10 | www. Char l es tonPhys i c i ans . com | www.Hea l thL i nksChar l es ton . com Issue 12.1 JAN/FEB 2023 Publisher CULLEN MURRAY-KEMP [email protected] Managing Editor LISA BRESLIN Assistant Editor MOLLY SHERMAN Copy Editor BRIAN SHERMAN Art Director KIM HALL -- Webmaster GEORGE CONKLIN Sales Manager MANDY WILLIS [email protected] Writers Media Consultants BRANDON CLARK [email protected] Photographer JENN CADY [email protected] Distribution Manager CAROL CASSIDY Administration & Bookkeeping GINGER SOTTILE Distribution U.S. Post Office, Harris Teeter, Publix, CVS, Food Lion, Medical Offices TO ADVERTISE IN HEALTHLINKS, PLEASE CALL 843-732-4110 MEDICAL MARKETING GROUP HealthLinks Charleston reserves the right to refuse advertisements. Acceptance of advertisements does not imply the service or product is recommended or endorsed by HealthLinks Charleston. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from Medical Marketing Group, LLC. Medical Marketing Group 4 Carriage Lane, Suite 107, Charleston, S.C. 29407 843-732-4110 • [email protected] CHARLESTON PUBLISHER'S NOTE JANET E. PERRIGO L.C. LEACH III COLIN MCCANDLESS LAURA HAIGHT LEAH RHYNE ISABEL ALVAREZ ARATA LINDA ESTERSON THERESA STRATFORD LISA BRESLIN MOLLY SHERMAN BILL FARLEY DENISE K. JAMES AMY GESELL LISA WACK RILEY MATHEWS Scan to discover our other HealthLinks platforms! “Slow Down and Smell the Pluff Mud” “Slowww Downnn!” My parents scolded as 10-year-old Cullen stuffed away six homemade tacos in under three minutes. It was a running joke that the only way to get young Cullen to eat any slower was if he fell asleep. When they told me to eat slowly, I would feign nodding off and my mom and dad would keel over in amusement. Being an only child has its perks, one of which is being absolutely hilarious in your parents’ eyes. Aside from not choking, the lesson my parents were trying to instill was to experience what I was doing, or eating, firsthand. They wanted me to smell and taste the food. They wanted me to give myself room to breathe. “Slow down” meant “have a conversation with us, Cullen.” I think we need to remind our adult selves to slow down every once in a while. While I’m fond of routine, autopilot can dim our experiences, and slowing down can have a defogging effect. Slowing down has helped me through the stress of moving and closing out my first year as sole proprietor of HealthLinks while continuing to grieve the passing of my father. Lately, slowing down has opened my eyes to appreciation. I’ve been able to pause and take in our new home on Wadmalaw Island. I’ve heard the quiet of the country that is so loud its deafening. I’ve traded in Netflix and emails for white herons and mud-popping oysters. But without slowing down, the true enjoyment of experience can be lost. Appreciation of experience is something that has not been lost on me, thanks to slowing down. It seems strange to be speaking of the importance of slowing down when most of us are busy making New Year’s resolutions and meticulously mapping out each step of our successes in 2023. As I set my 2023 goals, I will regularly remind myself to slow down. I invite you to join me. Let’s see what slowing down and smelling the pluff mud can bring us in the new year! Cullen Murray-Kemp, Publisher Cul len Murray Kemp
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