to create inspired healing, wellness & live out loud joy beyond cancer
Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action. Mother Teresa Because Valentine's Day is right around the corner, it's time to talk about love. The obvious Valentine's Day symbols - hearts, flowers, chocolates - aren't bad in their place. I've always been happy [...]
One of my greatest pleasures is sinking into my warm, comfortable bed at night. I think it's so important to find sanctuary at the end of a long day that it was my first The Survivor's Nest post subject: "After living a life of 24/7 cancer during the diagnostic and treatment phases, don't we [...]
True hospitality comes from the heart, and is not the product of ostentatious and expensive material surroundings. Eleanor Roosevelt Opening your nest to friends and relatives during the holiday season should not be a stressful ordeal. You can make your home party ready and still have a great time by following my five tips: 1. Don't [...]
We all know how life goes during the diagnostic and treatment phase of cancer. It's 24/7 cancer and everything else that used to constitute life takes a back seat. For me, once that phase wound down, I returned to my life and new interests, such as creating the WWGN community, writing my blog and speaking [...]
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again. Joseph Campbell Our lives are so busy and noisy, that we often forget about the healing power of silence. When we're out in the world, it's not usually possible to control the noise level. At home, we can usually turn down the noise, but [...]
A house is much more than a mere shelter, it should lift us emotionally and spiritually." John Saladino As a place to reconnect, re-energize and reflect, our homes support our healing from all of life's stresses and maladies. A house is truly a home when it lifts us up, especially when we are struggling. Here are [...]
The weather is finally turning cooler, and the air is crisp and clear. It's finally autumn! Although the calendar introduced the season two weeks ago, it was in name only. Summer refused to exit on cue and took its time winding down to its inevitable end. Now autumn is finally here and it's time to seasonalize [...]
Now that we've cleared our bedrooms of emotional and physical clutter, it's time to focus on the bed. Much more than a piece of furniture, your bed is the center of your private universe. It's the place we return to at the end of the day to relax and surrender to sleep. For anyone living a [...]
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