Inspiration By Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH I have a game, of sorts, I play with my grandchildren. When they are getting all wound up with excitement, out of the blue I will ask them, “What’s the most important thing you will be doing today?” They smile because I have asked them this question many times over their young lives. […]

 “I Don’t Have Time to Unplug!” By: Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH Remember this guy? He’s the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, and he’s always late and in a rush. How many of us can relate? I often hear the phrase, “I don’t have time to unplug.” What that means when we say this is that we’re surrendering to […]

How Many Times Today Did You Feel In a Rush? By: Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH  How many times today did you feel rushed?  How often do you worry?  We tend to pride ourselves on how much we can accomplish at warp speed, while juggling several tasks, simultaneously. Technology and societal values delude us into believing we are indeed effectively […]

How Forgiveness Heals the Forgiver By: Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH It happens all the time – Your crazy uncle makes an embarrassing remark about you during a family reunion and gives away a secret. A guy in a big SUV cuts you off because he’s too busy talking on the cell phone to notice you were right there. Your boss […]

Forgiveness   By: Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH  “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.”   ~ Nelson Mandela (on Forgiveness)  Longitudinal studies in Alameda and Tecumseh, as well as in Scandinavia and Japan, have clearly established […]

Finding What Gives You Purpose By: Dr. Roger Landry “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”    ~Dr. Albert Schweitzer Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were a signpost that clearly defines what direction to […]

Bringing Calmness to Any Situation By: Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH Silence is a source of great strength.   ~Lao Tzu In the Standford University publication, “Compassion’s Curative Power,” Emma Seppala, PhD and associate director of Stanford School of Medicine’s The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), shares that most of us are “wired for empathy,” and states: “Whenever we look […]