"Change is the only constant in Life."

                                                   Heraclitus

     I used to say that I had to be dragged

"There's a hole in the world tonight

There's a cloud of fear and sorrow

There's a hole in the world tonight

Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow"

     Judging ourselves and finding that we come up short is endemic in our high-powered, fast-paced world.  We say things to ourselves that we'd never consider saying to a loved one. "Well, I blew that."  "What a jerk I am."  "I am hopeless." Harsh self-talk is an insidious and destructive

     I woke up knowing that my new puppy's name would be Gabriel. My husband was well into the process of finding me an animal that he could train as a Service dog to help me with walking, stability, and balance. We chose an Airedale terrier from a line of Performance Airedales. These were dogs

Last year my life changed forever. I've joined that club no one wants to be in - one of my children died. My 36 year old son, Joseph, died of a brain aneurysm.

In the first blog on Grief, I noted some skillful ways to help someone who is grieving. The depth of the pain when grieving the loss of a child, including

From the moment the decision was made to sell our home and move across the country, to this moment as I sit in my new home to write, there was a span of nearly a year. What was accomplished in that year, essentially creating a whole new life, required considerable effort but no struggle. Struggle is a heavy thing,