Transitions, Graitude & the I Ching (Yi Ching)

So, this is the last of my "Gratitude" Blog entries, and , the 1st of my "New" Blog entries.

What am I grateful about? So,So Much!

1) Well for starters my oldest son, and his sweetheart, had a baby girl,

my first born "Grand Daughter" " Leanna Jane Swann" a Mestiza, her Mom is well after a C Section, (cord was around her neck)( Hera's Attempt to strangle her was foiled).

2) My Daughter, my 2nd love of my life, is home with my 2nd grandson( Hank), going into nursing and is due in 4 months with my 2nd grand daughter to be.

3) My 1st Grandson ,Kadin, a good Bow Shot, a lovely and Wise child,is 7 years old.

4) I grateful for having received the acknowledgment and the,

"Physician of the Year Award 2009" from the Maryland Osteopathic Association.

5) Last but not least , having received a Nurse Practitioner at my job, and having

such great Nurse Case Managers, to help me as the Chief Primary Care Manager

of the "Warrior Transition Unit" , and to have an opportunity to apply

for a job working with the VA as a physician only 12 miles from my home.


So, I begin a new year of Blogging, hopefully more consistent. The Theme is the

' I Ching" (Yi Ching) . I will review on each blog entry a brief discussion

on one of the 64 Hexagams, with links to online resources on the " Yi Ching".

My study f this book of wisdom, began about 39 years ago. I've read it about

3 or 4 times, used it to assist me in decision making and understanding ,

So many times. I will post a picute of the Chines Characters of each of these

hexagrams on each entry, then discuss the meaning review the Images, entries,ect.

I will learn alot, the task will take about 2 years. When I ist read the text,

and learned that Confucious didn't even start to read the text until he was in his

60's, I thought that was ridiculous. Well, I am 58 1/2, and am most likely

a bit arrogant to think I could "illuminate" anyone on the Wisdom, it contains.

However, the the throwing of it's "Kua's" has never steered me wrong. Possibly,

because I never asked for advice on the future, but rather , asked the question,

"How to I Best deal with a certain situation??",

This is how I believe the Yi Ching is to be used. Know the present, is my goal.

So, lets begin this quest together, learn together, OK. Good Luck.

Bill Swann D.O.