I am grateful that I woke up. I give thanks to God and ask for His forgiveness, guidance and grace. I am grateful that I slept well in my beautiful and cozy silver grey striped sheets and duvet. I am grateful that I heard my son come in late last night. He is safe and…
Category: Spirituality & God
Pray For Me
My current favourite song is Pray For Me by The Weekend & Kendrick Lamar – Black Panther movie. Love the beat. And it suits me just fine these days. I’m always ready for a war again Go down that road again It’s all the same I’m always ready to take a life again You know I’ll…
Heart of Ash
Today is Valentine’s Day, and it is also Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent. Since my family didn’t follow Lent, I am uneducated in most biblical protocol and did not know that the observance of the forty days had begun. Last night, blissfully unaware that I was serving up a Fat Tuesday dinner,…
It’s Been a Hell of a Ride
Say go through the darkest of days Heaven’s a heartbreak away Never let you go, never let me down Oh it’s been a hell of a ride Driving the edge of a knife Never let you go, never let me down … Let Me Love You – DJ Snake & Justin Bieber It’s been one Hell…
Mind the Gap
In search of peace of mind … I’ve tried everything. Meditation. Mindfulness. Mindless drugs and mind-numbing alcohol. Yoga. Sex. Music. Mindfulness and meditation are two sides of the same coin … they share similarities, yet they have different approaches. Meditation predates prayer in religion, originating as sounds and chants or mantras. Mindfulness is the act…
The Power of Positivity
We’ve all heard the message. Every doctor I’ve had during my Pink Dot Detour with Triple Negative Breast Cancer has told me. Your attitude is everything. Your perception matters. You are what you think. Why does it matter? It changes your outcome. People CAN and DO die of broken hearts. People can wish themselves ill. …
Yin & Yang in Autumn
Are you familiar with the concept of Yin and Yang? Chinese philosphy describes it as the duality of life. Opposite forces which are really just different sides of the same coin: Dark to Light Female to Male Contracting to Expanding Cold to Hot Water to Fire Earth to Heaven Good to Evil The two contradictory…
Dawn of a New Year – 5778
Shanah Tovah! Yesterday – at sundown – was the start of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The sun dawned this morning in the new year of 5778 according to the Jewish Calendar. My middle name is Dawn. 5777 signified – to me – a blessed year. Five symbolizes God’s grace. The number five shows…
The Resilience Factor
While once having a deep and philosophical 5-hour telephone conversation with a potential date, we discussed the role of resilience in our lives. He had suffered huge losses. Marriage breakdown with a wife from Japan who wanted to go back, and take their 10-year-old daughter with her. He loved them both enough to say yes….
My Spirituality is Whole
Spirituality Through Illness. A topic I have not touched since being diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer is my spirituality. It has been with me throughout this journey. My faith that there is a God – perhaps not the same God that you were brought up to believe in – but nevertheless a God ……
Split Second
You’ve heard the story of the professor who demonstrated the Jar of Life to his students? He was lecturing on the concept of time management … and placed a big glass jar on the desk in front of him. Next, he pulled out a box of rocks about the size of tennis balls. He placed…
Dust to Dust
Have you decided your funeral arrangements? Have you even thought about them? What, where, when and how do you want your body to spend its eternity returning to star dust? The options, these days, are endless. My emotions over the pending Chemo 4 infusion bubbled over today, and tears spilled over life & death, unresolved…
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