Beautiful Day

by | May 6, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I have been resting this weekend. I will be having a long week of appointments and then next Monday is my chemo treatment and then of course another assessment so I can get back into therapy. The month of May is a busy time for me. I wish that energy could be stored...

Music For The Soul

by | May 4, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

Today I thought I would share a couple of songs that I listen to while I am moving for my health. To be honest I have not been moving like I should lately, because I feel like I am so out of shape, so out of balance that I will never be where I would like to see...

Mindful Living

by | May 3, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  A few months ago I read Jim Nicolai’s book “Integrative Wellness” and I thoroughly enjoyed it. In his book he talked about his spa he worked for and this is that spa. “Mindful Living” takes each month of the year and focus’ on one aspect of health. For example,...

97 Percent

by | May 2, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

“Every year 97 percent of your body is completely replaced, even the structure of your DNA in your genes, reconstructed entirely from the nutrients we eat. The quality of those nutrients determines the quality of your renewed cellular structure, the level of which it...

Updates And Other Things

by | May 1, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I am happy to report that my doctor visit yesterday went well. I didn’t need any shots to my stoma this time. The doctor said “we dodged a bullet”. What he means by this is that when I got the staph infection like all infection inflammation arises to conquer the...

Starting Again!

by | Apr 30, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

  I am writing this post while I am sitting in the TV room of my apartment.  My neighbor is sitting with me and I am once again encouraged. Last night I dreamt about Rick again. I hate when I do that it means I am taking memories out of the filing cabinet of my...

Day 29: Inspiration

by | Apr 29, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I have not been a part of the WEGO challenge this month. I got a late start. Things that I truly like about myself… What a question, I will do my best to answer this question. 1)  I am stubborn. Usually people don’t see this as a good quality, but to me it is an...

Verdure

by | Apr 27, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

    Wonderful ideas about how to cook many different types of vegetables Italian style and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the recipes. The recipes wetted my appetite and my passion to cook more with them. One of the things that kind of threw me for a loop was...

Day 27: Writing

by | Apr 27, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

If you wrote a book about your life, your community, your condition, or your Health Activism – what would you title it? What about your biography?   I have had this vision of writing a book for a long time. Why am I not writing? Fear, thinking to myself what in...

Day 26: Pain Free Pass

by | Apr 26, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

What’s a day that you wish you could have used a pain-free pass (either in the future or the past)?  How would being pain or worry-free impact that day?   If I were to get a golden ticket of not having to wear my trach, not having to sound like dark Vader, not...

Back To Myself

by | Apr 25, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I am finally feeling back to normal. Though I do have tinges of feeling sore and of course my inflammation is not down. My sleeping schedule is back on my track. Sleep allows me to have the energy to wash my dishes, to journal, shower, and basically take care of...

Directing Your Destiny

by | Apr 24, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  A book full of tools to help one manifest their dreams. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every page. A few of the tools I walked away were: What, How, When tool. The what, how, when tool is a concept where you write out your intention, then you explain one step...

Day 23: Technology

by | Apr 23, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

“I wish this gizmo could track my condition!”   It seems like every day there is a new device, website, application, or program that is implemented to help you track and hopefully improve your health. Easier said than done when it comes down to the reality of...

Lovability

by | Apr 23, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  Love… That word conjures up nightmares for me. Love, what the heck does it mean? What does it feel like? Is it even real or possible? I want to believe in love. I want to feel love. I want to experience love. While reading “Lovability” I realized that I have...

Burnout Day 20!

by | Apr 21, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

    Today’s prompt: It’s the worst. That feeling when nothing seems to be going right for you and you’re not sure when things will turn around. The dreaded, burnout. What does it feel like? What are your burnout triggers?   I want to be negative when I...

Ramblings Of A Sick Woman

by | Apr 18, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

  I have been feeling like a big mess the last few days. Ever since my body swelled up like a puffer fish, my right arm huge and my belly huge with inflammation and it is tiring. It is weighing heavy on my body and my mind. I don’t like it. I hate being sick. I...

Get The Life You Want

by | Apr 17, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  “Get the Life You Want” is a book about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I enjoyed reading Brown’s book tremendously. I especially love the acronym he uses BOLD B=Breathe, O=Observe, L=Let it go, and D=Do it again. I also liked doing many of the breathing...

Acceptance

by | Apr 16, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

  “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” Reinhold Niebhur I saw this quote in a book I am reading and my mind flooded with images and words. I sometimes do this when...

From My Hands and Heart

by | Apr 15, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  Craniosacial therapy is a therapy that I have been interested in pursuing ever since I first started experiencing having an auto-immune disorder. The fact that someone could help find the root cause of health issues and help the patient know and heal the...

Stoma, Trach, and Forceps Oh My

by | Apr 14, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

After talking to my sister on the phone this evening I took my trach out to clean it. When I went to insert another trach back in the darn thing wouldn’t go in. I tried several times and it freaked me out. I called my sister in law and asked her to take me into the...

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