by Kate | Jul 22, 2020 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Well-being
In these in-between times of pandemic, we each need a reason to get up and moving and sustain ourselves across quiet days of isolation. Purpose can be an animating factor. Purpose, suggests Kira M. Newman isn’t something we find. It’s something we “can cultivate...
by Kate | Aug 22, 2019 | chronic illness, Creativity, kind promises
You have, inside your skull, an engine of almost infinite possibility. It’s your imagination. With them, we can travel to faraway lands, relive memories, conjure fantasies and even affect our physiologies. After 131 college students were taken through an exercise...
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...
by Kate | Jul 12, 2019 | chronic illness, kind promises, meditation
Have you ever felt like the wind is gone from your sails… Your bungee has lost its bounce… You are wading in thigh-high waters? That’s how I have felt recently, without being able to put a finger on why or point to any significant changes in my life or health that...
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...
by Kate | Jan 9, 2018 | chronic illness, Disability, joy
This month’s promise is to “live joyfully for no apparent reason.” Lately, I’ve been thinking about joy as a flotation device. I have been sad because my left arm and hand have gotten weaker and less responsive. Often, I am unable to drive my wheelchair. Because of...
