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  • Thought for the Day

    March 6, 2010

  • TIME MURDERERS

    March 3, 2010

    • How much time do you spend at your workplace? If you work a 40 hour week consistently for the year, you are spending approximately 50% of your daytime hours on your job. That figure is only true if you have 2 days off. More accurately, you spend about 67% of your day at work.You may say "well, I have to make a living", but is this really living? At this pace, you are placing yourself in ...
  • MAKING ADJUSTMENTS

    February 24, 2010

    • Namaste ~As we move through the new energies that surround us, it might be wise to remind Self that a 'time of adjustment' is appropriate every so often, and that a certain pattern of adjustment might be of great value. It is essential to allow the body and mind time to synchronize with Spirit, as Spirit is first to recognize new energies and willing to play with... There is a particular ...
  • Not Forgotten

    February 21, 2010

    • NOT FORGOTTEN     I phoned my sister-in-law Loretta that I haven’t seen for quite some time to see how she was coming along through her bout with cancer.  She is being treated with chemotherapy and doing very well, considering all that she’s been going through.     While on the phone with her, I overheard my two nieces in the background, Gina and Angela, who were ...
  • Going Gently Into That Good Night

    February 18, 2010

    • He sits in his chair most of the time because sleeping in the bed makes it hard to breathe. His doctors want him to walk more so he can get some energy, but he's, well, too tired. His only outings are to the Medical Center, where he dutifully agrees to take his meds but refuses more invasive treatments that could prolong his life. His wife of 53 years is dead, and he was so sure that he would go ...
  • Romance, Love, Passion

    February 17, 2010

    • HAPPY VALENTINES’ DAY! You are ready for that special relationship to blossom.  You want more love and romance and in your life. Feng Shui for love, romance and passion can help to bring you your heart’s desire. The Bedroom, when enhanced with a few simple changes, will not only attract love but will improve your chances of a romantic and passionate experience.  The bedroom needs to be ...
  • Hey Stranger, Gotta Match? New York Attorney/Activist/Mother Needs Bone Marrow Transplant

    February 10, 2010

    • Two and a half years ago I sat draped in a tattered, faded blue dressing gown across from a stranger who solemnly uttered the phrase: "you have cancer." In Touretts like fashion four words instantly erupted in my brain countering the proclamation with: "I want to live". In that moment the stranger (doctor) became my collaborator and together we embarked on what was a ...
  • Finding A Job With Mom's Enema Bag...

    February 4, 2010

    • This economy, my inability to find work and my hysterectomy five years ago has reminded me again how much I under-appreciated my mom when she was here. But, boy do I appreciate her now.   I am never ready to jump off a bridge...  I am always happy to be alive..  but sometimes..  I really get pissed at God!  I tell him-  in my late at night - under the covers- loud voice..  "show me a ...
  • Haus LebensWert

    January 28, 2010

    •  Haus LebensWert is a philanthropically developed and supported facility in Cologne, Germany where patients may receive oncology services free of charge.  An integral part of Haus LebensWert’s vision and mission is to vigorously help cancer patients cope with life both during treatment and afterwards.  Another key component is the use of alternative and complimentary therapies.  ...
  • A woman living with osteoarthritis: A case report

    January 26, 2010

    •   Understanding how a patient makes sense of chronic or disabling illness can be critical to the effective treatment of that illness.  Repairing the body doesn’t necessarily repair the life. Patients must confront changes to their bodies and in how they live their lives, psychological dimensions of disease physicians and allied practitioners have appropriately tried to address ...