The Pause

Offerings to inspire reflection, to break apart a day of obligations or demands, and to help us reconnect with our shared humanity. Use this for a quiet moment and take from these offerings what you want.

Vivien Sansour,

as shared with Willow Defebough,

submitted by Alison Bahr, MD

So I love seeds because they represent infinite possibilities of life that every time we think this is the end, you discover that, oh well, maybe there is a transformation and a possibility for something else. The possibility also for design because the food we have today . . . took a lot of selection, and imagination and design. It’s been this beautiful relationship of human seed, soil, air, sun that created for us the food we have today. So when I eat a tomato, I am just fascinated that literally like so many elements from bugs, worms, to rain, to soil, to air . .  . to human hands that put them in the ground. . . 



And did you get what

you wanted from this life even so?

I did.

And what did you want?

To call myself beloved, to feel myself

beloved on the earth.

-Raymond Carver


Und wir, die an steigendes Glueck

denken, emfaenden die Ruehrung,

die uns beinah bestuerzt,

wenn ein Glueckliches faellt.

-Rainer Maria Rilke

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Blueberry Picking & Pizza Picnic Leadership Event

Leadership Event Courtesy of Oregon ACP


Bring your Family, All are Welcome!

Invite colleagues interested in ACP

 

Location:        

Sauvie Island Blueberry Farm

15140 NW Burlington Ct

Sauvie Island, OR 97231


Date and Time: July 12th, 2026

Berry Picking: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Pizza Picnic in the park: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM


Then to:      

Howell Territorial Park

13901 NW Howell Park Road

Sauvie Island, OR 97231

 

Bring a blanket or lawn chair to lounge in the park while eating pizza and blueberries.

Please RSVP by July 10th for planning, but last-minute guests are welcome!

In This Issue

The PAUSE


Blueberry Picking & Picnic Leadership Event



DEI/Membership Committee Coffee/Tea Socials


Oregon Chapter Meeting


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DEI/Membership Committee Coffee and Tea Socials

Oregon ACP invites you to upcoming coffee social events. Participants are welcome to arrive at any point during the event and stay for as long as they like. Whether you can join us briefly or for the entire time, we’d love to see you.



Advance registration is encouraged to help with planning, but walk‑ins are welcome.

Date: June 27th, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00AM

Location: Ashland, OR (exact location TBA)

Pricing: Free

Oregon ACP Chapter Meeting

Meeting Agenda Is Live!

November 12th - 13th, 2026

Salem Convention Center

in Salem, Oregon

(Hotel nights typically November 11th to 12th)

We are excited to bring the 2026 Oregon ACP Meeting back to Salem, Oregon.

The 2026 Poster Competition will rejoin the meeting on Thursday afternoon!


Plan for many outstanding talks as well a concurrent POCUS workshop.

We will offer opportunities for interaction and social connection, Meet Your Oregon ACP Committees, and Breakfast Interest Groups.

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