2018-08-10 23:43
How I choose to feel is how I am I will not lose my faith It’s an inside job today Holding on the light of night On my knees to rise and fix my broken soul, againSongwriters, Eddie Ved… Read More
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I consider myself to be a fairly private person overall. However, I’ve decided to take a leap of faith and share my personal life experiences and struggles as a way to help support my own spiritual, emotional and physical healing journey; and connect with others on a deeper level so that they too can feel supported on their own healing journey.
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2017-04-14 10:15
I left my body a few weeks ago. I’m still not clear whether that means I momentarily died or not. I know I didn’t faint, because when I returned to my body, the person I was… Read More
2017-04-01 18:31
I woke up this morning knowing that on the other side of my window was a winter wonderland in full effect. But, it is April 1st. And, a Saturday that I have to work. I am aching for flip flo… Read More
2017-03-21 18:00
I wrote this poem to my husband in my dream last night. In the dream I wrote the poem between the lines of a book with a purple colored pencil (not sure of the color significance). When I aw… Read More
2017-03-14 14:44
Do you think everyone needs a guru? I’m not talking about merely a teacher or an expert in a particular field. I’m speaking more along the lines of a spiritual guide- an inspirat… Read More
2016-12-10 01:53
It was a hot summer day – 1980 something. I stood on my parents’ bed looking at myself in the large mirror attached to their bureau. Yellow plastic headband? Check. Wonder Woman… Read More
2016-11-25 21:53
Our 4 year old son wanted his own journal to write in because he sees my husband and I writing in ours. My husband gave him his very own white hard covered notebook just like ours. He has ad… Read More
2016-11-18 18:33
I was speaking with a friend yesterday who is also struggling with chronic Lyme Disease. We were discussing how we have both hit some of our lowest lows physically and emotionally lately. Sh… Read More
2016-11-11 10:50
You just woke up and are lying in bed, hesitant to move. You’re asking yourself, “Did that really just happen?” You are hoping it’s only a dream. A really bad dream.Y… Read More
2016-11-04 06:00
While having tea with a good friend yesterday, she told me she felt compelled to share a story with me that was told to her a few years back during a time of transition in her life. The stor… Read More
2016-10-28 17:28
We enter her room. It’s dark and sad. She’s in her wheelchair, back to the door, watching CNN’s election coverage on closed caption. My first thought is, “Why is she… Read More
2016-10-22 11:19
I am standing in my socks with my feet firmly planted in the space she has cleared for me. I am holding about 20 colorful 8.5 X11 foam sheets in my hand. These sheets represent my responsibi… Read More
2016-10-14 10:27
I’ve had some buried memories of my college days come back to life this week in lieu of the Trump/Billy Bush conversation that came out; and all the recent media surrou… Read More
2016-10-07 10:23
Sometimes I imagine taking the front door from my childhood home off its hinges and setting it ablaze. That door is where my childhood came to an end. That door is where my father stood… Read More
2016-09-30 10:30
Just a few days ago…Are you kidding me? It’s 2:55 am and I am wide awake again; despite the recent increase in my Ambien prescription. It’s been days of this… Read More
2016-09-23 10:16
09/09/2016- Dennisport, MA/Cape CodMy husband, Brian took our son, Jackson to a local playground to give him some time to run and climb after 2 1/2 days of being housebound due to Tropical S… Read More
2016-09-16 11:57
I am spending the week in a cozy cottage with my family in Cape Cod. For the moment, Tropical Storm Hermine has changed our plans for sunbathing, sand castle building, and wave jumping. I am… Read More
2016-09-02 09:04
This is a continuation from my last post, Vortex Baby.
There was no time for a stretcher. The nurses escorted me quickly down the hall to the OR. Brian was sitting in scrubs on a bench outsi… Read More
2016-08-26 10:08
I’m staring at an empty bassinet. Then my eyes shift to the infant car seat, the baby swing, the preemie car bed, and the piles of vacuum- packed baby clothes. This is my view fro… Read More
2016-08-19 09:05
My Dad died of a heart attack very unexpectedly, six years ago. He was 61. He had a form of Muscular Dystrophy called McArdle’s Disease.
My father worked a labor intensive job as… Read More
2016-08-12 10:00
I am at war, and losing the battle.
Perhaps, fighting isn’t the answer.
For close to 3 years I have been under several different treatment protocols to kill the Lyme-causing spirochete… Read More
2016-08-05 11:52
Do you remember the last time you truly felt a consistent connection to your authentic self? I know many of us have moments- mere glimpses of our true self. In today’s fast… Read More
2016-07-29 13:18
Not too long ago I woke up to an email notifying me that I received a scathing review from a patient. When I read it, my heart sank because I found it incredibly shocking and down right mean… Read More
2016-07-25 09:00
Any Given Weekday Morning-
It’s 4:45 am. The alarm is set to go off at 5:30. As usual, I have been awake since 1:00 am. I have slept an average of 3-4 hours a night for a few years now… Read More
2016-07-21 15:11
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Love, Joy, Truth, Gratitude-
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