to create inspired healing, wellness & live out loud joy beyond cancer
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Philo The other morning, I spent some time talking with four young women in the physician assistant program at Seton Hall University. I was there to give them the truth (mine) about what it is like to be a cancer patient. As a patient [...]
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." Maya Angelou "Any conversation that starts with “Did I ever tell you that my mother was murdered?” is going to be awkward." Lockey Maisonneuve Yes, murdered. Don't miss Lockey's story, which she shares at Positively Positive. I'll wait here until you get back. [...]
"I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things." Tina Turner My son texted me yesterday afternoon to ask if I might be driving by his school. "No, why?" "Darn," he answered. He forgot something he needed for his track meet. I was [...]
I have to start out by saying that I love technology. I'm old enough to remember the huge black and white televisions and rotary telephones of my youth. Today's gadgets - smart phones, tablets, MP3 players, computers and flat screen televisions - are more useful, productive and a lot more fun. They are also a lot [...]
The holidays are about to begin, which makes me think about one of my favorite holiday movies for kids. In Sesame Street's Elmo Saves Christmas (Amazon affiliates link) Elmo helps Santa get unstuck from the chimney and is granted three wishes. Santa obviously isn't thrilled when Elmo wishes every day is Christmas. To show Elmo [...]
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 [...]
Sleep is the best meditation. Dalai Lama Living the hectic, stressful lives that we live, we often forget how to push the "Off" button. We work, run from place to place, and are anxiety ridden to distraction. We're cancer survivors who power up each morning, because we have a lot to do and we're so grateful [...]
Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation. Jean Arp Are we ready to say goodbye to silence? You would think not, but think again. Just as we forego [...]
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