by Kate | Nov 16, 2016 | kind promises, Love
Into this month when I am considering a kind promise about love falls the news of the impending Trump presidency. Based on his candidacy, this man is not about love. He is about power. He is about division. He is about fear. My conversations with friends since the...
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...
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 | Oct 12, 2016 | Gratitude, joy, kind promises, meditation
Yesterday, I heard columnist David Brooks on the radio describing a moment he experienced as he watched his children playing in the yard: “It’s one of those moments when life and time feel like they’re suspended. I had a feeling of being overwhelmed with gratitude....
by Kate | Sep 13, 2016 | kind promises, meditation, Transformation
My life is changing. My daughter has moved out of our apartment. Our elderly dog is ill. My hand is losing function. [Excuse: All those changes are part of the reason my blog posts have skipped a couple weeks.] How do I celebrate a sacred, compassionate creative life...
by Kate | Aug 23, 2016 | Chronic healing, kind promises
When I am at my most frustrated with this disease (multiple sclerosis) and its effects on my life, I grumble petulantly, “I can’t do anything anymore!) I know it’s not true, but it feels true when I say it. All the able-bodied joys of running and hugging and getting...
