by Kate | Jun 14, 2017 | chronic illness, Creativity
Creative journaling prompt: What did you learn about having a body from your family of origin? [A list*) Bodies are inconsequential vehicles to carry around what’s important: the brain/mind If you go out, wear lipstick. Eat three meals a day. Dinner should include...
by Kate | Sep 20, 2016 | Creativity, monsters
Sometimes, when things are changing, we tell ourselves that it is too overwhelming and we won’t be able to cope. That’s not very helpful self-talk, as anyone familiar with internal dialogue will tell you. It is difficult, though, to catch those thoughts before they...
by Kate | Aug 16, 2016 | Creativity, kind promises, Transformation
Here is a journaling exercise from Marshall Rosenberg’s book on nonviolent communication: Make a list of everything you “have to do.” (Example: “I have to wash the dishes.”) Review the list, replacing the words “have to” with the words “choose to.” Add the phrase...
by Kate | Feb 12, 2016 | Creativity
A blank page is full of possibility. It can become your partner in adventure. Filling a page with marks, you become an explorer. Decide a direction and set off on your journey. I started my first journal when I was 10 years old and our family was traveling to Mexico....
by Kate | Aug 29, 2015 | connectedness, Creativity, joy, monsters, Transformation
Kind promise: I will nourish my body, mind and soul attentively The USDA, in its never-ending quest to inspire Americans to eat healthier diets, has created ChooseMyPlate.gov. We weren’t catching on to the old food pyramid model, so the USDA folks are trying to...
by Kate | Jul 14, 2015 | chronic illness, Creativity, Disability, joy
Kind promise: I will share strengths. “As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how hopeless you may feel.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living I’ve been conscious, lately, of losses in physical...
