Posts Tagged mindful-beings


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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4 stages too late

By on Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 | No Comments

A year ago today, I was tossed into the vortex of our health care system.  A cat scan revealed that I had enlarged lymph nodes in my abdominal cavity.   It took 4 long weeks to get my final diagnosis…stage 4 ovarian cancer.   The five year survival rate for this cancer is less than 10 […]

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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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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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