by Kate | Jul 22, 2025 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Delight of the day, joy
When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a friend sent me Norman Cousins’ Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration.” It’s a personal account of Cousins’ recovery from a debilitating illness. It...
by Kate | Oct 20, 2016 | Delight of the day, Gratitude, kind promises
If you go to the website of Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, you will find that one of their core themes is gratitude. In fact, their multiyear Expanding Gratitude Project seeks to expand the science and practice of gratitude....
by Kate | Jun 21, 2016 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Delight of the day, joy
People exercise in order to make their muscles stronger. I still remember the day the physical therapist shook her head and looked at me sadly, saying “the nerve connections are gone, honey. No amount of exercise will make that leg stronger.” That was 2001. My legs...
