Author: Paula
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Patience, and the role of the Pharmacist
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The ScenarioToday I walked over to Walgreen’s to get a refill on a prescription. I could call it in, but I’ll be honest that I often forget to bring my prescription refill number, and since we have the luxury of having Walgreen’s across the street from the office, I just…
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A New Era of Hope
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There seems to be a new age of social entrepreneurs and social change on the horizon. This involves citizens and big companies encouraging and enabling change at the individual level. What’s amazing is that these causes have found ways to involve individuals in ways that are new – from an…
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Friday of Music and Levity
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I found this picture today on Flickr and loved it. I love her look of determination, of near innocence, of spirit. levitationOriginally uploaded by Olivia Bee I also found this music, its David Berkeley.
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A small write up in “Journeys”
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The retreat planning team I work with was founded a few years ago by Sister Michelle L’Allier, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota. She is an amazing, inspiring woman, with a great passion for retreat work and other ministry. We were sad to have her return…
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The beach!
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This weekend we are taking care of my sister’s dog, Joseph. In a little bit, we are going to take this young critter over to the beach at Half Moon Bay. He LOVES the beach, in a way that is so endearing. Here’s a picture that my mom took of…
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“Hope” or “Hate”
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The other day I was sitting at a stop light and noticed two cars, each with a bumper sticker: Car One: If you surrender to HATE you’ve already LOST Care Two: Got Hope? I was really struck by the two vastly different mindsets these stickers call upon. And what an…
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The hand you’re dealt
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I finished reading The Shack on our way back from Maui. It was a strangely long trip, so I had plenty of time. At first glance, I was certain it was the kind of book that I would not like. The back cover states that the book is about the…
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“Accepting all offers” – or one of the things I learned in Improv
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In Improv, one of the cardinal rules is that when you’re playing with others, you accept every offer that comes your way. Meaning, if you are in a scene and someone names you “Aunt Beatrice,” well then you play Aunt Beatrice for the duration. If someone says “how’s the gout?”…
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Face to face with new heroes
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A long time ago (well maybe it was in 1995), I stood in line at the Virgin Megastore in San Francisco to see one of my heroes, Boy George. He was doing a book signing for his autobiography, “Take it Like a Man.” He was gracious. He was beautiful. I…