Humanism is the foundation of medicine. This sacred art is altruistic at its core and those drawn to the field of medicine are among the most caring and empathetic people I've had the privilege to meet. A number of longitudinal studies of physicians show that their empathy is at its peak in the early days …
Author: Gregory Hake
Son. Husband. Father. Thinker. Doer.
The Invisible Fence
My in-law's dog wore a path in the grass which exactly follows the line of the invisible fence around their yard. Whether he created the rut in an attempt to explore his escape options or because he sought to maximize his territory I cannot be sure, but the visual has always struck me as a …
The Virtuous Mean
"Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up." Thomas J. Watson Every person you meet has standards. One may shoot for the moon while another might content himself with representing the lowest common denominator, but these relative differences aside, everyone has a standard upon …
A New Health Paradigm
Not too long ago what the world now knows as Western conventional medicine didn't exist. While conventional medicine is a newborn compared to the Eastern systems of medicine, several of which have been in use for many thousands of years, its rapid ascension to becoming an internationally recognized standard is worthy of note. Three advances …
Subtler Ways
Subtler Ways by Gregg Hake I asked my steed to lift me high, "Collect yourself, give it a try!" He weaved and bobbed and said "I shan't" I bid him more, he said "I can't." So once again another day We exercised in subtler ways. And once the balances were set To my delight he …
Fools Rush In
A recent article on a relatively new phenomenon called seabed mining caught my attention yesterday. New discoveries in marine geology have led to a gold rush at the bottom of the ocean, a frenzied search which will likely never be tempered by a careful analysis of its side effects. There's gold in them thar waters …
The Test of Time
Never before in human history has such a concentrated release of creative expression occurred in such as short time as in the American experience. Unparalleled technological advances, scientific breakthroughs, athletic dominance, military and commercial superiority just to name a few, all in the space of two and some odd centuries. As is so often the …
The Bee’s Knees
Some life lessons come packaged in an instant. They're the sort that you miss if you blink. I had a "funny in hindsight" moment on a mountain bike ride last weekend and as brief as the moment was, its implications keep expanding like one of those kid's dinosaur sponges that grow to many times their …
Make us a king!
Those who initially think you can do no wrong are the most likely to eventually think you can do nothing right. These are the two-sides of the coin of any elected leadership position. In the vacuum created by people who refuse to mature into responsible adulthood, children in adult bodies set out to find someone …
Latent Advantages
My brother-in-law's chain broke during our mountain bike ride yesterday morning. It happened at the far end of a 5 1/2 mile trail and we unfortunately did not have a spare master link with us, so he had to hoof it up the hills and coast down. Rather than curse his misfortune, he took the …
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