by Jamie Holloway | Apr 21, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Day 21 “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” – Mulan True or false? When do you bloom best? Today’s post was offered by a fellow HAWMC participant and Health Activist. Let’s focus on how adversity affects you,...
by Jamie Holloway | 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...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 19, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The brain is a fascinating piece of equipment that all of us humans have in common. I love reading books about the brain and how to move forward and not be in survival mode and am in what Dr. Dispenza coins as “creative mode”. Dr. Dispenza show cased some...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 18, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
A truly amazing story about a man learning what love is by watching his dog’s interactions with others. Mollie is a rascal, but she knows how to love and that is her gift. What I enjoyed about reading Chase’s book is his ability to see the blessing in Mollie...
by Jamie Holloway | 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...
by Jamie Holloway | 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...
by Jamie Holloway | 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...
by Jamie Holloway | 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...
by Jamie Holloway | 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...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 13, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This short book illustrates how valuable relationships especially friendships are. Levine shared some statistics on friendships and the scientific evidence it has on one’s health. I have learned on my incredible journey about how important my girlfriends...