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World of Magic and Madness

Friday, June 27, 2025 | Uncategorized

Here we are in a world of magic.

Here we are in a world of love.

Here we are where birds can fly.

Here we all are side by side.

In this world

Is joy and beauty

Laughter sounds and

Children chime

Faces shining bright

In this world

So much madness

Is contagious

Preys on weakness

Strikes us

Divides us

Pain, despair claw

At our chests

Worries and concerns

Pile up like fresh

Manure

All this chaos

reigns, it’s true

Yet harmony

triumphs anew

Focus now on your breath’s rise

Let its music help you fly

Focus now on your inside

Consciousness can reach the sky

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 I am a psychiatrist, researcher, and Director of Health Aging Studies at Mass General Hospital.  I serve on the faculties of Harvard Medical School and MIT.  My passion is to share practices that help people improve happiness through connection, increase empathy, and promote a sense of real wholeness.  I find meaning in seeing patients in clinical practice, making new scientific discoveries, teaching students, and learning more about our world. Read more. 

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