by Kate | Nov 24, 2015 | chronic illness, Disability, Forgiveness, Uncategorized
Home from the hospital, Big Emotions assail me. I cannot do what I once did. I grieve the loss. I rage over the loss. What to do with this grief? What to do with this rage? When I was young, I would have pretended they didn’t exist. I was raised to believe a sign of...
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...
by Kate | May 6, 2014 | chronic illness, Disability, kind promises, Surrender, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will be tender with weaknesses. Last Easter Sunday I witnessed a miracle: Two pews ahead of me, a 10-month-old girl was interacting with the 83-year-old woman sitting in the pew behind her. The baby, held in her mother’s arms, reached over mom’s...
by Kate | May 2, 2014 | Creativity, Disability, joy, meditation, Uncategorized
As I go through my day, I watch for moments when the corners of mouth turn up and my heart lifts. I note these moments of delight, capture them in my Journal and log them here. I encourage you to be on the lookout for your Delight of the Day. This week I went...
by Kate | Aug 24, 2012 | chronic illness, Disability, kind promises
Kind Promise: I will ask for and accept help gracefully. I’ve been mulling over what I mean by “gracefully.” Lately, I have felt like I’ve been doing things “testily” and “wearily.” Gracefully has not often entered into...
by Kate | Aug 10, 2012 | Disability, kind promises, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will ask for and accept help gracefully. When it comes to help, I am “high maintenance.” Because of my physical disability, there are not many things I can do without help. Despite what you might think from our...
