Get the help you need! As a coach and counselor living with MS since 1981, I can help you to see - even though you are being challenged by illness, injury, or loss - the blessings in your life.
You don’t have to just survive . . . You Can Thrive!
The “What’s Going On” radio podcast on Q102 gave me an opportunity to share about why I wrote Wheelchair Wisdom. On their website, they described me as “founder of The MS Initiative and author of Wheelchair Wisdom: Awaken Your Spirit Through Adversity.” In this intervie...
“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.” - Simone Weil As I wrote here last month, our first reactions to new situations are predominantly projections of our perceptions and beliefs. But then, as we live day to...
“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.” — Abraham Maslow Like any prejudice, our perceptions about what it means to be physically challenged are filled with beliefs and interpretations that begin in our own minds. If you ...
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Maya Angelou As we begin to attune to our inner world, our emotions subside, our mind becomes quieter, and we find that deep within, we awaken to our Soul, our true Self. We ...
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are. – Epictetus Here’s another example of transformation: I have more difficulty with my hands in the hot, humid Philadelphia summer. My right hand is much less mobile than it used to be. I am forced t...
“Yesterday’s just a memory, tomorrow is never what it’s supposed to be.” — Bob Dylan The fear, depression, anxiety, and guilt you may feel are all products of your inner perception about the way you think life ought to have turned out for you. Keep in mind that as long ...
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. – Deepak Chopra Calm and stillness is the sacred space within us. Once we are in touch with it, we become very relaxed and peaceful, yet dynamically aware. The more we inhabit this space, the less inclined we will be to give up...
