Focusing on the whole of us, not just our pain: initial thoughts from the San Diego Pain Summit

This past weekend I attended the first annual San Diego Pain Summit and I can’t even begin to put into a cohesive string of words all that I am thinking, nor can I come close to formulating into a single blog post all that I learned during the course of three days of thought-provoking presentations from a stellar line-up of speakers. On top

I want to tell you a story

The last month in Colorado has been incredible, and incredibly healing for me. The mountains, the crisp air, the river, the trees, and the sky – oh the sky! – a sky that surrounds you and dwarfs you and makes you think differently about the world – the universe – and our place within it. It’s grand. It’s awesome. It’s inspiring.

Boredom and wonder, we could use more of both

Remember how awe-some childhood was? How the simplest things could capture your attention, ignite your imagination, and fill you with a sense of awe and wonder? How you could entertain yourself for hours with nothing more than a couple props (usually crafted by your own hands) and your own creativity? Something lost We lose that sense of wonder somewhere along