Friday, May 21, 2021
Friday, February 21, 2020
The PHOENIX FORTH TO FLY
The PHOENIX FORTH TO FLY
Don't Be Afraid To Make Mistakes
Don't Be Afraid To Follow Your Passion
Don't Be Afraid To Follow Your Grit
Don't Take Things Too Personally,
People Can Say The Nastiest Things
Don't Take Things Too Personally,
People Can Say The Nastiest Things
Though, Easier Said Than Done
Accept Yourself As You Are
Of Course, With So-Called Faults And All
You Have Nothing To Prove To Anyone
Fear Is The Great Inhibitor
Love Is The Great Unifier
Through - Trial & Error,
We Learn To Be Wise.
ENJOY!
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The PAUL H. STORY
HOW I SEE THE
ZEN HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS at
LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL
by PAUL HENDRICKSON
RESIDENT S3
LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL
ZEN HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS at
LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL
by PAUL HENDRICKSON
RESIDENT S3
LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL
---Then
Geoff said about 4 or 5 paragraphs! Still, I heard myself answer,
''Yes! That should be no problem.'' I think that the gift of naivete may
be my greatest gift. At least I have that going for me. And...NOT to
be taken lightly is the Zen Volunteers ability to understand and
forgive. Above and beyond everything...we have honesty. I've noticed
that The Zen Volunteers and myself do aspire to honesty.
---I
have been involved with Laguna Honda Hospital since June 20, 2002.
Until then, I had barely heard the name and knew nothing at all about
it. I had a stroke on June 2, 2002 and had been in SFGH for about
three weeks. Now I was at Laguna Honda Hospital for Rehabilitation.
---I'm going to rewind a bit here. I
had had a life changing realization in October of 1976. I very viably realized
that ''Life and Living Is All About Love.'' I heard those words before from my
Catholic upbringing...but, this night I heard everything, differently. The nutshell version is that I went from ACCEPTING that statement to be true, with every bit of blind faith
imaginable, to UNDERSTANDING in October of 1976 what that may, actually, mean. It went from just ACCEPTING to NOW, ALSO, UNDERSTANDING what LOVE (to an extent) IS. The word APPRECIATION (of existence) was NOW a brand new animal.
---To
backpedal a bit further...my birth in 1951, left me missing four fingers on
my left-hand. I was, also, born with a heart murmur that would,
probably, need an operation by age five. Long-story-short,
I didn't get the operation, but was psychologically imprisoned by my hand. Long-Story-Short...again, I learned that self-acceptance was in fact the life changer I received in 1976 and how self-acceptance makes a huge difference in one's life. The more one is in denial, the greater the revelation needed to get back to the zero point. I went through many, many situations to get to where I am today. I see self-acceptance to be much akin to Christ's death on the cross, Buddha's enlightenment, rebirth, attaining Krishna consciousness and/or the change that most religions speak of. It is the going from a selfish (unresurrected) to a more selfless (resurrected) self.
---To me....the Zen Volunteers provide what I see as one of the most necessary 'cogs in the wheel' at Laguna Honda. They seem to be one of the much needed psychological reset buttons (to life and living) we have for the residents. I was president of the Residents' Council from 2004 - 08. I went to many staff meetings. My recommendation, before I knew anything about the Zen Hospice Project at LHH, described a big part of what the Zen Volunteers do. Because of their friendships with the residents, the Zen Volunteers are great sounding boards...helping those residents who need it (which includes almost everyone) to see life more realistically and to get back to the zero point in their lives. Through this friendship they are able to help some of the residents who partake in the presence of the volunteers, be more accepting of their plight and why they are residents at LHH in the first place.
I didn't get the operation, but was psychologically imprisoned by my hand. Long-Story-Short...again, I learned that self-acceptance was in fact the life changer I received in 1976 and how self-acceptance makes a huge difference in one's life. The more one is in denial, the greater the revelation needed to get back to the zero point. I went through many, many situations to get to where I am today. I see self-acceptance to be much akin to Christ's death on the cross, Buddha's enlightenment, rebirth, attaining Krishna consciousness and/or the change that most religions speak of. It is the going from a selfish (unresurrected) to a more selfless (resurrected) self.
---To me....the Zen Volunteers provide what I see as one of the most necessary 'cogs in the wheel' at Laguna Honda. They seem to be one of the much needed psychological reset buttons (to life and living) we have for the residents. I was president of the Residents' Council from 2004 - 08. I went to many staff meetings. My recommendation, before I knew anything about the Zen Hospice Project at LHH, described a big part of what the Zen Volunteers do. Because of their friendships with the residents, the Zen Volunteers are great sounding boards...helping those residents who need it (which includes almost everyone) to see life more realistically and to get back to the zero point in their lives. Through this friendship they are able to help some of the residents who partake in the presence of the volunteers, be more accepting of their plight and why they are residents at LHH in the first place.
---On a very necessary level, the Zen Volunteers are a bunch of astute individuals ...with their feet planted firmly on the ground who sit and talk with the patients at the hospital. Their basic motto seems to be to listen to the resident and provide what is within their abilities to provide as to what they find necessary to provide that enhances the life of the resident. Most often it's a much needed friendship in the patients hour of need. In some cases they bring a certain order to a much chaotic viewpoint that some of residents have. I, personally, wish the project was hospital-wide as most of the patients at LHH could/would benefit from their interaction. I consider myself to be very fortunate to have a friendship of sorts with many of the Zen Volunteers who come to Laguna Honda Hospital. Be Well.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
ARE YOU ''GOOD ENOUGH?''
GOOD ENOUGH?
---Of course, you are good enough. There is no one better than you...but, also, no one worse. Everyone, in reality, is just who they are.
---We are made up of many things. We may possess talents that others do not...but, then again, I am sure there are talents that exist that we DON'T have.
---When we are jealous of someone, or someone is jealous of us...we are usually speaking of the fact that he/she may possess an attribute or talent we wish we had. My advice would be to figure out what it exactly is you are looking for and how one would go about having that. Then you could then work toward having it...ALSO.
---I think it is important to list the things you may want, and list the things you may need. I would suggest you pick and choose, carefully, because I'll bet that a lot of things one thinks he/she needs would fall into the, ''I THINK, I need category,'' and really just be things that you prefer or want. (Most NEEDS fall into the food, clothing and shelter, realm.)
---When one has his needs straightened out, his wants and preferences are much more realistic. One may discover that the pony that was much needed at one time...is really not so much of a priority.
---To sum it all up - people may have cultivated different tastes and we must honor that. But, we realize that most of us are, basically, the same, like a basic computer...it is just the different add-ons, that account for much of the reasons for our differences. ''One man's meat may still be someones poison.'' Take Care!
OLDIE/GOODIE!
---Of course, you are good enough. There is no one better than you...but, also, no one worse. Everyone, in reality, is just who they are.
---We are made up of many things. We may possess talents that others do not...but, then again, I am sure there are talents that exist that we DON'T have.---When we are jealous of someone, or someone is jealous of us...we are usually speaking of the fact that he/she may possess an attribute or talent we wish we had. My advice would be to figure out what it exactly is you are looking for and how one would go about having that. Then you could then work toward having it...ALSO.
---I think it is important to list the things you may want, and list the things you may need. I would suggest you pick and choose, carefully, because I'll bet that a lot of things one thinks he/she needs would fall into the, ''I THINK, I need category,'' and really just be things that you prefer or want. (Most NEEDS fall into the food, clothing and shelter, realm.)
---When one has his needs straightened out, his wants and preferences are much more realistic. One may discover that the pony that was much needed at one time...is really not so much of a priority.
---To sum it all up - people may have cultivated different tastes and we must honor that. But, we realize that most of us are, basically, the same, like a basic computer...it is just the different add-ons, that account for much of the reasons for our differences. ''One man's meat may still be someones poison.'' Take Care!
OLDIE/GOODIE!
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