by Candyl Eyster | Aug 29, 2016 | blog, monday message, monday motivation
Denmark consistently ranks highly when it comes to happiness and satisfaction with life. One possible explanation for this record level of contentment is a word which characterizes something deeply embedded in their culture. The word is “Hygge” (pronounced...
by Candyl Eyster | Aug 22, 2016 | blog, monday message, monday motivation, Spiritual Care
Do people ever get on your nerves? Rub you the wrong way? Are there people who when you see them in the produce section at the grocery store you duck behind the Campbell’s Soup display? My parents used to have a funny phrase that they would use sometimes,...
by Candyl Eyster | Aug 15, 2016 | blog, monday message, monday motivation, Spiritual Care, spirituality
Simone Weil once wrote, “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” Truer words have never been spoken! What a precious gift it is when we give our loved ones, our colleagues, and the people we serve our undivided and unhurried attention. Let’s...
by Candyl Eyster | Aug 8, 2016 | blog, monday message, Spiritual Care
One of the blessings of working for an organization which serves those who are seriously ill is that we are not sheltered, as much of our culture is, from the reality of sickness and death. This is a blessing because it can shake us out of our complacency and...
by Candyl Eyster | Aug 1, 2016 | inspiration, monday message
Maya Angelou once said, “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” To change, to grow, to achieve mastery in life – these things involve work and sweat and failure and determination. ...
