by Kate | Sep 5, 2017 | Advocacy, Disability, kind promises, Vulnerability, Weakness
In the US of A, we value independence. We planted the idea with our revolutionary roots, nurtured it through immigrations and cowboys and have carried it into the 21st-century with our cell phones – connected and disconnected simultaneously. The urge to go it alone is...
by Kate | Aug 22, 2017 | Disability, mindfulness, Transformation
Yesterday, as the solar eclipse made its way across the US, many of us took a few minutes to unplug, gather together and look up. We paid attention to the light and celebrated the present moment with one another. (It was raining in Minneapolis, so we commiserated...
by Kate | Aug 8, 2017 | Chronic healing, Disability, kind promises
I am just back from a 27,000+ mile, 10 day trip from Minneapolis to Montréal and back again. I had a wonderful time. When you are traveling, especially when you are traveling with a significant disability, it helps to adjust your attitude before you go. I intended to...
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 | 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...
by Kate | Nov 8, 2016 | Disability, kind promises, Love
Kind promise: I will love without keeping score. I am reminding myself today to love my life. That’s a tall order when I am in an ill and disabled body. My body doesn’t do what I ask it to do. It keeps me from doing things I want to do. Not only is it not this...
