Healing is HARD. Period. Stating the obvious, I know… but, seriously! To each and every living being who’s coping with challenges within your healing plight… I feel you. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. -Mahatma Gandhi Since beginning this blogging adventure four years ago I’ve had the privilege of blathering away, sharing personal experiences and opinions — with a twist of Lymie sarcasm. For me, adding a hint of humor helps soften the not-so-fun... Read More Read More ..read more

Acceptance makes an incredible fertile soil for the seeds of change. ~Steve Maraboli Acceptance and My Healing Journey If you follow along with my Blathering blogs, you may have noticed I refer to illness and healing as a journey. That’s what this illness+healing life is for me, a journey through time. [*Merriam-Webster] While not physically traveling the world — or anywhere these days — continual movement from one place to another* is happening within this body — and in life.... Read More Read More ..read more

    The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. ~Archimedes Short, straight distances between points A and B rarely apply to daily life. Well, except for math. And architecture. Oh, and infrastructure. Art. Sports. Nature… Okay, so straight lines, short and otherwise, are everywhere in our lives. But not without a few curves, humps, and dips along the way. Peaks and valleys. Ebb and flow. Wax and wane. Ups and downs. Choose a clever idiom of choice.... Read More Read More ..read more