Archive for the living with heart Category


straw bale gardening and my happy place

By on Sunday, June 5th, 2016 | 3 Comments

Living with stage 4 cancer means I have learned to do what I love whatever way I can for as long as I can.  I have been fortunate to remain relatively healthy and without debilitating symptoms, at least for now. So, this means I have energy to do things that put me in my happy place. One […]

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healing and the art of resiliency

By on Friday, November 27th, 2015 | 2 Comments

Wolf is a teacher, meant to come back to the pack with life lessons and insights. Life, as a force or energy, has its own rhythm, ebbs, and flows. Our individual lives follow a subtle, circadian beat. Our days unfold in predictable patterns of space and time. Many of us, without knowing or meaning to, grow […]

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life and death – where science and spirit collide

By on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 | 8 Comments

For much of my life, I have been exploring how life works…the source of our lives and how we express it through our bodies. This exploration presses me to search beyond the physical into an energetic realm beyond what seems tangible or acceptable. I feel like a closeted student of the universe. But here it is, […]

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a simple path to change

By on Thursday, April 9th, 2015 | 10 Comments

There is a simple path to making change in our lives. From our mood to our inner core beliefs, it is possible to create the life you want…really! It’s about awareness – choice – taking action. Thanks for watching…your comments are welcome!     If you, or someone you know, would like guidance down this […]

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well-being in the face of hard times

By on Friday, March 20th, 2015 | No Comments

How do you hang onto your well-being when life hands out hard stuff? Since my cancer diagnosis, I have become keenly aware of how much my attitude shapes my life.  You don’t have to have cancer to know this. There are plenty of life challenges to go around.  No matter what difficulty comes your way, […]

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you’ve got to accentuate the positive

By on Friday, February 6th, 2015 | 4 Comments

So many of us are stuck in our ways.  We get stuck with habits that don’t serve us.  We get stuck in the rut of routines. We get stuck in emotions that high-jack our lives. Negativity and fear tend to hold us back – keep us stuck. But it doesn’t have to work that way…really! […]

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on the other side of stuck

By on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 | No Comments

My first hint that my life would be unique came on the path of my career.  Women weren’t known for being auto mechanics in the 70’s.  But, I was. I saw that path as a possibility and when opportunity knocked, I swung that door wide open. Armed with my new awareness of mechanics – sockets and wrenches – a 12 mm […]

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enduring the hard stuff

By on Sunday, January 4th, 2015 | 5 Comments

Humor infused… Here in this New Year I have been thinking a lot about life’s challenges and transformations.  The challenges come to all of us in many forms…relationship struggles, job problems, grieving loss, managing difficult emotions, health issues…the list goes on. We all want to know it’s possible to endure the hard stuff.    Speaking from experience, I […]

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the intrinsic power of change

By on Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 | 10 Comments

“Hey, you look good,” has been the greeting du jour following my long ordeal of surgery and chemotherapy. I suspect “you look good” reflects so much more than a warm salutation. It’s certainly is not my looks. My typical attire is a t-shirt and baggy jeans. I am pretty sure friends are expressing, with all […]

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the powerful language of cancer

By on Saturday, October 4th, 2014 | 6 Comments

My dear friend Cheryl Jones, shared a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to her mother who died this past week of cancer.  One part stood out for me when she said, “for her, cancer was not a battle. It was an experience. It was her last experience.” I found these words to describe an incredibly beautiful perception. I wrote to Cheryl – […]

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asking ourselves the right questions

By on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 | No Comments

What links me to my authenticity? What is my source of power and potential? What do I say when a friend is grieving? How can I serve? How do I transform my thoughts into right action? Where in my body do I feel my flow of energy? Am I trusting my gut? What kind of day do […]

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strength through surrender

By on Tuesday, July 15th, 2014 | 1 Comment

Thinking of gaining strength through surrender must sound paradoxical.  It’s counter intuitive to think of surrender as an asset.  Yet, surrender is more than handing over one’s power. Surrender, when invoked from deep within, inspires acceptance, creative solutions, and resolution without struggle.  We all have gone through times of significant change.  Maybe it has manifested as […]

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chronic and inevitable

By on Sunday, July 13th, 2014 | No Comments

I have been trying to put my finger on why I am obsessed with recurrence.  Maybe it’s not so weird for someone with cancer, but, hey…I’m new at this. But why would I be antsy to have a recurrence come sooner than later?  What’s up with that?  It’s not that I am hopeless, or depressed.  It’s more […]

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awakening to vulnerability

By on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 | 2 Comments

I am going to take a risk here. You are likely to see me as vulnerable. Until recently, I didn’t know that vulnerability was a quality to aspire to…now I am so relieved!  My awakening to vulnerability is a gift from Brené Brown. (See below for more about her.)  I am deeply grateful for her […]

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trusting my gut

By on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 | No Comments

When hard changes come and life’s transitions are in front of me, I gotta trust my gut. Through trusting my gut, I  have come to know these things to be true… I am the only one who can create real change in my life –  No other being can change who I really am.  Not my parents, […]

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good can come from hard times

By on Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 | No Comments

Sometimes life deals us hard stuff.  Changes, transitions, loss, grief. When I tackle these difficult, sometimes painful aspects of life, good things can come of it. I  don’t mean that it doesn’t hurt to lose a relationship, or it isn’t stressful to make changes in our work or homes.  It doesn’t mean we don’t have fear when illness come knocking […]

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