World News Tonight had a story that was news to the world but for those who are dealing with a life-altering illness, it’s information that has been known for a long while. The study reported that women who were having breast cancer surgery that had hypnosis just prior to surgery had less bleeding, less complications [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Why Is Everyone So Surprised?
Posted in In the Know on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What Would Piaget Say?
Posted in Community, Relationships on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Have you recently thought about someone from your past that you’ve been out of contact with for a while? Is there someone you keep meaning to contact just to let them know you’re thinking about them? Are you embarking on something that you want to share with everyone you’ve ever known in the world, either [...]
Floodlight or Laser?
Posted in Self-Nurture on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s obvious that I have to address the issue of energy since I’ve had three conversations in the past three days about this very topic. I’m not talking about energy we use to heat our homes or fuel our vehicles, but the internal energy we tap into every day to make a difference in the [...]
Re-Entry
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The topic of re-entry seems appropriate since the space shuttle is grappling with the damage to the underbelly of the space shuttle and discussion will determine if it’s safe to re-enter without repairing. Re-entry is always a difficult proposition because it means you’ve been somewhere others in your circle most probably have not experienced. For [...]
Splitting
Posted in In the Know, Personal Conviction on August 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We are a society that constantly makes us choose one side or the other. Think about it, there are Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, black and white, and for those with life-altering health concerns there is usually a choice between allopathic medicine and alternative therapies. It’s amazing that at a time in our evolution when [...]
Standing Still
Posted in In the Know on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
They say if you’re lost in the woods to stay put and you’ll be found. The urge or tendency is to begin trying to find your way and that’s often what drives one further down the lost path. Why is it that we have such a difficult time standing still? Do we believe there is [...]
I Feel Like We’re All Connected
Posted in Community on August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More and more I am convinced that we are more alike than we are different. We all have the same hopes and dreams, to live a good life and be able to share it with others. How we define that life and the actions we take to achieve it may be different, but there is [...]
Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Posted in Community, Partnerships, Relationships on August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I love about quilting is you can take one piece of fabric out and replace it with another and the entire piece changes. It’s the same with people, when we change the mix we get another kind of harmony. Often the difficult part is finding a place to fit in, finding [...]
Being Taught What I Preach
Posted in Anonymity, Community, Having a Voice, Relationships on August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just returned from a one week intensive with an incredible teacher. I studied “The Nine Muses” with Angeles Arrien, a noted cultural anthropologist. The week was inspiring and moved me out of a stance of complacency. I am experiencing a transformation as a result of her simple ministrations that allowed me to crack open my [...]
