Playing Doctor

My 10 year old daughter and her 9 year old cousin told me they were playing doctor.

To tell you the truth, I had no idea what they were playing. Could have been investment banker, lawyer, or professor.

When I walked in the room, my daughter was on a laptop. And my niece was sitting in a chair on the other side of the room.

I gulped.

Is this what children think that medicine is? That there is no "laying of the hands"?
That the computer is replacing the stethoscope as the identifying instrument?

I am a champion of technology and medicine.  I love it. That is certainly not the issue here.
What I am worried about is children learning to love medicine for what it is: connecting with people.

It is about listening, looking, and asking one more question. It is about trust, and bonding, and empathy.
It is not about clicking a box on a laptop to get to the next screen.

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Sara

What is your theme for 2014?

I am not a fan of the word "resolutions". To me it means that I have already under performed, and I need to react to that by completing a resolution (I am sorry, I will do it better this year). There is a certain amount of guilt attached. When looking up the words, it translates into "a firm decision to start an action to solve a problem". It's like starting the year in a ditch.

So my new vision is to have a theme for the year. My theme for 2014 is Confidence. If you know me, you would raise your eyebrow as high as you could on your forehead and say, "Aren't you good with that?"

I want to be confident is all areas of my life. As a leader of my business, as a therapist to my clients, as a speaker at a national spa conference, as an author, as a mother, and to myself.

I want to be confident in my body, confident in the choices I make, and the relationships I make.

I have explored this idea with others who have come up with their own themes: Patience, Breath, Trust, Progress, Quality.

I encourage you to think of what your theme is for 2014. Please share it with me below in the comments.