Carrying The Weight Of Other Peoples Fears Life on this planet comes with its share of fear. Living with a condition that could take your life without a safety net of medications ratchets things ups a bit. Internal fear is something you can deal with by changing...
Be who you were born to be. There are no guarantees in this life and you will encounter many who tell you not to follow your dreams to keep you from harm. What might be harmful to them with their gifts, skills and abilities may be the thing that allows you to soar. ...
Authentic Authentic. This is my word for 2018. As the Christian world settles into the Lenton season, a time of reflection, I find myself thinking about my word and how it has been guiding me so I thought I would share. Like many in the nursing profession, I am a...
Choosing to love your enemies I was 26 when Mr. Diabetes showed up on my doorstep and I hated him! He interrupted my plans, demanded my attention, took away my sense of freedom, made me feel horrible, and was an overall buzz kill. It was a bitter irony that I had to...
Don’t be surprised when people who don’t get it, don’t get it. I recently had a comment on one of my posts about a particular word I chose to use. It was “diabetic”. They didn’t like it and felt that the word focused on the disease, not the person and was...
Connection, A Strategy for Coping with Diabetes I exhibited at a Wellness Expo this past weekend and met quite a few people, like me, who live with diabetes. It felt good to be with others who understand. I have spent some time thinking about that good feeling and I...
