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    Life moves—always. Through calendar pages and caregiving tasks, through kitchen sink reflections and late-night vigil prayers. And in its movement, we often forget to ask:  what does it mean to truly live? Liberty, when seen merely as independence, can feel like a solitary drumbeat. But liberty paired with belonging—that is symphonic. It is choosing not only our path, but the posture with which we walk it. Not just the freedom to act, but the freedom to  feel  without judgment, to rest without apology. And then there is inner peace. Quiet, unmarketed, rarely trending. Inner peace doesn’t need to be loud. It exists in the rituals—slicing strawberries for a patient, lighting a candle at dusk, whispering a truth that asks nothing in return. It’s not the absence of storms but the ability to stand in their midst and still hum a lullaby to the soul. Together, life, liberty, and inner peace form a sacred braid. One strand frays without the others. To live fully wit...

  We speak often of life and liberty as if they are given, as if they arrive on our doorstep like sunshine. But in truth, they are cultivated. Life is nurtured through care—by hands that hold, meals that nourish, voices that soothe. Liberty, too, must be sustained. Not just through law or politics, but through the daily dignity of choosing how to speak, how to serve, how to dream. And yet it is hope that makes these two sing. Hope is not a distant promise—it’s the quiet ember tucked beneath life’s routines and liberty’s declarations. It is the spark in the caregiver's resilience, the teacher's persistence, the patient's bravery. It is what fuels both the striving and the stillness. In seasons of hardship, when life feels stripped of rhythm and liberty seems shadowed by constraint, hope becomes radical. Not because it denies suffering, but because it refuses to be diminished by it. Hope says:  there is meaning still to be made, there is ground still sacred, there is breath s...

  Recently released: Audiobook edition of  Life, Liberty, and Covid  by Dr. Dennis Ortman. Book Description Addressed to anyone suffering emotionally and searching for meaning in the Covid-19 pandemic, this book seeks to help flatten the curve of anxiety, depression, and anger. People are mourning many losses: health, loved ones, way of life, and economic wellbeing. Some feel more overwhelmed than others. Some are terrified of the unknown losses yet to come. All live in the shadow of death with no end in sight. This book suggests that this crisis is both a danger and an opportunity for individuals and the nation. The choice is to remain in the dark cave of fear, sadness, and anger or to ascend to the mountaintop of wise minds and compassionate hearts to view a panorama of struggles and the will to fight on. Proposing that growth and healing come only through facing adversity with openness and courage, this book offers insights and practices to transform our distressing em...

    Life moves—always. Through calendar pages and caregiving tasks, through kitchen sink reflections and late-night vigil prayers. And in its movement, we often forget to ask:  what does it mean to truly live? Liberty, when seen merely as independence, can feel like a solitary drumbeat. But liberty paired with belonging—that is symphonic. It is choosing not only our path, but the posture with which we walk it. Not just the freedom to act, but the freedom to  feel  without judgment, to rest without apology. And then there is inner peace. Quiet, unmarketed, rarely trending. Inner peace doesn’t need to be loud. It exists in the rituals—slicing strawberries for a patient, lighting a candle at dusk, whispering a truth that asks nothing in return. It’s not the absence of storms but the ability to stand in their midst and still hum a lullaby to the soul. Together, life, liberty, and inner peace form a sacred braid. One strand frays without the others. To live fully wit...