Healing with Heart from Moss Communications

Being the Mayor of Your Own Corner of the World

Healing with Heart: Inspirations for Health Care Professionals, is all about empowering those of us in health care, to realize the influence we have over our own attitudes and behaviors, and over our work place. Using everyday stories that take place in hospitals, Healing with Heart, the latest book published by Moss Communications, suggests that we have more control than we think, and we are obliged to use it responsibly.

The reflection, Being the Mayor of Your Own Corner of the World, reminds us that we have the power to lead. It offers practical suggestions about the ways we impact one another. We don’t have to be a world leader to exert influence over our world. It starts with one simple act in our little corner of the world. Here is an excerpt from the reflection, Being the Mayor of Your Own Corner of the World from Healing with Heart:

When we think about individuals who have had a large, positive influence on the world and who seem utterly committed to their work, we may think of some of the heroic figures of our times: Nelson Mandela, Albert Schweitzer and Mother Theresa. And yet, each of us, no matter what our position, will leave a lasting legacy when we love what we do and allow our enthusiasm to touch everyone we meet. We don’t have to be in positions where our job is monumental. What we do isn’t as important as how we do it.

All of us bring different needs, ideas and motivations to our work. Many of us think of employment primarily as a way to earn the money we need to raise children, maintain a certain lifestyle or just get by. In other words, work is merely a job.

Think about your day yesterday. Did something unexpected happen that helped you notice how we influence one another? Maybe one of your coworkers offered to cover for you while you made a necessary personal phone call, or your boss made a point of acknowledging a presentation you made in a meeting the other day, or another colleague emailed an article to you about an issue you had been discussing. These are the daily ways we impact one another…