During several recent keynotes at events where nurses and other health care professionals were in attendance, I introduced my idea of “flutterbying,” and the response was so overwhelmingly positive, I am utterly convinced that the concept of  “flutterbying”  has real merit.  So please feel free to use the term to promote positive change.    

I often say (and write) that “compassion provokes purposeful action.” When we care about other people (or I might add, other living things), when we feel love for them, it compels us to do things right-to follow the Golden Rule-to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. When we are able […]