Have you ever woken up to a new day and really wondered what it held? Not a passing thought, but a real reckoning with the next few hours. When you live with a chronic illness, each morning feels like stepping into a story that hasn’t been written yet. Some days, I feel on top of…
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Living with Parkinson’s Disease: Finding Meaning in Everyday Life
We have all seen someone living with Parkinson’s, whether in daily life or in the media. What people do not always see is that many of us are still active, creative, and living meaningful lives. I know that from my own life. Parkinson’s affects everyone differently. Some people shake more. Some feel stiffness. Some move…
Read moreExisting Versus Living: Making Intentional Choices
EXISTING VERSUS LIVING Most people know the difference between breathing and breathing deeply. One happens on its own. The other asks for your attention. In the same way, there’s a difference between existing and living. Noticing which one you’re doing is the first step toward choosing on purpose. Existing isn’t wrong. It’s a place many…
Read moreFeeling The Temperature Of This Moment And Other Details You Are Missing
The Temperature of This Moment, and Other Details You’re Missing Right now, something rests on your skin. Not as a metaphor, but as a fact. Air presses against your neck, your forearm, and that small hollow between your jaw and your collarbone. And that air has a temperature. It isn’t “hot” or “cold.” It is…
Read moreHow to Find Goodness in Every Day When Life Feels Hard
Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day. That line can sound too simple when you’re hurting. But it holds a steady kind of truth, like morning light through darkness, not loud, not flashy, just present. If you’re living with cancer (newly diagnosed, in treatment, or adjusting to remission), you…
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