Team thinking is considering others and their opinions and needs before making a decision I’ve been part of a family for my entire life, most of us are. Being in a family teaches team thinking skills, even when the family has dysfunction. Team thinking is […]
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Everyone Needs A Team
If you think about it, you have probably been on many teams in the name of friendship. When we get sick we need to be able to ask people for the help we need and to be willing to help those in need. There isn’t […]
Are We Screwed Without a Team?
If you are alone and are facing an illness or disease, start thinking about who makes you feel better when you are around them. Dr. Nisar Shaikh and Dr. Anil are part of our team and pictured with Andy and I during Ayurvedic treatment in […]
Caregiving:Making the Most of the Present
My life is limited because of my husband’s Parkinson’s and me being his caregiver AND my life soars, like a crow playing on wind currents, gliding and falling as life’s opportunities and limitations forever shift and change. Being Andy’s caregiver in the seventeenth year of […]
What Is Wellness?
Wellness is absolutely a condition that can be manifested while still living with illness or disease. Andy running to the top of sacred Buddhist site Phokardzong in Ladakh, India in 2014, ten years with Parkinson’s Disease In my book, Your Wildest dreams; A Parkinson’s Love […]
Who Promotes Wellness?
Every place I’ve lived, from Kona, Hawaii to Chicago, Illinois, from San Francisco, California to Taos, New Mexico; and most places I’ve visited across all the USA and through Europe and India have a natural food and herb store as well as ways to procure […]
The New Freedom During Covid
The first piece of our new freedom is understanding that we stand together or we don’t stand at all. We are a human body and organism and, like small naughty children when parents blame the whole group for whatever misbehavior has occurred, we are all […]
“One Off” Days
What seemed to be part of a planned sequence of days leading to an ultimate destination, was always a pervasive illusion. Covid19 has collectively shifted life for most people. Instead of our days running one into another, as routines rule, and time flies, we have […]
How Does Being Sick Serve?
Being sick takes us out of our chosen lifestyle and routine, so how can that be of use to us and help us? Being sick and serving a good purpose seems, at first glance, to be two concepts that don’t go together. If we define […]
Who Do You Trust?
When forming a treatment plan for an illness or disease it is helpful to understand your own nature, your doctor’s nature as well as the nature of the disease you are facing. This question is important to answer before making big decisions. I learned from […]