Gratitude. The dictionary defines gratitude as the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. When I sit and contemplate all of the words I could use to describe 2020, gratitude is probably not one that jumps to the top of the list. At least not immediately. During Thanksgiving, we are all encouraged to take time out of our busy lives to reflect on our good fortunes and to give thanks. Thanks for...
The other day I was rewatching the HBO series Successions. It is a show about the Roy family, the owners of Waystar Roy Co, a global media and hospitality empire. There is a particular scene that has always stood out to me. It is a scene in which one of the sons, Roman, shares his observation on the shift in media and consumption. Roman says, “I was at the book shop the other day and I just started...
Life. 36.2 million. What do life and the number 36.2M (million) have in common? Is it the number of people we will encounter? Is it the number of cells that make up a hair follicle? What if I told you that your life would contain a total of 36.2M minutes? Would you live life differently if you knew you only had a certain amount of time? Would you make different choices? Would you be more present? Would you focus on something...
RadXX. Many of us are familiar with all of the wonderful things that come with the month of October. Cooler weather, the leaves changing color, picking apples, pumpkin patches, hayrides, and the coming of Halloween. What many of you may not be aware of is that it also brings something else that is exciting, valuable, and an opportunity to highlight the many wonderful leaders that are focused on creating and elevating diversity within the medical imaging and imaging...
Earlier this week there was a tweet posted by the infamous RadPac Shakur. In his tweet, he specifically asks the question: Should I start sending my American College of Radiology (ACR) due to El Segundo, CA? (in other words to Radiology Partners) ~RadPac Shakur His question was provocative to some, hit a nerve with others, and made me pause. I paused because the real Tupac would never ask about sending money. Rather, he would make his...
The library. Remember those? In the event, you are too young to remember what a library is here is the definition: "A library is a curated collection of sources of information and similar resources, selected by experts and made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing, often in a quiet environment conducive to study. It provides physical or digital access to material and may be a physical location or a virtual space, or both." I remember my local...
Social contract. A social contract is defined as an agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for the social benefits, as an example, sacrificing an individual's freedom for the protection of the greater community. This week was the first time I traveled on an airline since the beginning of the pandemic in the United States. To be specific, my last flight was to Danville, PA in the middle of March to Geisinger. I was a bit...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I believe many of us are aware of the loss we experienced this weekend. I am not an expert on law, the supreme court, politics, or even feminism. There are plenty of news articles, videos, interviews, books, and movies that you can find to learn more about the life, the trials, the challenges, and the context of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. For me personally, I have my own personal reasons why I think she...
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Yesterday was National Grief Awareness Day. I opened up my Instagram this morning, the day after, saw a post from my friend Jana Buhlmann, and that is how I learned such a day existed. Jana, known as @baldgrrl had a beautiful picture and caption on her page. She wrote an amazing post in which she bears her soul to the world here: A Private Grief. Grief is the pain that accompanies the loss of...