I will take more from cancer than cancer takes from me

I will take more from cancer than cancer takes from me

I heard this from a ‘cancer-friend’ (someone with cancer or a cancer survivor whom you meet whilst you have cancer versus someone you knew before or after who also had cancer). It wasn’t hers, but she passed it on to me from her friend who had cancer. Who actually...
Practical steps to ease, ease, ease and more ease

Practical steps to ease, ease, ease and more ease

One of my dearests, with whom I text every morning, and I have a somewhat common refrain to our morning texts. May you find ease, ease, ease, and more ease, we text each other. I’ve had some tough weeks for a number of reasons, and yes, the (healing) concussion hasn’t...
Breathing in, I calm my body

Breathing in, I calm my body

Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in this moment, I know this is a wonderful moment. This is perhaps one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s most famous quotes. At least it’s the one I know the best. I am breathing in and out with it more and more these...
YOU need to come first first first

YOU need to come first first first

This is a text I got last week from one of my dearests. I love that those around me send me texts like this. It re-reminds me, whilst it also lets me know that others are taking up what I’m putting down. Which matters to me… This dearest also had a pretty strong...
The crazy is not necessary

The crazy is not necessary

This also came out of my mouth whilst in a session with a client. I don’t remember what she was talking about, but I do remember that it had her going around and around in circles. “You don’t have to take it on or figure it out if it makes you crazy,” I said. “The...