by Allen Curreri | Dec 28, 2018 | Health, Mindfulness
Public service has great meaning to those who strive to help others, particularly in their communities. Whether you are a police officer, fire fighter, teacher or state representative, working in the public sector creates a source of pride, knowing your contribution...
by Allen Curreri | Nov 16, 2017 | Mindfulness
What happens when we take heroism for granted? For the average civilian, the approaching wail of a siren is both a sign of danger and of hope; the promise of rescue in the face of disaster. For firefighters, leaping from a howling truck and into potentially...
by Allen Curreri | Mar 27, 2017 | Health, Medical Technology, Mindfulness
A four year-old-boy is pulled, flatlining, from the bottom of a lake, and rushed to the emergency room. No one knows how long he was underwater, they can only say that CPR was administered, and the boy showed no response. The doctor on call, David Hilfiker, drops...
by Allen Curreri | Mar 20, 2017 | Health, Mindfulness
Many of us wouldn’t think to associate the battlefield prowess drilled into instinct, nor the regimented, pragmatic mindset of a soldier with the peaceful stoicism and abstract self-mastery which meditating gurus exude. However, there does exist a characteristic...