As we care for people, how deeply are we observing them? Digging beneath the diagnosis to observe the nature of the person and the patterns that presents? My father taught me tough lessons on this...

Imagine if actively coming face to philosophical-face with the concept of your own death brought you more in sync with the things that can make your life, your life right now, more magnificent? 

  Do you know what a loved one will want if they suddenly get really sick? When my mother was told she had six months to live we talked about what she wanted in terms of treatment. In the event tha...