Tag Archives: chronic illness

Creativity and Spirituality and Healing All Rolled into One

Posted on October 22, 2016 by lana1967

Since I told you all yesterday about Kate Wolfe-Jenson, I decided last night it was finally time for me to sit down and read this book. Dancing with Monsters: Chronic Illness as Chronic Transformation is one of the books I’ve … Continue reading →

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Fingers on Keys

Posted on May 24, 2016 by lana1967

Patti Digh told me if I didn’t know what to write, sit with my fingers on my keys. Something has usually come for me with that advice, so I need to get back to just that. It really is hard … Continue reading →

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Dear People Who Care: Listen!

Posted on May 18, 2016 by lana1967

How many of my readers with chronic illness and/or disability who go to church have been told, “I’ll pray for your healing, honey”? After they say, “Bless your heart, darlin’, “do they ever offer everything they’ve been told about any … Continue reading →

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I Am a Purple Zebra

Posted on April 1, 2016 by lana1967

I could have been a yellow elephant; I could have been a red zombie Eating brains from everyone I saw; I could have been all kinds of things If it weren’t for one problem– I am a purple zebra.   … Continue reading →

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Making Music Touches Hearts

Posted on March 5, 2016 by lana1967

  NPR Music has chosen a winner for the Tiny Desk Contest. Her name is Gaelynn Lea, and she is from Duluth, MN. The haunting violin strains and melody of her song “Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun” stood out … Continue reading →

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Too Tired to Think

Posted on March 4, 2016 by lana1967

I’m so tired tonight I don’t think I have a topic to write about. Days like this are big barriers to being creative. I have the open heart, but my brain is just mush today. Every part of me hurts … Continue reading →

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Connections in Creativity

Posted on February 18, 2016 by lana1967

I’ve been thinking about creativity a lot over these past weeks. What fuels it? What keeps it from striking a chord with the artist/writer? What keeps it from connecting with the audience? Is it something you can put your finger … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Words just Don’t Say what YOU Want Them To

Posted on January 30, 2016 by lana1967

I tried slicing it apart line by line and rearranging it. It’s just not what I wanted. Intent to nap Sometimes keeps people out of trouble Especially when they were napping behind the wheel of a car Until the party … Continue reading →

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Creating Beauty in Empty Spaces

Posted on January 10, 2016 by lana1967

This came from Elizabeth Gilbert’s Facebook fan page. I read it and wanted to weep. People come and go so inconsistently in my life sometimes that I don’t always believe they are really gone for good. I block off that … Continue reading →

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Bring Compassionate Awareness to Your World

Posted on January 3, 2016 by lana1967

I started watching the movie Still Alice tonight. Y’all probably know that book–it’s by Lisa Genova, and she tells the story of a college professor who found out that she had early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease at the age of fifty. … Continue reading →

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