by Jamie Holloway | Feb 16, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The Power of a Woman Who Leads: Gail M. Hayes I enjoy reading books that elaborate on a person’s strengths and gives them ideas and tools to help strengthen them. This book does that. I found out, which I half suspected that I am a collaborative leader like Priscilla...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 15, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits” Joyce Meyer I found another great book to read and to inspire me on my journey. I have read several books by Joyce Meyer, yes, she is a feisty woman with a big mouth, but I am the same way and perhaps that is why I like her....
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 14, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
I am utterly amazed with the huge blessings that miraculously show up on my doorstep literally. Slowly, as I am able to accumulate household items my home is becoming my home, a sanctuary that I can enjoy. This is something new to me as before when I owned my own...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 13, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
How to be a friend to a friend who is sick Letty Cottin Pogrebin When I saw the title I knew I had to read this book. As anyone who is a regular reader on my blog knows I have an illness. If I had the funds I would buy about 50 of these books and hand them out to a...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 12, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The Resilient Woman: Patricia O’Gorman “Resilience is about having guts-having courage born of learning from life’s hard lessons and understanding how to take the positive actions using this powerful inner resource. Resilience is all about stepping into our...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 10, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Isn’t It Time For A Coffee Break? Amelia Rhodes A book about relationship and love, especially the friendship kind, not that I needed to be told how to be a friend, but to be reminded of what being a friend is and what it isn’t. One key line that I absolutely agree...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 8, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Happy Friday! Yesterday I went and saw a Pulmonologist about getting me into pulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Coates said that this type of rehabilitation is for people who suffer from COPD, which I do not have, thank you God. My lungs are healthy, but the airway that...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 7, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
Joy is the human beings noblest act. Thomas Aquinas Joy is something I am learning to acknowledge and to appreciate in my life. Many things bring me joy, snuggling with my cat Nicholas, reading amazing books, an amazing unexpected conversation with a neighbor,...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 6, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
I am still dealing with a painful belly wound that is located at my belly button. It is a big gaping hole; the surgical assistant stuck a Q-tip inside of the wound to see how far it can go and to check out how it is doing. Ouch! The white gunk that is coming out is...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 5, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Mind over Medicine” Dr. Lissa Rankin I enjoy reading books from doctors who get it. Who value a relationship with their patients more than filling up the time slots and making money. Lissa Rankin gets the intimacy between patient and doctor. You know she gets it when...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 3, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Never affirm or repeat about your health what you do not wish to be true. Ralph Waldo Trine I sometimes get so aggravated by comments or thoughts from people. The question isn’t it limiting or it would be limiting to somehow set me off on a rampage of wanting to...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 2, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“A Course In Weight Loss” Marianne Williamson Williamson looks at weight loss and health in a spiritual way. Loving you, before you can shed the pounds she believes and is probably correct you must learn to live in love with the body you have now being a fat ass and...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 1, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Hungry” Dr. Robyn L. Smith What I learned from reading this book is nothing new for me, but a reminder of what I have learned on my own journey with my disease. Her disease is different than mine, but we shared the shame unmasking of what was projected upon us from...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 31, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I have had the tune “Getting To Know You” from the Yul Brenner’s movie “The King and I” with Maureen O’Hara from the late 50’s early 60’s stuck in my head. I am getting to know my stomach again. I used to know my stomach well, but that all changed when I had my...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 30, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I got all my staples out of my belly. I am so happy, I feel like doing a belly dance, but I will spare you the visual image of me swinging my belly back and forth in excitement. Yes, I hurt, the staples make the wounds hurt worse and now I have a bandage on all 6...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 28, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
I am struggling today, Monday January 28th with pain that does not allow me to get comfortable in any position. I know this is a part of the healing process of the surgery I just experienced Tuesday the 22nd of January. I tried laying on my back, still hurt, then on...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 27, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Yesterday I spent the entire day relaxing in order for my body to heal. I also took a water pill and been peeing a lot in order to get the water retention gone from my body. I see the evidence in my right foot and I hate seeing my foot swollen. It is ugly. I retain...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 26, 2013 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
One of the things I do not like about being in the hospital is when my skin gets dry. The lotion they give you just seems to make my skin even drier. I asked my sister Carri to buy me some lotion to use while I am in the hospital before she came up for our visit...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 25, 2013 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Monday January 21st around 8 PM I felt like I had an atomic bomb explode in my stomach. The pain was excruciating. I have never experienced anything to that caliber in my life and believe me I have experienced a lot of painful things. After suffering until about 10:45...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 19, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Yesterday was a challenging day, actually the whole week was. Every single day I had something to do and even today I have something to do. I am tired, but I feel good at the same time about what I am accomplishing. It is a bit of a contradiction, but sometimes things...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 18, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
I am home from Longview. I enjoyed my trip and time away. I am exhausted, but feeling good. I will be going to Longview every three weeks to be the secretary of Living Ministries and to see my family and friends while I am there. My hope, my new quest is to move back...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 17, 2013 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am still in Longview. I always feel good when I come to my hometown of Longview. I am enjoying the relational change that I am seeing and all of the amazing people who are working towards loving people. I love that. I am looking forward to moving back here by spring...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 16, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am in Longview. I got here yesterday evening after my doctor appointment. I got my heart results. The good news, my heart is healthy, the correct size, the valves are open, and I am pumping correctly. The heart rate going up while I am walking around is due to my...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 15, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
“It is God’s will that we do all in our power to keep ourselves strong, for happiness is everlasting and pain is passing and will end. Therefore it is not God’s will that we pine and mourn over feelings of pain but that we get better and continue to enjoy life.”...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 14, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
A short post from me today. I will be having a busy week. Three doctor appointments in one week. This morning I am seeing my Otolarnygologist this morning. If you don’t know what that is, they specialize in ears, nose, and throat sometimes they are referred as...