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Valerie Brooke, MD
May 64 min read
Alaskan Light
The first unusual phenomena I’ve been acutely aware of is the sunlight, and not just because there is so much of it, having passed the...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
Feb 64 min read
Rest
I am not good at resting. I recently said to my husband as he sat on the couch watching one of his favorite TV series, “I need to learn...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
Oct 30, 20233 min read
The Last Frontier
I grew up in the Green Mountain State (Vermont), lived for a short time as an adolescent in the Granite State (New Hampshire), and for my...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
Oct 18, 20234 min read
Change
As the plane descended from the ash-colored clouds over Burlington, Vermont, I looked over the blunted orange and dark green leafed trees...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
Jul 23, 20234 min read
The Big Leap
“When we get quiet enough, for long enough, we can hear the whispers, of what is right, of what is true, and most importantly, which way...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Restoration
It's been a long time since I've written, too long for sure, but a lot has happened in my personal and professional life in the last...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
Aug 28, 20225 min read
Perfect Versus Good
It was Voltaire who is attributed with the aphorism “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” I have been contemplating this...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
Aug 21, 20224 min read
Make Friends with Reality
I had been looking forward to going to Yosemite for years. We finally lived in a place that was within easy driving distance. I could...
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