Fueling Our Resilience

by | Nov 22, 2012 | Health, the Big Body, Uncategorized

Seeing the effects of the storm Sandy renewed my interest in resilience, the capacity to make it through ordinary and extraordinary events. Whether it’s something nature dishes out; droughts, flood, or hurricanes, or people caused events; wars, dislocation, or...

The Mileau Makes the Difference

by | Aug 1, 2012 | Personal Stories, the Big Body

After the national InterPlay Leaders Conference I’m racing around, trying to gather my belongings while the woman providing a ride to the airport waits outside. A couple of friends observing my movements begin teasing me about my quirky habits, like the way I gird...

Creating Our Reality?

by | May 21, 2012 | the Big Body

I have found it more than a little annoying when people would say, “we create our own reality.” When my daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago, this expression became especially insulting and hurtful. Who, in or out of their right mind, would create...

People Who Need People

by | Mar 3, 2012 | Grieving, the Big Body

We see it in their cloudy bloodshot eyes as they stand in the midst of the rubble that used to be their homes, shops, and schools. A thief has come in the night and stolen all objects that connect them to their past. This devastation now overwhelming their futures....

Paying Attention

by | Oct 26, 2011 | Personal Stories, the Big Body

I’ve always had “a sensitive body,” one of those good/bad things, like being way taller or way shorter than other people. My body sends me messages that are hard to ignore, like red blotches on my face and puffiness around my eyes when I eat something like Mexican...

TOUGH INTO TRIUMPH

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