Book Notes, & Embarrassing Myself With A Poem

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

     From my research notebook!  Apparently jotted down in 2010 as I took notes for the DC Black-Jewish cooperation tours I was creating.

My mouth longs to glide

over poem and song.

To wrap my tongue

around each word.

To caress the hips

of every letter.

To kiss the liquid sounds

savoring each syllable.

     What I found in my research notes, btw, was interesting, but I have no where to put this interesting bit of information that is too small to write up as an article, given that I don’t even know whether or not I finished reading this book:   “On P.  5 of his 2005 book Creating Diversity Capital: Transnational Migrants in Montreal, Washington, and Kyiv, Blair Ruble mentions something that he calls  “Pragmatic Pluralism” and says that every city needs to have a large  tolerance for diversity, which expands that city’s ability to adapt…

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Don’t complain, Don’t explain

Anita's Perspectives on Life

In our family’s realm, where hearts unite,

Generations mingle, like stars in the night.

With varied views and thoughts held dear,

We cherish the bond that draws us near.

Let us weave a rule, a gentle decree,

That honors our differences, sets us free.

We will never complain, never explain,

And enter the serene autumn of our life.

Respecting the wisdom of those who came before,

And embracing the dreams of those who explore.

Let’s forge a path where opinions may clash,

But love remains constant, an unyielding flash.

For strength lies not in sameness alone,

But in the harmonious chorus, we’ve known.

Let tolerance be our guiding light,

With empathy, understanding, always in sight.

Kindness begets bonds that never fade,

And bridges the gaps where opinions are laid.

With open hearts, let’s listen and learn,

The young and the old, the meek and the stern.

May our diverse personalities…

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Marii Freire

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Hoje eu acordei com os sonhos cheios de bagagem. Uma vida inteira precisa ter muitos sonhos. Todavia, você precisa saber selecioná- los para que na hora de procurar no meio daquela tralha toda,saber exatamente onde encontrar aquele que faz a vida valer o oxigênio que você respira.

Marii Freire

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Imagem & criação: Marii Freire/ Pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!

Santarém, Pá 27 de maio de 2023

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Using Medical Services Wisely

CRAIN'S COMMENTS

Dr. Leslie Kernisan has a new post out in her “Better Health While Aging” series regarding regarding issues that seniors may have in dealing with emergency rooms or urgent care.(1) Part of her story involves a pelvic fracture from a fall that went undetected during an Emergency Room visit.

It’s a good and certainly worth reading, but it illustrates three more general points about health care that can impact people of all ages.

  1. Benchmarking: Even if insurance doesn’t require it, insurance companies prefer that you have a doctor who sees you regularly, also known as a primary care physician. The doctor may not remember details about you from visit to visit, but he/she will have detailed notes about your health at the last visit and can compare how you were then to how you are now. That’s called benchmarking and without it important changes in your body can go…

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