by Kate | May 25, 2016 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Disability, kind promises, monsters, Vulnerability, Weakness
My friend Al, who has multiple sclerosis, went to his physician with some troublesome new symptoms. “Am I feeling this way because I’m aging or is it the MS?” he asked. “Yes,” replied the doctor. Lately, my disability due to MS has increased significantly. I need help...
by Kate | Aug 29, 2015 | connectedness, Creativity, joy, monsters, Transformation
Kind promise: I will nourish my body, mind and soul attentively The USDA, in its never-ending quest to inspire Americans to eat healthier diets, has created ChooseMyPlate.gov. We weren’t catching on to the old food pyramid model, so the USDA folks are trying to...
by Kate | Nov 27, 2012 | kind promises, monsters
The old saying is, “when the student is ready, the teacher appears.” Teachers of love have been appearing fast and glorious in the last few days. Lesson one: the Divine is the Source of love. I was feeling overwhelmed and unqualified [as I have been all...
by Kate | Jun 15, 2012 | chronic illness, Disability, kind promises, monsters, Surrender
Kind Promise: I will be tender with weaknesses. “For every ailment under the sun There is a remedy or there is none If there be one, then seek and find it If there be none, then never mind it.” — Mother Goose ...
by Kate | Apr 27, 2012 | Creativity, meditation, mindfulness, monsters
Practicing mindfulness of the moment brings me to be more conscious of what happens when I’m not in the moment. It makes me more aware of my monster-mind. The other day, I was painting (yay!). In the moment, I am watching blobs of color interact with paper and...
by Kate | Mar 23, 2012 | joy, monsters, Transformation
There is a part of my mind that reflexively comes up with unhelpful comments and attitudes about what’s going on. I call it my “monster mind.” It says things like, “it will never work,” “I will always be miserable,” and the...
