Stop Buying and Start Doing
Dr. Cason on Jun 18th 2008
Leaf Van Boven, an assistant psychology professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, who has studied the topic of happiness and well-being, says that if you really want to be happier you need to stop buying more stuff and start doing more. “An orientation toward life experiences tends to make people happier than an [...]
My Sea Turtle Moment
Dr. Cason on Jun 16th 2008
by artolog Today while diving for the first time I looked up and had an “Aha” moment. There off to my right was a gentle large sea turtle resting on the reef. He turned and looked and slowly made his way around us. I sat in near tears. Turtles are my thing. They have been [...]
Dr. Claudius Conrad and Music in Medicine
Dr. Cason on Jun 14th 2008
This is a continuation from yesterday’s post: The Healing Powers of Music If you didn’t read it go back and listen to Mitsuko Uchida playing Mozart. Or even if you have, go back and listen to her again. She’s amazing. Anyway the fascinating story that followed the melodious music was about Dr. Claudius Conrad, a [...]
The Healing Powers of Music
Dr. Cason on Jun 13th 2008
Yesterday, as I was driving in my car I turned on the radio. I had just come off a busy clinic and needed to calm down. All morning long I moved fast, seeing this wheezing patient first- to get the neb treatment going and then jumping to the next room to exam the newborn and [...]
The Power of Positivity
Dr. Cason on Jun 9th 2008
I drove to work today planning my next post- It was going to be sad and weepy and raw. Which it still probably is but it ends a little better than I thought it would. There are so many things rattling around in my heart right now I just want to get it down. Off [...]
The Value of Old and New Friendships
Dr. Cason on Jun 2nd 2008
I’ve been thinking about friendships a lot lately. Summer is almost here and my fellow Navy families here in Guam are moving in droves! Every time we turn around someone is hugging and crying. When you’re with the military and are uprooted on average every three years it’s easy to feel disconnected. The way you [...]
Why You Should Clean Out Your Bags!
Dr. Cason on May 30th 2008
What’s a quick way to get organized and feel immensely better about your busy life? Clean out your purse or bags or whatever you schlep around day to day! Do you do this regularly? I haven’t been so good at it lately and when I found myself lugging 4 bags around recently I knew it [...]
