Winter's past. It's a new season and the earth warms, renews. And even with so much going on, it’s a wonderful gift to be alive, to witness the change that surrounds us and to be in gratitude.

I invite you to pause whatever you’re doing and just BE for a second. Look around you and take in the colors, the sights, sounds and textures. Then, take a breath! By the way, if you did all that AND interpreted my words here, think about all that your brain just did.

You are amazing!

Taking notes, whether in college, at seminars or for patient visits, I often resort to abbreviations and occasionally, some high school steno. I learned clever letters and symbols for both speed and even some privacy.

And this was way before the acronyms of texting. Now we have OMG, BFF, TMI and so many more. By now there is likely a glossary to help figure out what they all mean. Lol.. :-D

 But sometimes they are just for me to simply recall a comment or special moment shared during an office visit. I use symbols like an up arrow, to let me know patient had a positive change since their last appointment. Sometimes a smiley face, an exclamation point, or an underscore to note that the adjustment was a profound experience or an ‘aha’ moment.