Ray’s Daily
January 11. 2021
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Last week was troubling for me. I don’t know if I will ever fully adjust to my wife and me living apart and I look forward to the time when the antivirus lock down will again allow me to visit her. The violent assault on the capital last week was brutal reminder of how the misled are turned into terrorists and we must do better. In addition to all that the cases of Covid19 in infections and deaths continue to reach new heights. I just do not understand how so many of our citizens flaunt the steps that can minimize the problem.
I will be talking to my wife daily on the phone and be grateful that she is being well taken care of, I will continue to follow the health guidelines, and tomorrow I will be getting vaccinated. I am hopeful that there will be calmer days between now and the inauguration of our new President. I know it will do me no good to fret over what I can’t control.
Here are some thoughts from Angel Chernoff to keep in mind:
5 Daily Reminders that Will Calm Your Mind in 2021
As you begin each day in 2021, be mindful and take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy. Breathe onto the bathroom mirror just to see how amazing your breath looks. When you start a day in a mindful state like this, you can focus more effectively, step into the day on the right foot and carry the momentum forward.
Easier said than done on most days, but practice always helps. So, practice reminding yourself…
1. The problem is rarely the problem—the problem is the incredible amount of over-thinking and over-analyzing you’re doing with the problem.
2. Many people make themselves unhappy simply by finding it impossible to accept life just as it is presenting itself right now. You don’t have to be one of them.
3. Never force anything. Do your best, then let it be. If it’s meant to be, it will be. Don’t hold yourself down with things that are out of your control.
4. Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it. Sometimes what you never wanted or expected turns out to be what you need.
5. RELAX. You are enough. You have enough. You do enough. Inhale. Exhale… let go, and just live right now in the moment.
Again, making these kinds of perspective shifts—thinking better—takes guidance and practice.
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To me, life is a gift, and it’s a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.
Tony Bennett
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The Code of Ethical Behavior for Patients
1. Do not expect your doctor to share your discomfort. Involvement with the patient’s suffering might cause him to lose valuable scientific objectivity.
2. Be cheerful at all times. Your doctor leads a busy and trying life and requires all the gentleness and reassurance he can get.
3. Try to suffer from the disease for which you are being treated. Remember that your doctor has a professional reputation to uphold.
4. Do not complain if the treatment fails to bring relief. You must believe that your doctor has achieved a deep insight into the true nature of your illness, which transcends any mere permanent disability you may have experienced.
5. Never ask your doctor to explain what he is doing or why he is doing it. It is presumptuous to assume that such profound matters could be explained in terms that you would understand.
6. Submit to novel experimental treatment readily. Though the surgery may not benefit you directly, the resulting research paper will surely be of widespread interest.
7. Pay your medical bills promptly and willingly. You should consider it a privilege to contribute, however modestly, to the well-being of physicians and other humanitarians.
8. Do not suffer from ailments that you cannot afford. It is sheer arrogance to contract illnesses that are beyond your means.
9. Never reveal any of the shortcomings that have come to light in the course of treatment by your doctor. The patient-doctor relationship is a privileged one, and you have a sacred duty to protect him from exposure.
10. Never die while in your doctor’s presence or under his direct care. This will only cause him needless inconvenience and embarrassment.
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“Life is something that everyone should try at least once.”
Henry J. Tillman
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A man and woman were having dinner in a fine restaurant.
Their waitress, taking another order at a table a few steps away, suddenly noticed that the man was slowly sliding down his chair and under the table, but the woman acted unconcerned.
The waitress watched as the man slid all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table. Still, the woman appeared calm and unruffled, apparently unaware that her dining companion had disappeared.
The waitress went over to the table and said to the woman, “Pardon me, ma’am, but I think your husband just slid under the table.”
The woman calmly looked up at her and said, “No, he didn’t. He just walked in the door.”
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Marriage means commitment. Of course, so does insanity.
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A four-year-old was showing a little friend the family photos that covered one wall in their basement.
Out of sight, but not out of earshot, her mother overheard her say, “Here’s a picture of my mommy when she was a little girl. I wasn’t there, but people say she used to be nice.”
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I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Agatha Christie
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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