In the footsteps of the late cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien, I want to share some thoughts on aging through the second half of life. As my 60th birthday approaches this year, I have been struck by people’s aghast reactions to my age when I tell them how old I’ll be…

“The more a man’s life is shaped by the collective norm, the greater is his individual immorality.” ~Carl Jung I’m not alone in reeling from the fragmentation we are feeling and witnessing in our country. How did we lose our kindness and our connection to one another and accept beliefs…

I have been thinking so much about the signs of our times. As one who has always been an ‘out of the box thinker, I find myself looking for meaning and precision about the state of our country and the state of the world. Is there some meaning to be…

Since January of 2020, when the earliest recorded cases presented in the US, we have lost 600,000+ lives to this virus. The estimated global death toll is more than 4.12 million (as of July, 2021). Thankfully, mRNA vaccines have greatly reduced the transmission of nascent Sars-CoV2, offering those who are…

December 2020 heralded the release of the COVID19 vaccine. It was released at an unprecedented speed after a clinical trial demonstrated its efficacy. The vaccine was shown to be 95% effective in protecting humans against the COVID19 virus. Many in the public are skeptical about this vaccine. I would like…

I am an internist in private practice in a community west of Milwaukee, and my commitment as a physician is to keep my patients and community safe and healthy. I have worked hard throughout the pandemic, to learn everything I can about COVID19, have helped my patients stay healthy, greatly…

“Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” ~His Holiness, The Dalai Lama XIV If there is anything I’ve learned this year, it is that life is full of uncertainty. Yet there are some certainties that we can all agree upon: a) If we are born…