Tragedy is a subjective term.
A tragedy to one person may be water off a duck’s back to another. With such diversity as human beings, it is virtually impossible to predict how a less-than-ideal situation will affect anyone until they are actually having the experience.
I could have never imagined how I would react to the [...]
Category: Inspirational
“Tragedy” Has a Purpose
January 31, 2012 – 9:00 am
Hope Sustains
December 13, 2011 – 9:00 am
Whether suffering from a chronic illness or not, every human being will experience a “Dark Night of the Soul” at some point in their life. Dealing with health challenges or disability may result in more long, dark nights. I am no stranger to them. At times, the pain – both mental and physical – is [...]
Persevere and Triumph
November 29, 2011 – 9:00 am
Both of these photos represent the triumph of the human spirit (to me). The first is a well known public figure – a Canadian (and International!) hero, Terry Fox. The second is a lesser known figure, my husband. Terry Fox is a reminder to me that I need to persevere. Through my husband, I find [...]
Her Stroke of Insight
November 22, 2011 – 9:00 am
Very interesting that, despite the medical condition, there are so many similarities found and lessons to be learned.
I desperately needed people to treat me as though I would recover completely.
[I needed to] honor the power of sleep.
I needed people to love me – not for the person I had been, but for who I might [...]
Thoughts Become Things
October 17, 2011 – 9:00 am
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Roman Emperor, A.D. 161-180 (121 AD – 180 AD)
TODAY IS THE BEST DAY! My thoughts are of peace and joy.
I wrote this a day or two ago and queued this entry up for publish. Following my own tweet, I came back to [...]
John of God
October 10, 2011 – 9:00 am
On October 3rd, my husband and I paid a visit to The Omega Institute in New York to be seen by the healer John of God. I have to admit, when we first arrived and saw the hundreds of people milling about dressed in white, I briefly wondered where the “killer kool-aid” was. [*insert wry [...]
True Beauty
October 3, 2011 – 9:00 am
”People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.” – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
