The Ecstasy Of Surrender

by | Feb 6, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    I got the opportunity to read Dr. Judith Orloff’s new book “The Ecstasy of Surrender”. The section of the book that truly struck a nerve with me focused on Illness and pain and how to surrender to it. Surrendering is not a get out of pain or jail card,...

Month By Month

by | Jan 31, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Every Great and deep difficulty bears itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.  Niels Bohr   Wow, the first month in 2014 went by fast, didn’t it? In January, I have done a few things to change my circumstances. One, I let...

A New Direction!

by | Jan 28, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Personal resilience makes room for big shifts in our lives, and is our greatest ally in our time of extremes. Greg Braden     This Greg Braden quote illustrates a big shift in my life and the resilience that I am using in order to make better choices on my...

Miracles Now

by | Jan 27, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    Miracles Now by Gabrielle Bernstein is a collection of helpful tools from how to get quality and relaxing sleep, to distressing and to finding your value and still not be ego driven about things. I needed to be reminded about what my spiritual practice...

My Reading

by | Jan 25, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey

I thought I would share with my readers all the books I am currently reading and hopefully will be writing reviews for in the future. The Ecstasy of Surrender by Judith Orloff The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet by Joe Cross The Remembering Process by Daniel Barrett The...

Brassica

by | Jan 23, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    Brassica is a class of super food vegetables of Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Kale, and Brussel Sprouts and many other vegetables. I was first told about the Brassica vegetables or otherwise known as Crucifix vegetables when I saw my nutritionist at...

Paleo Week One

by | Jan 23, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight

Yesterday evening when I went to the lobby to use the Internet and to check my email I received an offer from Lift an application to help you make small changes on your journey to health with the Paleo eating plan and I decided to join. I have been dabbling in Paleo...

Faith

by | Jan 22, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

  I have to admit to the world that the last week or so I have not felt like being my positive self anymore. I have a lot of hard decisions to make about where I want my life to go. An old friend will be making an appearance in my life. I am excited about this,...

Time For An Update

by | Jan 19, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey

Good morning! Happy Sunday! Time for another update on my life and all that I am doing, reading, webinars and such that I am interested in and spending my time doing. I am keenly focused on my health and not such physical health but my spiritual health this year. I...

Thrive

by | Jan 17, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  I have a confession I have no idea who Mark Hall is or the band Casting Crowns. I still felt lead to read his book “Thrive” when it was offered on Netgalley. I am glad that I followed Jesus lead in choosing to read this book. After I finished reading I went to...

Words of Death or Life

by | Jan 16, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey

  Did you know that the words we say to ourselves and to others can either mean life or death to you? Proverbs 18:20-21 states this clearly “A man’s moral self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequences of his words he must be...

Progress, I feel good.

by | Jan 12, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

  I feel good. I feel good that I got to get rid of 8 bottles of Imuran (Azathioprine) which I had been taking for my WG/GPA and RA. Last Monday my Rheumatologist took me off of this medication because one, the Rituximab infusion treatment I have been getting is...

The Beloved Disciple

by | Jan 11, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    As I wrote before I took advantage of the free offers by Amazon and Beth Moore and downloaded most of the books that were offered. “The Beloved Disciple” was one of the books I downloaded. I just finished reading this bible study about John who wrote The...

Exploring What Love Means

by | Jan 10, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey

Lately in my bible reading I have been lead to read 1,2, and 3rd John. While reading I realize his passages are about relationship. Even when you are reading his accounts of Jesus in the Gospel of John I get the sense that he is talking about the relational aspects of...

Sick, Bleh!

by | Jan 8, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

I am sick with a cold which means I must change my trach a lot and keep my humidifer running just to thin out the mucus so it doesn’t get clogged. It is a pain, but a part of caring for myself. In the mean time I am stepping back and caring for myself with a lot...

Uric Acid, Yuck!

by | Jan 7, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Isaiah 40:30-31 Even youths shall faint and be weary and selected young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted. But those who wait for the Lord who expect look for, and hope in Him shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and...

Believing God

by | Jan 6, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  I took advantage of an opportunity that Amazon had on Beth Moore books. I ended up downloading nine of her books and “Believing God” is one of them that I downloaded. I felt lead to read this book first and I am so glad that I did. “Believing God”, I have to...

Family

by | Jan 5, 2014 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey

    Friday I got to spend some quality time with most of my family. My mom turned 82 and all her kids and most of her grandkids were all there. Nikki we missed you, but we love and support you on your new adventure in California. This amazing lady is not my...

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