“Without forgiveness life is governed by….an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” — Roberto Assagioli I’ve tried so hard to stay out of this whole Komen controversy. But it just keeps building and growing and I feel like I need to weigh in with my thoughts on the issue. I met Nancy Brinker. I used […]
New Swedish Study Released on Dense Breasts
“The only medicine for suffering, crime and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom.” –Thomas Huxley There was an article in today’s US News and World Report about dense breasts called Dense Breasts May Be Linked to Cancer Recurrence. It reports on a Swedish study, presented on Wednesday at the European Breast Cancer Conference in […]
Post Breast Cancer Morning Rituals
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” —Buddha Here’s my morning breakfast. I am nothing if not a creature of habit. I’m a big tea drinker and much prefer tea to coffee especially in the morning. So much more gentle and nurturing for […]
My Favorite Version of Hallelujah
“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” — Leonard Cohen I’ve been a fan of both Tim and Jeff Buckley for a long time. They both have beautiful voices and their song choices have always spoken to my soul. Jeff’s version of Hallelujah, is […]
Putting Life in Context
This morning, I was cleaning up before the cleaning lady comes (you women will know what I’m talking about) and as I looked up at the wall, I noticed this electrical outlet. For a few minutes I gazed at it, wondering why it was discolored and greyish at the bottom, until I realized it was […]
Little Victories
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” — Anne Bradstreet It feels like spring today and I decided to put up our spring season flag to replace the winter one I’ve had up on our flagpole for the past few months. As […]