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Holiday Wishes
Holiday Wishes The many blessings of our season Well, its finally our Christmas week beginning here in Door County WI. I had to use a picture from last winter since we have unusually warm weather this year, a December that has not yet provided us with the usual blanket of white to curl beneath. My…
Read MoreTips For Those Grieving During the Holidays
Tips for Those Grieving During the Holidays The holidays can feel surreal when you are grieving As a very young mother, my first experience of deep, dark, and difficult grief came just three weeks before Christmas, when I had a stillbirth of a beautiful girl. I remember well, all these years later, what the holiday…
Read MoreBeing Present throughout the Holidays
Being Present throughout the Holidays Stay connected to your true self as you embrace the holiday season The holiday rush has begun in my life, and already I’m feeling the change in the energy of my world. I chose the image today of a sculpture by Joseph Mendla. It is part of his series that…
Read MoreShifting Towards Our Inner Identity
Shifting Towards Our Inner Identity The peaceful world that we create as we let go of our outer selves I awoke to the first dusting of snow here in Door County WI. This blanket of white immediately brought the mystery of life to my mind, as I felt the peaceful quiet that radiated from it.…
Read MoreA Special Holiday Gift
A Special Holiday Gift Mothers, Daughters, Aging Parents This memoir evokes deep resonance with anyone who has begun to experience the aging of their parents. As my mother began to decline in her older age, my journal became my healing tool that helped me to explore my deepest feelings. I have brought some of those…
Read MoreChoices at End of Life
Choices at End of Life Unexplained consequences of choices we are asked to make When I became a family member asked to make decisions for my mother several years ago, I was stunned as I experienced the patient’s side of healthcare. I have been a registered nurse for many years, and have worked within…
Read More“Starting the Conversation”
“Starting the Conversation” Difficult, yes….but transforming Tomorrow I will speak at Sturgeon Bay’s United Methodist Church. It will be a day long program designed to “get the conversation started” about life and death matters. That is so scary to all of us, it makes us squirm. Yet I have found that facing this very uncomfortable…
Read MoreNearing the End
Nearing the End Turning inward in preparation My work with those nearing death is in transition from hospice nursing to acting as an independent consultant. I so love working with people at this time, and now am stepping into a role as guide and support. I will offer my Reiki Master (Japanese healing technique)…
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