Tag Archives: disability
Affirmation
Affirmation
Celebrating my self-healing process!
It’s been a while since I posted about my journey. Why? Because my experience has been so unbelievable that I could not even put it into words. Last year I joined the group Your Year of Miracles with Marci Shimoff and Debra … Continue reading
Meditation and your immune system
I know that my condition has improved since I began meditating. My muscles are not stronger, but my endurance is much better. Part of it is because I am more mindful of the movement of my body, which results in me … Continue reading
On Being Peace
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” … Continue reading
Water
I have had the best week ever. Even those around me noticed that I seemed to be more alert and energetic. I made one simple change – I spent last Sunday focusing on the idea that I will commit to … Continue reading
Embracing Uncertainty
I used to push myself to do free weights 6 days a week. I worked as many hours as I could until the back pain got too intense, and then I would ask for a reduction in my hours. My … Continue reading
Change of Perception
Sue Austin, a performance artist made amazing video which will certainly change the way a lot of people see wheelchairs – not as limiting, but as freedom for those whose bodies have physical limitations. I love my own new perception of … Continue reading
Contentment – How to achieve it
Deepak Choprah on Building Well-Being and Feeling Content:Passively accepting your sadness is the same as forgetting to build your own happiness. Happiness is more than a mood. It’s a long-lasting state that is more accurately called well-being. Well-being is a … Continue reading
Imagine and Create
My life changed when I began using my wheelchair and then even more when I was no longer able to work. I felt like I was announcing to the world that I was different and somehow deficient. In time I … Continue reading
Whistle a Happy Tune
I remember that song from The King and I. Another old song circa 1940’s that my mom used to sing along with Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters– Accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t … Continue reading
Taking a Time Out
Be still and know that I am God. – Psalm 46:10 These powerful words changed my life. I began to see that there was a positive aspect of not being able to work anymore – free time. In addition to … Continue reading
Gratitude is my Prayer
These words from Deepak Chopra have become my mantra. Nothing changed my life more than the day I decided to simply say, “Thank you” every morning when I woke up. Little did I know the wondrous journey I was about … Continue reading
On Letting Go
So often I hear “it is what it is”. I get that idea, but to really truly accept things as they are and totally let go of emotions is a lot harder than saying those words. What does it mean … Continue reading
Gratitude
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” — Tony Robbins I was so angry when I applied for Social Security disability benefits. This was not what I planned! I wanted more money in the bank – I wanted … Continue reading
The Not so Useless Tree
Zhuangzi, the Chinese philosopher told the story of a tree which had many bumps and gnarls in its trunk and branches. Because of this, it was considered useless by carpenters and the builders of homes and ships. So it was … Continue reading
Meditation
The words meditation and medicine both come from the Latin word, medare, to heal. It was no coincidence, then, that when I began meditating my gradual degeneration from muscular dystrophy slowed down. I used to force myself to meditate for … Continue reading
God is Love and Compassion – in all Religions
I just love this true story recounted by my new Facebook friend, Fazz on our MD Community page, “One of my best friends is Chinese and he is a Buddhist. One day he asked whether I pray or not. I … Continue reading
It just is
On some days I need to spend more time resting with a heating pad. I have a bad habit of referring to these days as “bad” days. The truth is, it is not good or bad, it is another day. … Continue reading
If I can surrender, anyone can!
It begins every day with one small action – taking the time to be still. Whether you call it centering prayer or meditation, it is the same idea and the same principle at work. First, I had to develop the … Continue reading
Focusing on Abundance
Today I find myself feeling discouraged because I am unable to travel to attend a wedding in October. I am focusing on the millions of cells in my body which constantly reproduce, the millions of leaves in nature, the grains … Continue reading
Learning to Surrender
Even though I write in a gratitude journal to help me focus on the positive things in my life, there are some days when I get frustrated and tired of dealing with my weak muscles. On days like that the … Continue reading
Cheers to the Future
When I got to the point that I could not go up and down steps without a railing, I did not like being so limited. I went to a therapist for help in accepting this situation. He said I was … Continue reading
Clothes and Shoes, of all things
This has always been one of my favorite passages in the Bible. It helped me accept the fact that I would not be able to dress like I wanted to. When I was young I was unable to walk in … Continue reading
What’s Luck Got To Do With It
I don’t believe in luck. Don’t we make our own choices based on the cards we are dealt in life? These choices are determined by our attitudes, abilities, and character. At any point we can choose to adopt a positive … Continue reading
What a Wonderful World
On a bad day, nothing helps more than good music. A beautiful song shared by Rolly Brown, a wonderful musician and my favorite acupuncturist – his treatments gave me my life back many moons ago . . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNy4-VCM1BY
Expect the Best
How do you resolve the paradox of expecting nothing and expecting the best? It came to me when my husband brought some tomatoes in from the garden. He planted the seeds with the expectation that if he fertilized and watered … Continue reading
Letting go of Expectations
Expect nothing and the whole world is open to you. Many years ago I found this quote and put it where I could see it every day. I knew that as long as I held on to my expectation that … Continue reading
Appreciating my body
I thank my body for being the vehicle that enables me to be alive on the earth – instead of being angry at it for being in a wheelchair, fighting my weakness, focusing on what is not working “normally”. I … Continue reading
Embracing the Mystery
I don’t remember when I first heard the phrase, embrace the mystery. I just know that I was not sure what it meant, but it definitely made an impression on my mind. Now I see it as acceptance of whatever … Continue reading