The search for happiness What is happiness anyway? The creator of Snoopy had a great answer… “Happiness is a warm puppy.” ― Charles M. Schulz Some people might not agree. In fact, happiness has been the subject of philosophers, economists and psychologists. Is happiness a philosophical concept or an...
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Do nurses eat their young? Renee Thompson asks. The answer may surprise you. “Nurses know we eat our young. Some nurses think it’s good to “toughen up” the new nurses. In reality it’s not. It decreases confidence and competence. “ Renee Thompson, nurse, author, educator and advocate for workplace change, is making it her...
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Roll Out Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Researchers, especially epidemiologists, look for patterns. And they found patterns when they looked at the places where people are most likely to get cancer. They found that there is more cancer in people living in higher latitudes, that is, closer to the arctic. So they started thinking and figuring out this...
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Theobroma cacao tree and Chocolate? There’s a tree producing melon-like fruit that contains between 20 and 30 beans. Believe it or not, those beans become some of the most savored, delicious, creamy, decadent food known to man. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz The tree producing...
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The Sami people of Northern Scandinavia and Russia have over 180 words for snow and ice. Linguists and anthropologists talk about the evolution of a language as tied to ideas and needs that are most crucial to those who speak it. Our basic needs are food, water, shelter and sharing. When reading patient blogs, what Ernest Hemingway says about...
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