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The Osho Zen Tarot card on the cover entitled "Sharing" is the Court Card called Queen of Fire. She represents the archetype of creativity, intuition and sharing. This queen has such abundance that she can afford to give. It doesnīt even occur to her to take inventory or to put something aside for later. She dispenses her treasures without limits, welcoming all to partake of the abundance, fertility and light that surrounds her.
When you draw this card, it suggests that you too are in a situation where you have an opportunity to share your love, your joy and your laughter. And in sharing, you find that you feel even more full. There is no need to go anywhere or to make any special effort. Everything around you seems to be "coming together" now.
This Queen-Nurse has moved into her heart chakra and her life becomes a sharing of love. She has developed through self-knowledge and self-mastery and is a self-actualizing person ready to shine her light, manifesting who she is in the world.
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Psychology Quote: "What we call normality in psychology is really a psychopathology of the average, so undramatic and so widely spread that we donīt even notice it." Abraham Maslow People who have excelled at normality without choosing to go further are called nontranscending self-actualizers Response: A less critical view would be that most souls are in lifetimes of gestation, or the slow accumulation of experiences that will, in their own time, erupt into the blossoming periods that are so much more showy. I believe that in the world of Spirit, even these more boring lives are held with all due respect, as having their rightful place. It is, I believe a human thing, to make a judgement for those who are appearing not to be self-actualizers. In the end, we all probably are. Robert Volkmann, MD |
Dear Editor
Dear Editor, Your work, website and new on-line project are fabulous. Thank you for all that you do and bring nursing into it as well.
Ellen Ferguson, RN Citrus Heights, CA
To the Editor:
I am inviting nurses to participate in a book on the contribution of nurses to a special patient or a situation. The book will be a trade book for the general public. I am interested in all kinds of short stories about people from all ages and diagnoses, including death and dying experiences. This is an opportunity to let colleagues and the general public know what miracles nurses perform everyday, as we care for patients and influence health care decisions.
The short story can be happy, sad, funny, or serious. I am looking for stories from childbirth through end of life. Also, stories about special groups, such as prisoners, emergency situations, war, and schools are sought, as well as instances of influencing public policy. Examples of wellness and health promotion would also be welcomed. Nurses are everywhere doing big and small things for people. We need to share these stories with the public.
The stories can be written by you or by a patient. They can be written in the first or third person. You can use real names, if you want, or be anonymous. All authors will be credited in the book and will have editorial review of the final copy. Our publisher is Slack, Inc. We are seeking to publish early in 2005. So, we need your stories by September 1,2003. Send your stories of approximately 1000 words to Pat Winstead-Fry, Ph.D., R.N. 2708 Herrick Brook Road, Pawlet, VT 05761. You can FAX it to 603-917-8401 or email to healer@together.net and to ordinarymiraclesinnursing@comcast.net, or send a disc in Word. Thank you.
Pat Winstead-Fry, RN, PhD and Deborah R. Labovitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA