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December 8, 2016

Self-Differentiation (Staying Above the Fray)

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Have you ever been in the situation where you were roped into a conflict without realizing it?  This used to happen to me all the time.  My son would be running late for school, unable to find his sneakers, for example, and meltdown. (He’s an adolescent.) The next thing I knew, I was arguing with him about putting his things where they belong and why he didn’t set them out the night before, etc.  The argument escalates and you both part angry.

You know the script.  You’ve probably done this routine many times.  What had started out as a perfectly serene day for you is now full of conflict and irritation.  Do you wonder why this happened?  If you think it’s just because the other person is irresponsible, disorganized, (fill in your own adjective here), etc. think again.  The problem is that you were drawn into the situation, seemingly against your will.  Why and how did that happen?

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September 29, 2016

Waiting

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waiting-computerWhat are you willing to wait for?  What are you not willing to wait for?  Think about that.  Really think about it.  When you try to answer it, it’s not that easy.

The answers will be different for each of us.  I am NOT willing to wait for mediocre service; a movie to improve after 15 minutes; more than 25 minutes to see my doctor if I’m not in pain; more than 5 minutes on hold.

I AM willing to wait more than 2 minutes for my coffee if there’s a line; 5 minutes for the department store clerk to check me out when there’s a sale; 25 minutes to see my doctor when I’m in pain (though I’m not going to be happy about it).

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July 6, 2016

Revolution

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RevolutionRecently I had the great good fortune to hear a sermon by the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, the Most Rev. Michael Curry.  We were in St. Augustine Episcopal Church in Gary, Indiana.  Bishop Curry is a humble man who exudes joy and love.  If you ever have the chance to hear him speak, do it!

Bishop Curry’s sermon was on one of his favorite themes: the Jesus Movement.  He shared with us that Jesus didn’t come to start a church or a religion.  He came to start a revolution.  He said that the revolution is based on two commandments: Love God and Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.  He said that if we did those two things, God could change the world.

I’ve been thinking about that since I heard him speak.  I think that no matter what religion a person is, or even if a person ascribes to no faith tradition at all, this is a message for all humanity.

What would that look like?  What would it look like if each of us committed to loving the person we were with in each moment?  Now, I didn’t say “like” the person we are with or “agree” with the person we are with.  I said “love.”  To love someone is to wish him well; to want good things for her; to recognize God reflected in his eyes.

[To like someone, I would argue, means to want to spend time with that person.  There are plenty of people I love with whom I don’t necessarily want to spend time, nor with whom I agree, but I do wish them well and want good things for them.]

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March 20, 2015

Upcoming Move

Advanced Dental of Dyer IN - New Office
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I want to tell you why I’m so excited about our upcoming move.  At Advanced Dental we are all about giving our very best to each and every patient – one patient at a time.  For years I’ve been dissatisfied because we have outgrown our current location.  Because of that I feel like we’ve fallen short on delivering our very best to each patient.  Space is limited, resources were unavailable, the waiting room cold in the winter.

In our new location, we will have everything we need in abundance to deliver on our mission: our best to each patient, one at a time.  We will be expanding to 6 dental chairs with monitors in every operatory for patients to see images of their teeth, both from the digital x-rays and from the intraoral camera.  There will be a dedicated sterilization area that, while visible to the patients, will be protected from traffic. We will have a private operatory for patients requiring extra privacy; sedation and implant patients, for example. The inside entrance will allow people to wait for loved ones in a comfortable setting with a coffee bar to treat themselves.

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