There is a big difference between curing and healing. Curing involves eradicating the disease from the body or bringing the body to the point where the progression has halted any and all progression. Healing is more of an emotional and spiritual component linking the idea of acceptance, peace and meaning of life to the process. [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Is it curing or healing?
Posted in after the diagnosis, art and healing, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged holistic health, hospital artist in residence, spiritual wellness on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Are You Integrated?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, Having a Voice, In the Know, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged disease progression, fighting illness, health and wellness, holistic health on October 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m getting ready to leave for Gainesville, Florida where I’ll be taking a week long course on Art and Healing. The assignment we need to bring to class is to write a paper answering the question “What do you need to heal in your life? I’ve been thinking a lot about that question because most [...]
Future Tripping
Posted in Personal Conviction, Self-Nurture on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
How far into the future are you projecting treatment results? From the moment of your diagnosis what’s the time line you’ve been living with and what’s the yard stick you’ve been using to measure your progress? It’s amazing how lost we can become by future tripping. Abraham Lincoln said, “The best thing about the future [...]
Let it all hang out
Posted in Having a Voice, Self-Nurture on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
How does anyone know who you are? How do you know about your inner core? What do you want to say but haven’t found the words for? These are important questions because the answer may not be spoken, but artistic. Consider putting your message out creatively through some form of artistic expression. It’s amazing what [...]
That’s what friends are for…
Posted in Community, Relationships on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“To have a true friendship, you have to do more than exchange Christmas cards or call each other once a year. There has to be some continued support and attention; otherwise the relationship is a sentimental attachment rather than a true friendship” – Dr. Dolores Kreisman Friends are the people who know our history. They [...]
