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 Kim Snarr | Aug 2, 2016 | Community, Donations, hospice care, integrative medicine, palliative care, physicians, Spiritual Care, volunteers
Bonnie Wismer smiles when hand delivered an arrangement of fresh pastel flowers at her home. She and many other patients cared for by Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health, have enjoyed this gesture of kindness carried out by our staff on behalf of the Random...
by Candyl Eyster | Jul 18, 2016 | inspiration, Sin categorizar, Spiritual Care
So much of our suffering stems from either resisting an unavoidable unpleasant reality or trying to cling to something pleasant which is ephemeral. Consider these lines from poet, William Blake. He who binds to himself...
by Candyl Eyster | Feb 22, 2016 | inspiration, monday message, Spiritual Care
There are many things which are outside our circle of influence. Many concerns on a local, national, and global level which we may have limited ability to impact. Try as we might, it is sometimes impossible to even change the behavior of those closest to us. There...
