Medicine Heals the body, Art Nurtures the Soul

Thank you for visiting my site. This space is a playground where I share my passions and life lessons. You are welcome to contact me at any time or just explore and get involved when you can. Leave a comment or two, tell me what you think, or share a thought. I try to respond promptly, especially when food is involved.

“Every man has been made for a particular work, and the desire for that work has been placed in every heart.”

— Rumi

Eric Hodson is

A Critical Care Nurse

A Photographer

A Husband

An Educator

An Artist

An Outdoor Enthusiast

A Leader

A Savage Murderer of Debt

In my short life, I have seen enough to know I don't have it figured out. I am passionate about life because death has come too often for me to be lulled into apathy. Every day is an amazing opportunity to move forward. I believe what is most important is the good can I do with what is in front of me. Through my camera and by my stethoscope I have stood beside others during their best and worst moments in both life and death. Great loss and great gain. From quiet and tranquil to violent and heart-pounding, every day is our last day... until it is not.

I invite you to:

BE KIND:

Gentleness, Loving, Empathy, Optimism, Patience

BE HONEST:

Vulnerable, Unashamed, Integrity, Purpose, Courage

BE WHAT'S NEEDED:

Adaptable, Flexible, Servant, Philanthropic, Humble

Back Story

the Blunt Side Of The Needle

I am excited to introduce you to the The Blunt Side Of The Needle. This collaboration is a work of passion about passionate work. Medicine is an incredible space to explore the breadth and depth of the human experience. Join your fellow providers to reflect on medicine and the responsibility of being an intimate part of other people's emergency.

These two articles are close to my heart as to why I believe what I believe, and are an early evolution of what The Blunt Side Of The Needle has become. Read them to better understand who I am, then continue to The Blunt Side main page found in the menu.

my reason for being here

Feb 3, 2016

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Make A Difference

Feb 3, 2016

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The greatest frustration is not knowing the extent of our impact, if we able to make a meaningful difference. What is different? And does it last?

Feb 3, 2016

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Aug 21, 2015

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Do Not Fear Disaster

Aug 21, 2015

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Whoever you are now, it is impacted by what you have done and what has happened to you. We are all the culmination of our experiences, but we also have the ability to change the impact of those experiences.

Aug 21, 2015

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Adventures and Thoughts

Here I share my life changing experiences in greater detail.

Featured

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Jun 8, 2019

Daisy Award

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Jun 8, 2019

Today caught me off guard. Unexpectedly, it appears that the decades of honing my craft is beginning to look like something to be proud of. As I wrote in Make A Difference, most of the time we never know what good or bad we have done. We hope for good, and prepare to correct the bad. This is a blessing, and undeserved and unexpected gift to refresh a soul that has spent so much time between the hammer and anvil.

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Jun 8, 2019

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Aug 5, 2018

A Work of Magic

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Aug 5, 2018

The miracle of life is made clear in my work every day, the magic of small moments are magnified a hundred times over.

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Aug 5, 2018

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Aug 4, 2018

Hardwork

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Aug 4, 2018

A poem about the importance of hard work.

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Aug 4, 2018

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Nov 6, 2017

Teaching With Paragon

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Nov 6, 2017

The opportunity to teach has been an amazing experience. Consider signing up for a class.

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Nov 6, 2017

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Apr 5, 2017

First Award in Arts

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Apr 5, 2017

I'm honored to be published in Wild Onions of Penn State College of Medicine Department of Humanities.

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Apr 5, 2017

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Apr 1, 2017

Safety Poem for PHI Destination Zero

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Apr 1, 2017

A project in partnership with PHI, I made this video as part of an internal champagne to launch the "destination zero" safety standard.

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Apr 1, 2017

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Mar 23, 2017

Lose a friend

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Mar 23, 2017

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Mar 23, 2017

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Feb 26, 2017

Where I Draw My Line

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Feb 26, 2017

After all the death I have been a part of, and all the beauty and wonder I have seen in this life, maintaining a pulse is not as importing as making an impact with the pulse I have.

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Feb 26, 2017

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Feb 25, 2017

Distance

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Feb 25, 2017

Trying to solve a problem with someone on the other side of a wall is very difficult, even under the best of circumstances. Imagine instead that both people sat shoulder to shoulder, and dealt with the problem in front of both of them.

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Feb 25, 2017

Excess Is The Measure Of Success: But It Doesn't Have To Be.

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Apr 23, 2016

Excess Is The Measure Of Success: But It Doesn't Have To Be.

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Apr 23, 2016

This is a fundamental paradigm shift, one I hope to make very clear and brief: If success is measured by excess, then the greater your success, the greater your capacity for generosity is minimized instead of enhanced. How can you have extra if you actively invest it into the people and things that matter to you?

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Apr 23, 2016

“Man at his best is like water, serving as he goes along. Like water he seeks his own level, the common level of life, Loves living close to the earth, Living clear down to his heart, Loves kinship with his neighbors, The pick of words that tell the truth, The even tenor of the well loved state, The fair profit of the able dealing, The right timing of useful deeds...”

— Lao Tzu

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My Photography: Visual Storytelling

Featured

Apr 22, 2015

Waiting For Mom To Come Home

Apr 22, 2015

A patient suffering from cholera, hooked up to IV's, with her son who has no one to watch him and no where else to be.

Apr 22, 2015

Night Shift Fresno

Apr 22, 2015

View out a window at my work in a Fresno Trauma Center.

Apr 22, 2015

Dream Guitarist

Apr 22, 2015

This briliant musician is a member of a Fresno Church where he gives his gifts for the congregation.

Apr 22, 2015

When The Earth Shook

Apr 22, 2015

The earthquate in Haiti left the city in rubble. Lives were left as empty as this cathedral in down town Port-Au-Prince.

Apr 22, 2015

Kindness Beyond Words

Apr 22, 2015

There is no language for what genuine care is. Beyond color or nationality, beyond words; to be kind is to be human.

Apr 22, 2015

Christ Stand Tall

Apr 22, 2015

It is said that throughout the country of Haiti, after the earthquake, no cross fell.

Apr 22, 2015

Final Climb Before The Leap

Apr 22, 2015

Here my dear friends marvle and my adolecent engineering. A tree fort I built 50 feet in the air made entirely of rope. It still stands today, but is hard to find.

Apr 22, 2015