Tag Archives: wheelchair

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

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How to be happy

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How I lost weight without trying

It is only in hindsight that I am able to look at the steps I took to lose weight easily. Step One – I began to meditate for at least 3 minutes a day. Now that I am retired, I … Continue reading

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Organic Bath Soak Recipe

Finally, I have perfected my bath soak! It is so easy for me to strain and pull muscles, so I often soak in bath salts.  I have tried so many and never did find one that really did the trick … Continue reading

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Success

“Real success is not to be sought after in the outer world, but discovered in your inner world.”  -Tim Conner The best and worst thing about having a disability is that as a child you are forced to redefine success. … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Thought for Today

Copyright 2010 by R.O. Robbins “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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