Category Archives: Happiness

The Summer Day

Posted on 05/24/2021 by Jorge Medico

With the speed of hummingbird wings, the days are flying by, and it’s once again a Poetry Monday. Summer has not yet officially arrived, but with our temperatures today expected to be 92… The Summer Day(with gratitude to Holy) Who … Continue reading →

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How Do You Justify Your Life?

Posted on 05/05/2021 by Jorge Medico

When I was considerably younger, I had a circle of friends who would get together once a month, and discuss items relevant to our lives at the time. Each meeting would start off with a question – “How do you … Continue reading →

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Careers and Life

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Jorge Medico

Medicine makes a lot of demands on those who chose to follow its calling. For most, the personal sacrifices are an unavoidable price that has to be paid. For others, the long hours provide an acceptable excuse for avoiding some … Continue reading →

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Where We Choose to Spend Our Golden Years

Posted on 04/28/2021 by Jorge Medico

“Old age” promises Robert Browning, “will the last of life for which the first is made.” However, I, as a physician, see from those who are experiencing their golden years that it appears to be filled with most of the … Continue reading →

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On The Beach

Posted on 02/22/2021 by Jorge Medico

Yes, Monday has again arrived, the last one in February. Time for a little contemplation, and another offering from the Poem of the Week. Be well, enjoy! I was near the water’s shifting edge, standing in a temporary pool left … Continue reading →

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Desire

Posted on 02/17/2021 by Jorge Medico

The spring edition of the Wall Street Journal Magazine has a column in which six luminaries are asked to weigh in on a single topic. The chosen topic, given the proximity of the issue to Valentine’s Day, was “desire”. Before … Continue reading →

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Jorge Medico

Language reveals a great deal about a culture. Given the centrality of snow in their lives, it should not come as a surprise that for those natives living above the Arctic Circle, there are over 230 different words to describe … Continue reading →

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Tough Break

Posted on 12/21/2020 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back to Poetry Monday. As we scurry about preparing for the Christmas holiday (unlike any we had before), here is an opportunity to pause, take a deep breath, and relax for a moment. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas! … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on 10/19/2020 by Jorge Medico

Travel provides a perspective – what we find, what we left behind. It’s Monday, so it must be time for another poem to continue this theme. Hope you are all surviving the vicissitudes of this pandemic life. perspective home for … Continue reading →

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What Should I Do With My Life?

Posted on 10/16/2020 by Jorge Medico

What Should I Do With My Life? We are living through hard times, perhaps the hardest that many of us have experienced.  It is during times like these that people are most likely willing to change the course of their … Continue reading →

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