THE YEAR IN REVIEW: OUR BEST ARTICLES OF 2023
These articles received the most comments and were shared often.
These articles received the most comments and were shared often.
'The DO’ review.
Thank you, Dr. Waters, and The DO (Journal of the American Osteopathic Association), for reviewing this book.
Dr. Waters’ observation of the core message of this book is a testament to its importance, especially for our students.
You can read the full review in this week’s The DO. As Dr. Waters thoughtfully puts it:
“…(Ghadimi) provides dozens of heartfelt reflections on what is central to everything we do – the simple act of caring for another person.
I was struck by the unique voice of each one (vignette, essay) even though the subjects are many and varied. …They’re all personal observations, steeped in the experience of a long career in patient care.” READ MORE
WANDERING AND WONDERING
On a hot summer night, a long time ago
I found myself walking across the city to escape the heat.
In the store windows, displays were inviting and mannequins smiling
A shoe store reminded me that I needed a new pair.
A jewelry store displayed only empty boxes of earrings, bracelets and watches.
The shiny goods that exhibited their allure in the day
Were safely locked in the back.
Wandering on, I found myself in an old part of town, ... READ MORE
I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE!
“I am because you are! You are because we are! A person is a person through others.” African Ubuntu proverb.
“Quality of Ubuntu gives people resilience, enabling them to survive and emerge still human despite all efforts to dehumanize them.” Desmond Tutu
Ubuntu makes us aware of our responsibility to others, especially to the vulnerable among us. But perhaps more importantly, makes us aware of our responsibility to the world around us, our environment. The understanding that our very existence depends on the nature around us, as we are an undividable part of each other. ... READ MORE
GATEWAYS OF INFINITY
In the vastness of the West
Among the standing sentinels of rock and stone
Numerous arches, carved by wind and water
Through eons of time, have built gateways
To eternities of space and time itself. ... READ MORE
MERRY-GO-ROUND OF HISTORY
Virgil was horrified, when he was forced out of his home of thirty years, by the government who confiscated it and gave it to retiring politicians and soldiers returning from war.
Though they were a family of farm workers; ... READ MORE
MEANING OF LIFE?
“I am going to venture that the man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures, and acknowledging unity with the universe of things was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization.”
Luther Standing Bear (1868? - 1939)
Oglala Sioux chief
I find it fascinating that such enlightenment filled the mind of many scholars, philosophers, thinkers and intellectuals throughout history. But I don’t think that any of them envisioned that all that thinking and philosophizing would bring us to the world of today... READ MORE
BELONGING
I look out the window at a
fenced area where I once
had a plant nursery.
I nurtured and peddled new trees that
I thought should live here.
But, the weed, vine, and the pine ... READ MORE
A THANKSGIVING PRAYER
Oh Great Creator
Whose voice I hear in the wind and running waters
Whose beauty I see in flowers and the setting sun
Whose breath I feel in all living creatures
Whose warmth I sense in the heart of my children
Myself, my parents and their parents before them. ... MORE MORE
Do you have a different favorite? Share it here.
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Thank you for your continuous support. Have a wonderful new year.
Thank you, Dr. Waters, and The DO (Journal of the American Osteopathic Association), for reviewing this book.
Dr. Waters’ observation of the core message of this book is a testament to its importance, especially for our students.
You can read the full review in this week’s The DO. As Dr. Waters thoughtfully puts it:
“…(Ghadimi) provides dozens of heartfelt reflections on what is central to everything we do – the simple act of caring for another person.
I was struck by the unique voice of each one (vignette, essay) even though the subjects are many and varied. …They’re all personal observations, steeped in the experience of a long career in patient care.” READ MORE
WANDERING AND WONDERING
On a hot summer night, a long time ago
I found myself walking across the city to escape the heat.
In the store windows, displays were inviting and mannequins smiling
A shoe store reminded me that I needed a new pair.
A jewelry store displayed only empty boxes of earrings, bracelets and watches.
The shiny goods that exhibited their allure in the day
Were safely locked in the back.
Wandering on, I found myself in an old part of town, ... READ MORE
I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE!
“I am because you are! You are because we are! A person is a person through others.” African Ubuntu proverb.
“Quality of Ubuntu gives people resilience, enabling them to survive and emerge still human despite all efforts to dehumanize them.” Desmond Tutu
Ubuntu makes us aware of our responsibility to others, especially to the vulnerable among us. But perhaps more importantly, makes us aware of our responsibility to the world around us, our environment. The understanding that our very existence depends on the nature around us, as we are an undividable part of each other. ... READ MORE
GATEWAYS OF INFINITY
In the vastness of the West
Among the standing sentinels of rock and stone
Numerous arches, carved by wind and water
Through eons of time, have built gateways
To eternities of space and time itself. ... READ MORE
MERRY-GO-ROUND OF HISTORY
Virgil was horrified, when he was forced out of his home of thirty years, by the government who confiscated it and gave it to retiring politicians and soldiers returning from war.
Though they were a family of farm workers; ... READ MORE
MEANING OF LIFE?
“I am going to venture that the man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures, and acknowledging unity with the universe of things was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization.”
Luther Standing Bear (1868? - 1939)
Oglala Sioux chief
I find it fascinating that such enlightenment filled the mind of many scholars, philosophers, thinkers and intellectuals throughout history. But I don’t think that any of them envisioned that all that thinking and philosophizing would bring us to the world of today... READ MORE
BELONGING
I look out the window at a
fenced area where I once
had a plant nursery.
I nurtured and peddled new trees that
I thought should live here.
But, the weed, vine, and the pine ... READ MORE
A THANKSGIVING PRAYER
Oh Great Creator
Whose voice I hear in the wind and running waters
Whose beauty I see in flowers and the setting sun
Whose breath I feel in all living creatures
Whose warmth I sense in the heart of my children
Myself, my parents and their parents before them. ... MORE MORE
Do you have a different favorite? Share it here.
Note: We now have a new website and it is managed by a new provider. Also on their persistence and that of our publisher, we are now on Facebook. Please visit, share and like us there.
Thank you for your continuous support. Have a wonderful new year.