Nov 28, 2021 | Essential Learning Center
Dear Raffi, On October 17, 2020, while standing alone outside of the Ryan Veterinary Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania, I received the news that our time together would be unexpectedly cut short. The diagnosis was metastasized oral melanoma and they gave you...
Jun 21, 2020 | Essential Learning Center, Monthly Musings
What do I do in this moment? What do I say in this moment? How can I best engage in this moment? How should I be in this moment? Who am I in this moment? We all know what is transpiring in our country and in our world. After spending more than eleven weeks in...
Apr 21, 2020 | Essential Learning Center, Monthly Musings
We are just a few weeks in and we are all settled into our new (temporary) reality. While the daily routine looks different for everyone, there are common threads in this human experience. Those of us who are not on the front lines of the health care crisis or the...
Mar 31, 2020 | Essential Learning Center, Life Musings, Self-discovery
There is so much fear, and perhaps rightfully so, about COVID-19. And, what if… If we subscribe to the philosophy that life is always working out for us, that there is an intelligence far greater than humans at work… That all is interconnected. What if… the virus is...
Feb 15, 2020 | Essential Learning Center, Purposeful Engagement, Strengths and Values
Over the past several years, I have deepened my understanding of the profound impact that having meaningful conversations can have on members of a family. The “philanthropy” conversation, the one about engaging in the larger world, opens up dialogue and creates...
Jan 18, 2020 | Essential Learning Center, Purposeful Engagement
My suitcase lay open, half packed, on the floor. There is so much more to pack and I seem to be running out of time. How did I take so much away on vacation with me and why am I finding it difficult to corral all of my possessions- mostly clothes— into this one...
