by Kate | Sep 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will advocate courageously. I have been exploring this promise as it relates to living in a body with chronic illness and significant disability. I have ranted in my journal about difficulties getting appointments with medical specialists. I’ve whined...
by Kate | Sep 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Each day I watch for moments that inspire a strong feeling of gratitude and joy within me. I mentally label the strongest such moment The Delight of the Day. The practice encourages what psychologists call “positive scanning.” I’m waiting for good things to...
by Kate | Sep 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kind promises, Advocacy, advocacy organizations, advocatesKind Promise: I will advocate courageously. In an urban flower garden near where I live, there is a sign: How lovely that in the midst of riotous green and against crinkled bark, someone is reminding us...
by Kate | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am bringing old stories to my fresh starts. That’s okay with me. I don’t want to throw away lessons I’ve learned to start new. I want to release things that are weighing me down. I recently read a post by Marge Eiseman. She quoted New York Times columnist David...
by Kate | Aug 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Each day I watch for moments that inspire a strong feeling of gratitude and joy within me. I mentally label the strongest such moment The Delight of the Day. The practice encourages what psychologists call “positive scanning.” I’m waiting for good things...
by Kate | Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Two Star Wars stormtroopers and an imperial general climbed out of their hatchback and headed for the edge of the park. A Jeep pulled into a parking spot by the corner and a bounty hunter leaned his jet pack against a parking meter while he put on the rest of his...
