by Kate | Mar 30, 2012 | chronic illness, Creativity, Disability, Forgiveness, kind promises, Transformation
When I first began walking with a cane, I would watch others with a real sense of witnessing a miracle. My ankle joint no longer worked (“drop foot”) and I used the cane to steady my uneven gait. Other people were able to lift their foot completely off the...
by Kate | Feb 10, 2012 | kind promises, Surrender
>When I was in grad school, I learned the word “somaticize:” to convert anxiety (or other psychological distress) into physical symptoms.I suspect I am a somaticizer. I’ve had a stressful week and I feel pretty awful, physically. I don’t...
by Kate | Jan 29, 2012 | Creativity, joy, kind promises
>In addition to inviting the enemies of joy, committing to exploring the idea of joy also has invited its allies. Despite a three-day migraine, this week has been one of splashing through puddles of joy. Can I be joyful when I am in significant pain? Not exactly,...
by Kate | Jan 20, 2012 | joy, kind promises
>When I decided to commit to these positive 12 kind promises, I knew that the monsters that roar against them would start biting at my heels. This month, as I focus on joy, pain and weariness are weighing me down. “How can I be joyous,” I wonder,...
by Kate | Jun 12, 2009 | kind promises
>Terry Pratchett has written one of my favorite characters: a failed wizard named Rincewind. Rincewind can’t correctly spell wizard and, most of the time, can’t do any magic. (A Great Spell has taken up residence in his mind, refusing any other spells...
