[Exploring Life] The hospice palliative care movement is designed to provide end-of-life or terminal care for people who are in the final stage of life. This form of care is not designed to bring about a cure, nor is the focus to concentrate on prolonging a life through medical intervention. The purpose of hospice palliative [...]
May 10, 2013 1 Comment
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Money, Meaning, and the Aging Population
[Exploring Life] A large proportion of our lifetime is focused on earning money as a means to ensure our survival in society. In order to earn an income we participate in some form of work. This participation in the workforce is commonly viewed as “a contribution” to the economic growth of our society. The distribution [...]
April 25, 2013 3 Comments
The Nature of Grief
[Exploring Life] The death of a loved one transfigures the ways in which we create a sense of meaning and purpose in life. In the aftermath of a significant loss, we suddenly find ourselves in a painful and unfamiliar emotional terrain; every breath we take is imbued with the felt-meaning of grief and bereavement. The [...]
April 19, 2013 3 Comments
Dark Night of the Soul – 1
[Exploring Life] Preface: Quite a while ago I wrote a series of articles that offered a creative interpretation of St John of Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul. I have since discovered that this series of entries has been quoted by other writers, for example THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL by Dr. D. W. [...]
April 11, 2013 6 Comments
Aging in Balance
[Exploring Life] Balance is the art of cultivating equilibrium throughout the confluence of everyday life. Physical balance is our primary means for promoting strength, flexibility, posture, vigour, energy, and endurance in our body. Mental balance is our means to foster awareness, perceptual acuity, contemplation, and concentration. Spiritual balance is a solitary journey into the realm [...]
