Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and… Continue reading
Are you looking for a new job after cancer treatment? Perhaps you left your last employment after your diagnosis, or maybe you are still in your current job but want a fresh start… Continue reading
“In a society which is much more inclined to help you hide your pain rather than to grow through it, is necessary to make a very conscious effort to mourn.” – Henri Nouwen Grief… Continue reading
Normal Day Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart.Let me not pass you by in quest of some… Continue reading
T for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read 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. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just […]
The Thing Is to love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve held dearcrumbles like burnt paper in your hands,your throat filled with the silt of it.When… Continue reading
The Butterfly Effect For Marie Ennis O’Connor So close and still Quietly far away From the company Who chose you The day you heard The word we all Heard. Echoes In a canyon… Continue reading
26 posts. 26 days. 26 letters of the alphabet, one blog post beginning with each letter. H is for Hair I started this blog a few years after my breast cancer diagnosis and… Continue reading
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist has died aged 95 surrounded by his followers in the temple where his spiritual journey began. Such a truly wonderful guide and teacher,… Continue reading
We Look With Uncertainty We look with uncertaintybeyond the old choices forclear-cut answersto a softer, more permeable alivenesswhich is every momentat the brink of death;for something new is being born in usif we… Continue reading
Did you know that today is National Thesaurus Day? A thesaurus is a book that compiles words grouped by similarity of meaning. The term thesaurus comes from the Greek word, thesauros, meaning treasure or storehouse.… Continue reading
Turns out today, January 15th is #NationalHatDay It feels wonderful to be able to enjoy wearing hats again. When I was going through chemotherapy I wore woolly hats and beanies to hide my… Continue reading
Continue My wish for youIs that you continueContinueTo be who and how you areTo astonish a mean worldWith your acts of kindnessContinueTo allow humor to lighten the burdenOf your tender heartContinueIn a society… Continue reading
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way… Continue reading