‍“Sometimes you have to step outside of the person you’ve been, and remember the person you were meant to be.”— Unknown‍‍ ‍

‍“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.”— Brené Brown

‍“Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.” - Unknown

“When you receive, you are giving someone the joy of giving.” – Unknown

‍“What I realize (and our patients will never know), what they don’t teach in medical school is how to really take a vacation.”  Pam Lenkov, MD

‍“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis

“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” – Victor Borge

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen …. Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world.”  Brene Brown (The Gifts of Imperfection) 

“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday and avoiding today.” – Wayner Dyer, EdD and bestselling author

“Strong relationships require both care and candor.” – Kim Scott, author

“Psychological safety and courage are simply two sides of the same immensely valuable coin.  Both are – and will continue to be – needed in a complex and uncertain world.”  Amy Edmondson, PhD

“Sabbath time is time off the treadmill of production. It is time to rest, reflect, and restore.” – Wayne Muller, Author

“Leaders who do not find ways to replenish themselves and their people will inevitably create cultures of depletion.” - Margaret J. Wheatley, EdD, author

“A threshold is not a boundary to be defended, but a space to be entered.” – John O’Donohue

“Words create worlds.”  – Attributed to many  “New worlds demand new words.”  – Me

“What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself." – Desiderius Erasmus

“To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.”  — Stephen R. Covey

“Sanctuary is wherever I find safe space to regain my bearings, reclaim my soul, heal my wounds, and return to the world as a wounded healer. It’s not merely about finding shelter from the storm: it’s about spiritual survival.”
— Parker J. Palmer, PhD, Author

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” — Helen Keller