52 Lists in 52 Weeks – List #2

January 13, 2012

Oops.  I almost made it through this week without posting a list. That wouldn’t have been a great start, would it? You can get the scoop on what I’m doing in my 52 Lists post from last week. I’m too tired to repeat myself.  Seriously, I’m having a bad MS week and my next Tysabri [...]

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52 Lists 2012

January 6, 2012

The thing I have always loved the most about the worldwide web is how links lead to links which lead to links and still more links. Surfing the web has become such a banal term, but when I really step back and look at how I use the web, which is truly worldwide, I am [...]

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A Picture is Worth…you know the rest…

December 22, 2011

When taking pictures of family people are always so focused on getting everyone to smile, and careful to insure that they can see everyone’s faces. Sometimes they will take another shot if someone’s eyes were closed or didn’t smile. What I find as I am looking back  at my old family photos, which I freely [...]

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Say No to Drugs

December 14, 2011

What follows are the exact words I wrote in an email today: Here’s a laugh for you.  So I’ve been really dragging since the weekend.  (I’m starting to see a pattern of having a really bad week just before my Tysabri infusion. Almost like the stuff wears off or I’m going through some kind of [...]

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Perfection? Maybe not.

December 12, 2011

I had an epiphany on Saturday. I don’t remember why or how and that is totally okay. Well, I tell myself that now, but moments ago I was struggling to remember what brought about this revelation and trying to pinpoint if it was Saturday or Sunday. Then my mind said,’What difference does it make when [...]

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Mindful Scrambled Eggs

December 8, 2011

I’ve been experimenting with mindfulness.  It is so much easier than I ever thought it could be.  You can do it anywhere, anytime – for a second or for an hour.  You can do it with 100% focus or you can do it as a fleeting thought. Mindfulness is simply being aware.  Interestingly, awareness seems [...]

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Merry Christmas!!!

December 3, 2011

I actually finished my Christmas card…go me!

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So That’s Mindfulness – Who Knew?

November 13, 2011

Wow, I thought I understood mindfulness.  I remember listening to Ekhart Tolle (while trying not to fall asleep – his voice is way too soothing) and feeling that I truly understood what he was talking about.  Because of that understanding I believed that I sucked at being mindful!  Well color me happy, I was wrong. [...]

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MS

November 4, 2011

It is not… A blessing A gift An opportunity A message A wake up call A season A revelation My journey My experience My path My purpose My mission My identity My dharma My cross My destiny I do not have to… Accept it Embrace it Lean into it Make peace with it Make sense [...]

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5 Steps to Looking Great!

October 20, 2011

Are you struggling with your self esteem?  Do you have a poor body image? I suggest you go out and get yourself an invisible and incurable disease such as Multiple Sclerosis.  I have found that having this disease has changed my appearance and self esteem dramatically thanks to these five simple steps. 1.  Just having [...]

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