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 | Dec 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will forgive with wild abandon. “If I’m going to keep this promise… And make it through January,” I thought, “I need to forgive my body.[1]” We (my healthcare providers, caregivers and I) are scheduling a colostomy for January. Underneath my pragmatic,...
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 | 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 | Mar 2, 2012 | Creativity, Surrender
>I have been entranced and informed by the image of water dropping as a metaphor for surrender, so I thought I should respond with a painting. As usual, I fantasized about what and how I would like to paint before making the time and space for the actual painting...
