spiritual pain... Continue Reading

Having Enough – A State of Being

Have you ever felt that if only you had this one particular possession, or achieved this one particular goal, or had a particular amount of money in your retirement account, that then it would be “enough?” Author... Continue Reading

Making an Impact on Care – Tony Tace

Congratulations to our December Impact award winner, Tony Tace, a maintenance technician. Tace joined the organization in 2015 and has spent the last three and a half years providing service to the Suncoast Hospice... Continue Reading

You Are Loved – Inspiration from the Late Ram Dass

Many years ago, I asked my mother “What’s the most important part of being a good parent.” She smiled drawing on the wisdom gained from raising six kids and said, “Make sure that your children know they are loved.... Continue Reading

Reflections for the New Year

For a millennium, humans have observed the passage of time, the cycle of the seasons, the waxing and waning of the moon, the rise and fall of the tides; and we have recognized that we too are a part of this march of... Continue Reading