Sitting on the over stuffed, over sized grey leather sofa, I face him, amazed by his frizzed out hair and his 70s sense of fashion. He asks me a million and one questions about my health history, going even deeper into my emotional history. No other doctor had done that before. He studies me intently,…
Tag: Advice
When You Strike A Nerve You Know That You Are Doing Something Right
I recently put up a post called #Sarcoidosis Tweets Are The Whiniest Tweets There Are On The Planet and boy did I get a lot of direct emails for that one. That particular post received the second most hits of all my posts and the most direct email responses. The negative comments were by direct…
When It Rains, It Storms
I posted last time that my friend was going in for testing and they discovered that he has lung cancer. He is not in a really good place, but that is another story. Last week I got a call that my mother was having trouble breathing and that she was going to the nursing home…
Knowing When To Support Quietly
“I’m having surgery on Monday” were the words that came up on my iPhone screen two weeks ago from a longtime friend. I’m not going into the details of the conversation, but it turns out that he has early stage lung cancer. He hasn’t gotten an exact diagnosis as yet, but he isn’t handling it…
Being Able To See Past Old Mistakes – Appreciating And Respecting Everyone
As a species, we are all very judgmental and anyone who says they are not are just lying to you and themselves. In reality, when you think about it, being judgemental is what keeps us alive. When I meet someone for the first time, I get an instant impression of their personality, and I base…
Wise Words Wednesday – Ziad K. Abdelnour
“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour
Wise Words Wednesday : Joseph Campbell
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. – Joseph Campbell
Wise Words Wednesday : Audrey Hepburn
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! -Audrey Hepburn
Wise Words Wednesday : Aesop
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. -Aesop
Wise Words Wednesday : Henry James
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself. -Henry James
Remembering To Laugh
Have you ever wondered how your mood or attitude can affect someone else? I know it does for me. I could be having the best day and then I come across a rude store clerk and it just gets my goat. Rudeness is just about my biggest pet peeve, but I am learning to go…
