The joy of living is wrapped up in love and relationship, and we should give thanks for that gift of living, and loving, for being in community, for having a place to worship; in fact, for all that impacts our lives. Laughter and gratitude would to be an ideal combo for us to take away this week … [To read more, click on title]
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Faith and Pharmacy
Today’s Gospel reading has two medical themes: prolonged menstrual bleeding and dying. The words Jesus spoke to the woman with prolonged bleeding, “Your faith has made you whole,” are heart-warming; and they resonate with me because although discoveries in the past hundred years have changed our thoughts about doctors, from potentially being quacks to being miracle workers, I am all too aware that pharmacy can only do so much … [To read more, click on title]
Embrace Thanksgiving
Why don’t we celebrate Thanksgiving in New Zealand? We seem to have bought into Valentine’s Day and Halloween, and all those various Black Friday sales – at least, retail businesses have … oh, wait, there’s my answer: gifts aren’t given at Thanksgiving, so the retailers and media aren’t going to promote it … [To read more, click on title]
Pollyanna Part Two
If pessimism can and should be challenged, is optimism the antidote? Yes … and no. Stating the obvious, it’s a high bar to expect someone of pessimistic disposition just to change up. … And, perversely, a pessimist is likely to feel pretty pessimistic about his/her chances of attaining optimism!
Naïve optimism, pollyannarism, can be damaging too.
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