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Archive for June, 2011
Avoiding the “Spinach Effect”: Not Letting Cancer Define Me
Posted in Guest Blog, tagged book giveaway, Cancer, my ruby slippers, tracy seeley on June 28, 2011 | 97 Comments »
It’s an honor to host Tracy Seeley, author of My Ruby Slippers: the Road Back to Kansas on her book tour this week. Avoiding the “Spinach Effect”: Not Letting Cancer Define Me I used to think that mentioning my breast cancer at a social gathering was a bit like having spinach on my teeth. I might [...]
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Healthy Recipes, tagged carmelized onions, healthy recipes, Mujaddara, puy lentils, spiced yoghurt, vegetarian on June 27, 2011 | 20 Comments »
I am excited to share with you today’s recipe, a delicious combination of flavors – fluffy jasmine rice, plump lentils, and sweet caramelized onions, topped off with a dollop of spiced yoghurt. I tried this recipe for Mujaddara, a popular Lebanese dish, for the first time this weekend and loved it. You can serve it [...]
The places that scare us
Posted in depression, tagged anxiety, depression, fear, Inspiration, Life, Pema Chodron, places that scare me, struggle on June 26, 2011 | 34 Comments »
I have been struggling a bit this past week with feelings of being overwhelmed and tired and that old black dog has been nipping at my heels. So, I thought I had better re-read one of my go-to books – Pema Chödrön’s The Places That Scare You, because going where that black dog wants to lead, [...]
Smile Saturday
Posted in Humour, tagged albuquerque, humor, rainbow, smile, universe on June 25, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Poetry Friday
Posted in poetry, tagged May Sarton, phoenix rising, poetry on June 24, 2011 | 9 Comments »
The Phoenix Again On the ashes of this nest Love wove with deathly fire The phoenix takes its rest Forgetting all desire. After the flame, a pause, After the pain, rebirth. Obeying nature’s laws The phoenix goes to earth. You cannot call it old You cannot call it young. No phoenix can be told, This [...]
What is Paget’s Disease?
Posted in Guest Blog, tagged breast cancer, paget's disease, sarah mendoza on June 22, 2011 | 25 Comments »
My thanks to Sarah Mendoza for today’s guest post. In September 2009 Sarah was diagnosed with Paget’s and wide spread high grade ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Her blog, The Breast Cancer Lottery, is a journal style account of her journey with breast cancer, reconstruction and life. In today’s post, Sarah explains what Paget’s is [...]
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Healthy Recipes, tagged healthy eating, healthy recipes, spinach salad on June 20, 2011 | 9 Comments »
I got some lovely fresh baby spinach from the local farmer’s market this weekend and deciding on what I should do with it, I came across this great salad recipe. Spinach has a high nutritional value and is extremely rich in antioxidants, especially when fresh, steamed, or quickly boiled. Baby Spinach Salad with Red Onions [...]
Weekly Round Up
Posted in Friday Round-Up, tagged breast cancer, Cancer, cancer survivorship, dealing with anxiety, loss, Mastectomy, new normal, post cancer, weekly round up on June 18, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blogs over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Just click on the highlighted links to read the posts. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you [...]
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