Thoughts on Transitioning in Life

Dr. Rob shares his reflections on a friends’ brothers death and transitions in life.

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This is Dr. Rob sharing some words and thoughts on the passing, on the transition, on the journey of a friends brother. I don’t know this brother, but I am connected to him as all of us are. All created from the same seed, the same energy of the universe from all things, for we are all one, all one in the universe. And as I see it God directs all things. Read more

Life is like a bank account

This story is about a 92 year old, petite, well-poised and proud lady. She is fully dressed each morning by eight, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind. She is moving to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight year old having just been presented with a new puppy.

“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room yet. Just wait.” “That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t Read more

Just for fun, remembering childhood joys

As adults, we often get so caught up in “grown up” business that we can forget how to have pure fun. This isn’t the kind of fun that comes from doing a specific kind of activity or being in a specific mood for fun. Rather, this is the fun born from the state of pure being. You see this kind of fun in small children who are so busy being fully present to their lives and in their own bodies that the glow of fun radiates from them just because they are alive: the delight that flashes across the eyes of a child who discovers that water flows with the turn of the tap knob or the squeal of pleasure from a young baby whose tongue is being tickled by cold Read more

The Day My Grandfather Took Off His Patent Leather Pumps

As I look back on my life with great affection for certain people. Of all the people I remember with gratitude, my grandfather stands out. He was a man of great dignity and reserve. Read more