Summer At Last
After a long, treacherous winter finally summer has arrived. The sun is shining gloriously in the brilliant blue sky while a gentle fragrant breeze of flowering trees softens over my … Continue reading
Tomorrow
Tomorrow I leave for Arizona. It will be my first time seeing my parents since my last visit at the end of August when my dad first found out he … Continue reading
The Art, Love and Practice of Yoga
For years, I have wanted to try yoga. As someone who has suffered for most my life from chronic neck pain combined with a Type-A, high energy personality, yoga sounded … Continue reading
The Port
Today my dad got his port installed. It is the first step into starting the long, arduous process of chemotherapy to kill the cancer that is growing in his body. … Continue reading
Today I promise to accept what I cannot change
Today I promise to accept what I cannot change. Today is an extremely hard day. The reality of my dad’s cancer has set in and I am numb. I hurt … Continue reading
I will never, ever give up faith and hope
I started the practice of yoga this week and am realizing how much I need this right now in my life to balance my body, heart and soul. Today I’m … Continue reading
Giving yourself the freedom to just be
“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination or forgiveness. Your wiliness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing”. – August … Continue reading
Moving Forward
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you will not see the shadows” – Helen Keller It always amazes me how life just simply goes on. No matter what happens … Continue reading
After the Biopsy: The agonizing wait
Although I am not very religious, I thought I’d start this post off with a psalm that I remember as a child. My brother had this psalm in a frame … Continue reading
When Life Gets Dark, Stay Strong
“Let me not Pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them”. – Rabindranath Tagore A few days ago I got the phone call that made … Continue reading
The Diary of a Happy Mom: 40 and Beyond 