“It’s a good thing you’re awesome.” – Chapter 12
There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is …
“It’s a good thing you’re awesome.” – Chapter 10
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. ~Ovid Thinking I Have Time – Part 4 I spent …
“No Feeling is Final” – Chapter 3
Try something different. Surrender. ~ Rumi Today . . . another day of feeling just too bloody tired to do anything. Along …
The Companionship of Cats
Today was another day of not feeling so well – mostly my own fault. I tried to do more than I should …
“It’s a good thing you’re awesome.” – Chapter 6
Maintaining Awesomeness is Not Always Easy Last month, after talking to one of my visiting nurses and an occupational therapist about how …
Random Monday Thoughts
It’s Monday, and still cold and dreary here. My friend Lisa is still without power, and I’m worried about her. But I’m …
The First International Day of the Girl – October 11, 2012
Women hold up half the sky. ~Chinese proverb There is SO much to say about this important subject – the International Day …
“Write as if you were dying. . . .”
Write as if you were dying. At the same time, assume you write for an audience consisting solely of terminal patients. That …
Adventures of a Fledgling Nun – Part 2
I need to write about something else other than my illness. There are so many other stories I want to tell – …
“It’s a good thing you’re awesome.” – Chapter 3
July 11, 2012 ### I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire …