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• Vol-10
• April 21 - April 27, 2022
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BIG MAMA SAID
THE LONGEST JOURNEY IS FROM YOUR HEAD TO YOUR HEART. KELVIN JOSEPH AND OTHERS – WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? BLACK CARD By Terry Allen Every Sunday evening, we knew a lesson was about to come when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen sat on the back porch resting her feet, heart and hands after working 6-7 days a week for others then cooking a great Sunday dinner for her own family. This particular advisory, “the longest journey in the world is from your head to your heart” was always a Big Mama PlayBook Challenge because this one required that all members of Big Mama’s family had to surrender
their egos and take a deep dive to grasp this lesson. Right in the middle of the interruption of everything, Big Mama would call out your full name then directly ask, “Terry is your head leading you to your heart or is it an expansion of your attitude (E.G.O.) Lucille “Big Mama” had me understand that E.G.O. meant Easing God OUT and if the ego was winning then you are in trouble. Big Mama’s advice meant that you need to work on taking what is in your head (E.G.O.) and ensure that your heart lands in the center of your thinking BEFORE you act. Lucille “Big Mama” Allen platform was always steeped in the Biblical word. The willingness to change is driven by personal need
and a renewed EGO. Big mama knew that! Her quote would be Ephesians 4:22-24. The E.G.O feeds off the fact that some of us do not know that we do not know. We refuse to acknowledge we have an E.G.O and accept that God is not driving. Example, a very loved and respected mother in my circle asked the men of the circle to intervene in her granddaughter’s life. She felt someone needs to “talk to her” after her granddaughter attended an event in Dallas where a man was killed and others dodged bullets, escaping death. Hmm, as my sister, Peggy would say, “Here is the thing, you are the person in charge, you allowed her to go, 1) Did she ask for your permission or just inform you she was going? 2) Did you
check out the information on the sponsors, permits and hosts of the park party? 3) is there a clear line of accountability and freedom between you the parent and her the child? One way to get off the sidelines and step into the endgame is to use BIG Mama’s playbook challenge to travel from your head to your heart FIRST. Think about something you know is an issue for you – take it to your heart. I am going to sit back to see how this investigation goes with a deadly shooting that happened in the early hours of March 18, outside a bar on Dallas’ Lower Greenville Avenue. Somene allegedly shot from a car that Dallas Cowboy Kelvin Joseph was a passenger in and Cameron Ray died from a gunshot
wound that night. Brother Kelvin, here is the thing, you were willingly in that mix..sooooo? Readers, I ask that you understand that the movement up and down all the different stages of the ego is quick, so it is imperative that the journey from head to heart is done every day. Here is my E.G.O. Notice: Think, Be quiet, think again and then drown the ego, then, act - repeat the steps because you are in Spiritual Special ED and you must repeat the class. Email if you have an E.G.O. issue to share with me at TerryAllenPr@gmail.com Terry Allen is an award-winning media professional, journalist, and entrepreneur. He is also the founder of City Men Cook and 1016 Media. Reach him at terryalllenpr@gmail.com
Innovative Health Program Provides Alternative for Sick Employees cont. from page 1 also an investment in the more than 400 employees at the Dallas-based company. During a recent visit to Dallas, Dr. Glenn Davis talked about how the Houston-based company that specializes in mobile clinics is helping companies and their employees along with their families by setting up offices on the premises to provide medical care. Doctors are available for checkups and minor health concerns. At the local fruit processing plant, employees were even tested for COVID and with more services on site there was never a shutdown or work stoppage throughout the pandemic. Dr. Davis praised the leadership at Hardies for investing in employees, saying it was a testament to visionary leadership. He said Hardies joins other companies in working to deal with the health crisis and promote safer, health-
ier workplaces. Vice President Jennifer Hardie Austin and Human Resources Director Melinda Munoz echoed the doctors sentiments about the benefits of having a doctor on call. For them, it made good business sense. “The decision to go with Hamilton will benefit the company and our employees,” said Munoz. According to the doctor, the Hamilton Health Box preventative services model has an impressive track record, saving one company as much as a 1/2 million dollars annually. “We are able to diagnose symptoms earlier,” he explained, adding that the trained staff can prescribe medications and also make referrals and determine if a hospital visit is the next step. Having Hamilton on the premises can also help area hospitals who have found their emergency room doctors being used as primary care physicians
Dr. Glenn Davis with Nurse Paola Olquin, Melinda Munoz and Jennifer Hardie Austin
for many patients. According to a survey commissioned by digital healthcare marketplace Zocdoc and conducted by Kelton Global, “The emergency room is the default choice for most Americans when they need medical care and nearly a quarter of millennials and Gen Z view the ER as their primary care doctor.” The study also showed that only 3% and 14% of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, respectively, do the same. Long before the COVID
pandemic, this was a problem for America’s hospitals and was actually deemed a crisis. Unfortunately, some point to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which passed in 1986 by Congress, requires hospitals and ambulance services to provide care to anyone needing emergency healthcare treatment regardless of citizenship, legal status or ability to pay. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediat-
rics, Dr. Davis says companies that have a base of 150 or more employees, benefit significantly from contracting with Hamilton. The Texas A&M University and Baylor University Alum, he says Hamilton is located in businesses in several cities and there are plans to expand, because of their successful track record in helping employees get healthy and businesses operate in a safer, healthier environment. There are fewer sick claims, sicknesses are quickly addressed and in many cases, employees can go back to work the same day, without using any sick days, said Dr. Davis. A key component in the office “clinic” is the Teledoc System that Dr. Davis says removes barriers to care, allowing doctors to interact with patients virtually and in person and patients can see what the doctor is seeing or hearing. In a demonstration at
Hardies, Dr. Davis displayed how doctors are able to do everything from checking vitals like blood pressure to prescribing antibiotics for a toothache. Available around the clock, Hamilton’s full time staff is assisted by a care team that is available to provide immediate care. During the visit with Dr. Davis, Nurse Paola Olguin was on duty and she talked about how important she thinks the program is, especially for those employees who have family members. “Their family members are also able to take advantage of services,” she said. And other perks for employees on the plan include no charge for any generic medicine and that plan costs on average between $40-$50 per employee per month, she added. See Dr. Davis’ interview and demonstration in full at www.texasmetronews.com and www.garlandjournal.com
