The trees in the forest do not get a fungus because they did something wrong. If you seek and find compassion for someone who has hurt you and then forgive the offence and feel love return, can you do this for yourself, when illness or […]
I felt sad, misunderstood and wronged. Later, I felt disappointed and wondered if we could ever be friends again. Finally I felt betrayed and feeling love was out of reach. Compassion is another component of love. For me it has been a tool that leads […]
When Andy was very sick, we discovered it was way too hard to keep wondering why? What had we done to deserve this? Where had we gone wrong in our thoughts, choices and lives? Forgiveness does not have to be hard. It is not, by […]
Of course love bubbles up when human beings are taxed and troubled with the trials of life. We are wired for love, unless somehow we’ve been damaged or turned off. Two things happened to me recently that showed me how love exists in people. I […]
The only reason ugly times didn’t destroy us, was that love bubbled up from the mud hole I was stuck in and I was lifted up so I could see further and recognized something much better to hold on to. Photo of Angmo being reunited […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
