by Kate | Apr 26, 2017 | Chronic healing, chronic illness
Reaching for well-being, we add habits into our routine: more sleep, more nutritious diet, exercise and so on. Then we expect results. The dominant culture pretends to be driven by reason and logic. If this, then that. Living organisms frustratingly and gloriously...
by Kate | Mar 21, 2017 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Disability
I have one of those electric toothbrushes that gives you a signal after you have brushed for 2 minutes. These days, my PCA holds onto my elbow and hand while I brush. I can still steer the toothbrush, but she is there adding strength to my arm and grip. As with many...
by Kate | Feb 21, 2017 | Chronic healing, Surrender
I painted this morning. My aide, Jenny, set out the paints and the paper and sprayed water on the paint tray to awaken the watercolors. My wooden-handled brushes sat beside the paints. I have had them for 30 years; they are old friends. I lifted a rectangular brush...
by Kate | Jan 18, 2017 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Forgiveness
I can no longer feed myself. It is as if my arm has weights on it. It’s difficult to lift my hand as high as my mouth, especially if I’m holding a spoon full of food. The adjustments your hand makes in order to get a spoon full of food into your mouth are miraculous!...
by Kate | Dec 14, 2016 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Disability, joy
Joy isn’t difficult, but it takes some effort to keep it present in our lives. Like tending a fire, we need to tend joy. To burn, fires need heat, fuel and oxygen. They call it “the fire triangle.” The joy triangle? Intention, sensory input and biochemistry. For...
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by Kate | Nov 23, 2016 | Chronic healing, kind promises, Love
My body doesn’t do what I ask it to do, these days. I get frustrated. The frustration spills over into my personal relationships. Sometimes I feel like a traveling snarl. The snarl expands to include my body – this frustrating, mostly useless body that certainly...
