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Entries for month: September 2010
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Sep 17
Two weeks ago, I took my mom, Sally Ann Mehl,
to a birthday party at my cousin’s house. We ate eggplant parm and ice
cream cake. My mom was as happy as she looks in this photo. One week
later, we discovered she has an incurable form of liver cancer and we’re
told she has only three weeks to live at most.
Sep 10
This month, I am meeting up with a group of coaches to share notes on our respective practices and to collaborate. And it got me thinking about “community” and what it means to have a support group.
In the early 1960’s researchers found that a small town in Pennsylvania, called Roseto, had a rate of heart disease much lower than the national 
average. It also seemed more resistant to ulcers and senility. After searching for the reason, they concluded that the magic ingredient was a sense of community. Research has confirmed this. Doctors have found that relationships improve the health of people suffering from heart disease and that the lives of cancer patients are prolonged by support groups. Other benefits are more subtle - such as feelings of self-worth and dignity. Without support, life can seem like a constant battleground. That’s why Live community is vital for our own survival.
Sep 3
This past week I heard a song playing in Starbucks that stopped me in my tracks. At first I couldn’t quite place it, but then I quickly recognized the voice of James Maddock, a terrifically gifted singer/songwriter
that I’ve known for years here in New York. He even played at my birthday party once. But hearing him on the radio like this for the first time literally gave me goose bumps. “Ah,” I thought to myself. “He’s arrived!”
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