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12 ways to boost your energy (even if you are ill)

by Kate | Jul 19, 2019 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, kind promises, Well-being

Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? If you, like me, live with chronic illness and disability, the answer is probably “yes!” (If you, like me, live in Minnesota, your answer might be “you betcha!”) Sometimes the “chronic” part of the journey drags us...

Befriending your Journey-2

by Kate | Feb 20, 2018 | Chronic healing, chronic illness

When you are dealing with chronic illness, befriending your journey is like peeling an onion. You open the bulb and cry some while you peel and process a layer. You live a little while, discovering more, and then you process another layer and cry some more. In my...

When you find yourself sinking

by Kate | Dec 5, 2017 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, kind promises, Surrender

Living with an illness, there may be times when the ice cracks and you fall through. Plans need to be released. What worked before no longer works. For a while, you may flounder. Be there, in the depths. Know that you will probably resurface. If you don’t, you get to...

Elvis the elephant teaches me about love

by Kate | Nov 9, 2017 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Disability, kind promises, Love, Vulnerability

As someone with significant disabilities, I worry that I am a burden on people around me. I tell myself monster-stories about how much better the lives of my loved ones would be if they didn’t have to sacrifice on my behalf. I imagine that such thoughts are noble,...

gratitude, well-being and joy

by Kate | Oct 17, 2017 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Gratitude

It is gratitude month – the month where I consider the kind promise “I will appreciate blessings.” I have been reading about practicing gratitude here and here (among others). One of the things I like about practicing the promises is the way that I get to give each...

Traveling with a wheelchair – is the glass half full?

by Kate | Aug 8, 2017 | Chronic healing, Disability, kind promises

I am just back from a 27,000+ mile, 10 day trip from Minneapolis to Montréal and back again. I had a wonderful time. When you are traveling, especially when you are traveling with a significant disability, it helps to adjust your attitude before you go. I intended to...