by Deborah Bayer | Jun 29, 2023 | Effective Communication, Resilience
In Buddhism, there is a middle path. Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, was born into a life of indulgence. Later in his life, he practiced extreme asceticism and deprivation. When he sat meditating under the Bodhi tree, he became enlightened, and he found a...
by Deborah Bayer | Jun 8, 2023 | Resilience
Some of the worst times in my life have turned out to be the impetus for some of the best times. When I was diagnosed with cancer, I examined my choices in a close way. I didn’t make a lot of changes immediately, but I planted seeds that led to improvement in my...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 20, 2019 | Resilience
Finding the Silver Lining Some of the worst times in my life have turned out to be the impetus to begin some of the best times in my life. When I was diagnosed with cancer, I stopped to examine my life in a close way. Although I didn’t make a lot of changes...
by Deborah Bayer | May 31, 2016 | Resilience
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a while. I made a public commitment to post monthly, and a private commitment to post twice a month. I succeeded for three months, then I fell off my schedule. I could say that life got in the way. That’s believable for a...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 22, 2016 | Resilience
This week, our hospital again held Schwartz Center Rounds. The topic was organ donation, and we discussed the families of the donors, the pride in the legacy of passing life onto others through death. We discussed the unbearable waiting for the transplant recipients...
by Deborah Bayer | Mar 25, 2016 | Resilience
Here’s a paradox. People actually respect you more if you say no to them. Well, actually they respect the fact that you know your goals and are willing to fight for the resources to accomplish them. I’m at a phase in my career when I want to cut back on clinical...
