by Kate | Jun 18, 2014 | kind promises, Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will share strengths. I often find myself feeling “sick and tired” these days. Sick and tired is large and loud. It takes up a huge amount of space in my being, often to the exclusion of anything else. That is why this month’s kind promise is...
by Kate | May 29, 2014 | chronic illness, kind promises
Kind promise: I will be tender with weakness. In an online support group for women with health issues, Cindy wrote about going through a period of “pain, fatigue and depression.” “Ahhh, the Great Triumvirate…” Mary responded. We discussed the monster-mind messages...
by Kate | May 13, 2014 | Creativity, kind promises
Kind promise: I will be tender with weaknesses. Recently, I was admiring the lettering in a design—how lovely it was in its unevenness. Flowing across the paper, the ink caught on some surfaces and not others. It was the work of a calligrapher. There are fonts on my...
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 | Mar 18, 2014 | kind promises, mindfulness
Kind promise: I will open to each moment. The snow on the ground is mushy and dirty. The light slanting through my bedroom shades this morning seemed the same. I’m tired of the winter, tired of being cold, tired of not being able to go outside. I’ve been wanting...
by Kate | Mar 11, 2014 | kind promises, meditation, Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will open to each moment. One night last week I had trouble sleeping. My left leg kept clenching painfully. After a spasm, I would slow my breathing and point myself toward sleep. I would just be drifting off when my muscles would jerk me awake with...
