by Kate | Aug 12, 2014 | kind promises, Transformation, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will reinvent whimsically. Whimsy is a wonderful word – just saying it blows a gust of curly wind through a mind that tends to furrow around life’s challenges. I’ve just taken a tour through my “bug list” and found movement on each one. Easy fixes are...
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by Kate | Aug 5, 2014 | kind promises, Transformation, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will reinvent whimsically. This promise is an invitation to think about what’s not working in my life (or what I wish would work better) and experiment with changing it. It is perhaps my most practical promise. It’s sort of like doing laundry with my...
by Kate | Dec 4, 2012 | meditation, mindfulness, Transformation
Here I am at another beginning not scared this time nor excited, exactly but aware. Noticing an empty space that before was filled-filled-filled busy-busy-busy and now it’s not. I like it here in this cavernous now but no sooner do I arrive than...
by Kate | Mar 30, 2012 | chronic illness, Creativity, Disability, Forgiveness, kind promises, Transformation
When I first began walking with a cane, I would watch others with a real sense of witnessing a miracle. My ankle joint no longer worked (“drop foot”) and I used the cane to steady my uneven gait. Other people were able to lift their foot completely off the...
by Kate | Mar 23, 2012 | joy, monsters, Transformation
There is a part of my mind that reflexively comes up with unhelpful comments and attitudes about what’s going on. I call it my “monster mind.” It says things like, “it will never work,” “I will always be miserable,” and the...
by Kate | Mar 16, 2012 | Disability, monsters, Transformation
If I am going to reinvent a part of my life it means being willing to move into Serenity Prayer territory. Quick Review: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know...
