With Mayo Clinic oncologist Edward T. Creagan, M.D.

What I am learning from our fellow travelers is the notion of self care and taking time for ourselves.

Let me share with you a recent, powerful experience. A high-octane professional couple had planned to get married in a large Midwestern city. Each has a highly visible career and lots of friends. But as the wedding plans took shape over the last few months, it began to feel to them as if the circus was coming to town, and they were the trained animals. All the details and soaring expenses were mind-numbing and the bride and groom just about melted down.

So what did they do ahead of time? Called off the huge event and decided to tie the knot outside the country.

They went to Vietnam and got married by a Buddhist monk last weekend. Here is what he shared with the wedding party:

"The past is no longer here, the future is not here yet; there is only one moment in which life is available ... and that is the present moment."

My question is, how can we help each other learn from that statement?

Have a safe, serene and prosperous week, my friends. Dr. Ed

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