by Jamie Holloway | Dec 7, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey
I read this in my Al-Anon book yesterday morning. A man is not complete who believes that his advancement depends on crushing others. Or who worries about matters that cannot be altered. Or who insists that a thing is impossible because he has not been able to...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 6, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
The hardest part of getting an infusion for me is when the RN has to put the IV in. Since my veins are not willing to be poked they run and hide. I have learned a few tricks in the last couple of years in how to make them go easier for myself. First thing I do...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 4, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
6 AM, while Nicholas is doing his morning dance routine. Running around, meowing, I believe he is saying good morning mom, I’m so thankful to be alive right now. Let’s move our bodies. I love my cat. He brings joy in my life. While he is dancing and talking. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 28, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
“What You Can When You Can” by Roni Noone and Carla Birnberg gave me a ton to think about on my journey to health and well-being. What I love about reading Noone’s and birnberg’s book is that they suggest that by making small everyday choices one can have a...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 27, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you enjoyed this time with family and friends. This year I have a ton to be thankful for. This will be a sort of a year in review. I cannot believe in a month 2015 will begin. I am already thinking about the word I will focus on for the...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 25, 2014 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I love adventure stories and so when I was presented with the opportunity to read “Gorge” by Kara Richardson Whitely. I took it. Here was a woman who is overweight, had binge issues with food, and even some abuse issues that I could relate to. She conquered her...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 20, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I love books that inspire and encourage me on my goals of well-being. That is what Tara Stiles book “Making your own Rules Diet” has done. Inspire and encourage me to continue on what healthy feels like for me. As I wrote yesterday in my post “Starting Where I...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 19, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I have been on a roller coaster ride this last year. From the extreme highs with the numerous hopeful news of getting rid of my trach. To the extreme lows of having to keep my trach because of some new challenge. I feel like I have been throat punched far too...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 14, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Dying is not a subject many people like to talk about. It’s uncomfortable, scary, and highly emotional. It is necessary to talk about. “The Conversation” by Angelo Volandes is a good start to the conversation. In “The Conversation” Volandes offers some...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 10, 2014 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Saturday my caregiver, her little girl, and I went for a drive to the Gorge in Oregon to see the colors of fall. Here are some pictures that I want to share. They will speak for themselves.
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