Thank you from North Star Behavioral Health


There was once a buddhist monk who watched as a snake got caught in a fire. He promptly decided to save it, reached into the fire with his bare hands, grabbed the snake, and dragged it out. As he was doing so, the snake bit him several times, but the monk didn't let go until he had successfully removed the snake from the fire.

Seeing this, one of the monk's students exclaimed: "But the snake bit you! Why did you save it?"

The monk replied: "The nature of a snake is to bite. It does not change my nature, which is to help."


A Thank You to all of the psychotherapists, physicians, nurse practitioners, and other helpers! As your colleagues, and sometimes as your patients, we appreciate you.

Brandon Gimbel, M.D.

Owner, North Star Behavioral Health and North Star Kids

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