Information is defined as facts provided or learned about something or someone. Affirmation is the confirmation of a truth or validity of a prior judgment. How many times when you believe you are getting information are you actually getting an affirmation for something you already believe? How open are you to a totally new viewpoint?… Read More
I had a lot on my plate in the summer and early fall of 2010. I was adjusting to my dad’s passing from lung cancer, I hadn’t truly processed my grief yet, striving to keep things ‘normal’ for my kids, Aidan and Kyra, and figuring out how I was going to survive the brain tumor… Read More
Decisions. We make many day in and day out. Sometimes the answers seem apparent such as “I am hungry, so I choose to eat.” But many decisions, that we believe are no-brainers, are in fact, no-feelers. In order to avoid making mistakes, to avoid upsetting or being judged by others or because we don’t trust… Read More
The most important lesson that I have learned through my healing journey is that I create everything that I see in my life, and so do you. When this comes to our health I think most of us can see that what food we put in our bodies plays a significant role in how it… Read More
I know I have done some deep philosophical musing in the last few posts. This one is a bit more practical but no less important to me. If you know me at all you know that I have become passionate about the company Young Living Essential Oils. It’s not really my style to get too… Read More
Sorry folks, but this blog is not about ‘neck massagers’. Although a little ‘O’ therapy certainly couldn’t hurt 😉 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Gospel of John 1:1. Nice switch, huh? Despite 17 years of Catholic education, I had no clue what this… Read More
A very powerful book, The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present in the Life You Have by Mark Nepo found its way to me a few years back. The Book of Awakening is a day book of thought-provoking wisdom written by a poet and philosopher after experiencing life’s challenges, including… Read More
“Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body”. George Carlin We live in a consumer-driven world. Consumerism is a ‘social and economic order and ideology that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever greater amounts’. It mandates that people must… Read More
A brain tumor was my greatest gift and greatest teacher.
