by Kate | Sep 13, 2016 | kind promises, meditation, Transformation
My life is changing. My daughter has moved out of our apartment. Our elderly dog is ill. My hand is losing function. [Excuse: All those changes are part of the reason my blog posts have skipped a couple weeks.] How do I celebrate a sacred, compassionate creative life...
by Kate | Aug 16, 2016 | Creativity, kind promises, Transformation
Here is a journaling exercise from Marshall Rosenberg’s book on nonviolent communication: Make a list of everything you “have to do.” (Example: “I have to wash the dishes.”) Review the list, replacing the words “have to” with the words “choose to.” Add the phrase...
by Kate | Jul 28, 2016 | Advocacy, connectedness, Transformation
When I was a child, I was a fan of a book called The Geranium On The Windowsill Just Died But Teacher You Went Right On. For me to continue to write about kind promises with the world in its present chaos, I would have to be as blithely insensitive as the teacher in...
by Kate | Jul 19, 2016 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Disability, kind promises, Transformation
“I can’t even watch the news,” she said. “It’s too upsetting. I have to protect myself.” The voice was one of a woman with chronic illness. She was concerned that the upset she felt at the state of the world might affect her health. I understand her concern. Those of...
by Kate | Sep 22, 2015 | Transformation
Kind promise: I will reinvent whimsically. I spent two days last week in Minneapolis’ beautiful St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral listening to a diverse batch of women get real about God. There were a thousand of us packed between the old stone walls. Every now and then,...
by Kate | Aug 29, 2015 | connectedness, Creativity, joy, monsters, Transformation
Kind promise: I will nourish my body, mind and soul attentively The USDA, in its never-ending quest to inspire Americans to eat healthier diets, has created ChooseMyPlate.gov. We weren’t catching on to the old food pyramid model, so the USDA folks are trying to...
