I was listening to NPR on my way home from the dentist today and it turned out to be one of those shows I carried into my house when I got home. The show was about mattering. And how mattering is a meta-need—one that is above the other needs like significance, purpose, or belonging. It turns out we need to feel valued and to feel like we are adding value. This isn’t just a nice, woo-woo part of life, supported by affirmations. This is a nitty-gritty, down to our very core, need. Without it, we risk turning … Continue reading Mattering To Fiona by Ginger Moran →
Before surgery, before the bones are set, and while blood flows from Jacob Randolph in quick rivulets, Agi is there. She is the nurse on duty when he is wheeled through the doors of the ER. She witnesses the doctors bring him back, helps quell the bleeding, feels a triumphant surge when his heartbeat regains its jagged kick on the monitor. She hears the head neurosurgeon muttering jargon to the fellows, picking out words where she can – cervical, contusion, ten-story fall. Eventually, the word stable, which shines among the rest. Two months in … Continue reading Coma Sleep by Ben Wood →
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