to create inspired healing, wellness & live out loud joy beyond cancer
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Neale Donald Walsch Why do we find ruts so comfortable? Before cancer, “No” was my default response to anything new and different. After cancer, I realized saying “Yes” was healing and jumped in with both feet. I’d wanted to check out yoga prior to cancer but, [...]
After three years and eight months of blogging at WhereWeGoNow about my "new normal," I've come to the realization that cancer is just the latest of the life struggles I've had to face, move through and learn from. To take me into this new phase of life, where cancer is no longer the center of [...]
It's a Sunday afternoon and you'd give anything to curl up under a blanket with a book and hide from the world. But there are lots of things to do that make that impossible. You'll rest later. Except you never do. Let me ask you this: Do you remember when cancer forced you to stop? [...]
Today I drove myself to the breast center for a mammogram and ultrasound of my left breast. There was no drama caused by a horrible technician, like the first time I went for a mammogram after my mastectomy. Everyone was professional, pleasant and sensitive. No, this time the drama was raging inside my head. I [...]
The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty "yes" to your adventure. Joseph Campbell Yes, exactly! Why is this "THE" big question? Only because pondering it leads to immeasurable opportunities to turn your life into "your adventure." This question hit me like a brick the other day while [...]
Can Uplifted Feet Lead to an Uplifted Heart The more I practice mindful awareness, the more I learn what it is and what it isn't. What it isn't is hours spent in the lotus position, eyes closed, blissfully deep in meditation. What it is is beautifully summed up by my husband, "It's the little things." [...]
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 [...]
Whenever I spend time on my computer, I invariably realize that my shoulders are up around my ears. If you're like me and work at a desk, you probably carry tension in your shoulders and neck too. If so, you have to try Rodney Yee's Four-Minute Neck and Shoulders Stretch at Your Desk. Take a [...]
Where We Go Now 