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-- Quote of the Day --    Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Sept 10, 2013… titled: Best of Conscious Discussions # 51 re: Stress & First Responders  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion)  “Making eye contact with them (paramedics) …it is the little things that mean a lot. One of the things I do is if I go into a restaurant somewhere… and there is a paramedic crew in there - I will buy them lunch – it is a gesture, something that says “hey – you guys we appreciate you”. Another pattern I see evolving in the US is that when things go bad in a situation and the worst case scenario happens people sometimes want to blame somebody because the outcome wasn’t the way they wanted it to be … but there are limits to everything in medicine and in rescue – the gesture of them going into a burning building or going up on live wires or someb...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “ Don’t let life discourage you;  everyone who got where he is,  had to begin where he was.
 ” ~ Richard L. Evans -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144       Best of Conscious Discussions series offers highlights from some of the best discussions we've had in the past. Today is our 51st episode in this series – Featuring 2 experts offering advice on: Stress and First Response Emergency Workers ... 1st guest: Dr. Mel Waldman  a licensed psychologist, poet, artist and a singer/songwriter w...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…(Re: saying thanks to paramedics)… the very first thing is common courtesy. A lot of times people have a hard time making eye contact – it is the little things that mean a lot. One of the things I do is if I go into a restaurant somewhere and there is a paramedic crew in there somewhere… the crew doesn’t have to know, but I will by them their lunch. It’s a gesture to say ‘hey – we appreciate you’ …When things go bad in a situation and the worst case scenario happens people tend to want to blame someone because the outcome was not what they wanted it to be – but there are limits in medicine and rescue. …The gesture of them coming out and going into a burning building or going up on live wires to get somebody down… the fact that they showed up, took the equipment and did the best they could to try and save a life – ...that really needs to be recognized more.” ~ Morgan Lawrence 11/27/08 The quote above was taken from an interview with Morgan that aired on November...