Interesting article on experiencing grief at a young age and how it affects one in adulthood.
The article, “Tragedy, magical thinking, and the lasting impact of grief” by Geraldine de Brit looks at a tragic loss of her mother and sibling in an accident and how she felt and adapted through the years.
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The article states,
“Even now, 42 years later, this event still has the ability to feel unreal, like it must have been a mistake and I ask myself, “ how could it have happened? How could I not have seen them in all this time?” In such moments it can even feel like they might still come back, like I am leading an interim life until they do.”
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The title of this blog, the “Joy of Receiving” may surprise a few at first but the role a Christian plays in accepting something is as important in the role they play in giving. We have heard the phrase, “it is truly better to give than to receive” but like all reciprocal relationships, there needs to a proper balance.
If one only takes, then obviously one can detect a clear selfish individual who preys upon the generosity of others. If one only takes, then they are unable to share, or help others in life. These individuals tend to be more materialistic and greed filled. They feel no need to share their talents, or share their gifts to others. They care very little for the poor or others in need. The thought of making someone’s else day a better day through a simple generous gesture is beyond their comprehension. Ultimately, they are unable to experience the reciprocity of love because they only take. I feel many of the Biblical warnings of greed and selfishness address their spiritual deficiencies.
And yet upon the opposite spectrum, while the Christian who only gives truly sees the more spiritual path, they must also learn to occasionally take with joy as well. If they do not learn to accept or take, then first, how can they ever accept the greatest gift of all, redemption? Jesus Christ gave us the ultimate gift through his death and we must accept this gift without hesitation if we are to have salvation.
In this reality, love is a reciprocal act. It is not poached through greed or selfishness but mutual self-giving. Love is a reciprocal action of mutual giving and receiving. In this reality, a Christian must not only give, but also be able to receive. This is critical to understand if one is to understand love and its relational status.
Love is recipocal and involves giving but also receiving for it to be able to function
Those who tend to the extreme of only giving, fail to experience the love of being accepted, being loved and given something special, but they also fail to allow others to experience the same joy of giving they experience. Sometimes even the saintly fail in this category. They are very dismissive to receive from another out of an over religious zeal of unworthiness. At the other extreme, some may feel the obligation to give and give out of a sense of duty and when that duty is challenged, their pride is hurt.
Jesus taught us the opposite. He gave completely but when the times came, he permitted others the joy of giving. We see this clearly when the women at the house cleaned his feet with the most previous oils. We also see it at his birth, when the Magi brought the three precious gifts.
As Christians, we must have a balanced spiritual life. We must give as Christ gave, but we must also allow others to experience the joy of giving as well. This means letting go of possible pride, or false unworthiness and accept gifts with Christian joy. In doing so, we balance the reciprocity of love and allow others to experience the gift of giving itself. We must learn to accept gifts, the way we accept Christ’s ultimate gift on the cross with love. In doing so, we will better be able to share in the reciprocity of love that is both giving and accepting.
Good article on dealing with stress at work and navigating through it with your team. Reducing stress is critical in Stress Management and can be used in the professional setting to calm employees and increase productivity. Please click here to learn more about stress reduction.
The article, How To Negotiate With Your Team In Stressful Situations, by Tanya Tarr lists how a team leader can help manage his or her team through stressful and difficult situations. She states,
“My whole team is going to quit,” read a text from my friend and former client, Janice (not her real name). Janice is a new manager, working for an exciting start-up in the health and tech space. As is often the dynamic of start-up life, every task is urgent and everything needed to be done yesterday. But Janice knew this approach to project management was creating near-toxic conditions for her newly-created team of ten.”
Good article on how good chronic care management can be very cost effective and also help patients with their overall health
The article, Chronic care management program showing signs of saving money, improving care, by Virgil Dickson states,
“A CMS experiment that compensates doctors to improve care for the sickest Medicare beneficiaries is showing signs of both saving money and improving quality.
Since 2015 the CMS paid physicians an average of $50 per patient per month for consulting with specialists and coordinating chronic-care services.”
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Respecting grief in the workplace can be a challenging thing for the employer as well as among fellow employees. This article looks at some of these issues
The article, How To Respect The Grieving Process In A Diverse Workplace, by Gloria Horsley states
“When we say that everyone grieves their own way, our cultural background is part of why we see and feel it so differently. There are different responses, emotions and coping strategies. Various cultures have rites and rituals that have been passed down for centuries that are specific to the funeral and mourning process.”
The article, “Quality Systems: A Good Value In Healthcare IT”, by Matthew Dow states
“Quality Systems (QSII) is a healthcare IT company that first intrigued me in September of last year. At the time, I saw the big share price declines the stock had experienced in the prior months as unjustified.”
American Institute Health Care Professionals’ insight:
Quality Systems in Healthcare IT.
You should know by now from reading our posts on the healthcare IT industry that it is a growing field. But what healthcare infotech company is the best? Quality Systems in healthcare IT might be the infotech company for you. Here is an article that highlights some of the reason for you to be interested in them.
American Institute Health Care Professional’s insight:
What is Healthcare IT and How it can Help you!
Want to get into the next big career field in healthcare? Then you need to ask the question what is healthcare IT? Health IT or Healthcare Information Technology is a quickly growing field in the healthcare community. With the advances in medical science and with the way records are kept, the healthcare IT field is where the money is going. There are going to be plenty of healthcare IT jobs. Now would be a good time to think about getting a healthcare IT education.
The article, “7 Healthcare IT Roles That Are Transforming Tech Careers”, by Rich Hein states
“Healthcare IT is becoming one of the fastest growing areas in the job market as health service providers rush to get compliant and adopt new technologies.”
American Institute Health Care Professionals‘s insight:
Health IT Jobs are predicted to see growth in the next few years.
The Health IT career field is quickly becoming the next big job market. As the healthcare field grows so does the need for information technology systems. Even doctors are updating their offices and records. Health IT Jobs will soon be a demanding and high paying area. Perhaps you should look into online Healthcare IT courses and get started on a new career?
