Happy Holidays
Greetings from the holiday paradise at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, my favorite ‘office’
I recently saw a patient brought here complete with stretcher, IV tubes and bags, attendant and family. They sat by the cascading water surrounded by tropical plants, breathing in the sweet moist oxygen-filled air: resting, finding relief, feeling most human and almost normal, adding nature’s healing to the handiwork of the doctors, nurses, and technicians.
The staff, too, come here regularly for lunch, to read, to meet a colleague, a friend, or a student. Each one of us relaxes here briefly, feeling whole and refreshed, so we can go on gifting our minds, hearts, and hands in service.
May all your gifts and giving nourish you and yours. May the wonder of the natural world fill you with awe, delight, and the hope to carry on. Wishing you adventures and abundant blessings in the New Year!