Encouragement
Unabashedly Me — Living With Non-Epileptic Seizures, Daily
We All Have “Shtuff.” We Deal. We Move Forward — The Best Way(s) Possible. Hopefully. Some peeps choose to run. Running away from one’s troubles and/or people helps no one (buck-it-up buttercup). However, in some situations, perhaps running might be…
What 2021 Taught + Reminded Me
’Tis the Season — Cheers to 2021! End of December greetings, lovelies. Over here in the desert, trying to wrap my mind around the realization of another holiday season swiftly vamoosing. Seriously!?! Have envisioned hustling and bustling, twinkling lights, holiday…
You Are More Than Your Illness. However…
You know sometimes when you read or hear a statement and it hits you just right — like, yes! — I completely agree (or vehemently disagree!). During a recent Twitter scrolling session, an uplifting post appeared on my feed: “it’s…
Time Passes. Period.
Time is the most paradoxical of things; the past is gone, the future is not come, and the present becomes the past, even while we attempt to define it. —Charles Caleb Colton Silly humans. When younger, we can hardly wait…
September — Do You Remember? — 9/11 Reflection, Uplifting Message + Short Story
September — Do You Remember? Excuse me for a moment while I sing a little Earth, Wind & Fire in the background. Oh how I love September — the month, and the song! This reflection is carryover from a post…
Be Strong. With or Without Coffee… or Mascara!
While perusing Instagram one sleepless night, a fun post caught my attention. Wish I could remember the IG account to offer a proper shout out. Too many late night flips-through-pics have since happened. Anyway, the post was of a coffee…
Treatment Conundrum: Finding Balance When Living with Late-Stage Lyme and Chronic Disease
To Treat or Not to Treat? That is the Question. One of Many. If Treatment, What Modality? How Long to Treat? What if You’re Not Getting Better…??? For patients fighting long-term illness, questions and concerns regarding treatment(s) may always be…
Finding Calm During Times of Uncertainty
Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as…
Positivity, Acceptance and Gratefulness in Tow, Healing is Still HARD! — A Personal + Vulnerable Reflection
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. —Mahatma Gandhi Updated: June 20, 2021 Healing. Is. HARD — Period. Stating the obvious, I know… but, seriously! To each and every living being coping with challenges…
Acceptance — A Powerful Element of Healing… and in Life
Acceptance makes an incredible fertile soil for the seeds of change. —Steve Maraboli Acceptance and the Healing Journey In following along with my reflections, you may notice the recurrent reference to illness and healing as a journey. That is what…
