Three days later, I returned to Dr. Wagner, who had already scheduled me for another mammogram and blood test. “Go home. I’ll call you with the results,” he promised. Almost one month later, on my forty-fifth birthday, I receive two questionable gifts; another cancer-free mammogram and “Happy Birthday” sung solo to me over the telephone by my father in Florida.  It must be as difficult for him to sing it as it is for me to hear it.  There was... Read more

“What a wonderful life I’ve had!  I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” Colette (1837-1954)   Affirmation ♥~ Loving myself heals my life.   A deadly storm brewed as I reclined against Peter’s chest during our ritualistic nightly bath.  As I massaged him, he lathered my body with fragrant bubbles. The tranquility within our bathroom offset Cape Cod’s nor’easter building over the bay. Romantic candles and music made the squall appear benign through the large skylight. Halloween had ended weeks... Read more

“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? – Vincent van Gogh”    Part I of this article covered the importance of listening to yourself for a more fulfilling life.  In section II we will discuss playing the Game of Life to win, inner-voices, guardian angels, church and how they are all a part of not ignoring ourselves.     In the book Send Me Your Guardian Angel, about the life of Padre Pio, his Guardian... Read more

“Our body is a machine for living.  It is organized for that, it is its nature.  Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself, it will do more than if you paralyze it by encumbering it with remedies.”  ~Leo Tolstoy   It is time to stop ignoring ourselves! What I seek to present in this article is an alternative to ignoring our intuition in favor of science or ignoring science in favor of intuition.  Why limit... Read more

In part III of this article we discovered how we possess all the questions and answers to all our life-challenges. We now know where we store these questions and answers, how we can find and then access them and apply them to the 3 avenues for success.     IV.) Learning to Listen and Remembering to Say, “Thank-you.”       We spend so much time praying, mediating and asking for guidance but so little time listening for answers and... Read more

In part II of this article we discovered that we have the innate ability to be a winner in life no matter how difficult our challenges may be because we are never alone. We have guidance that we can tap into. We also explored the 3 ways to become victorious and live your dream-life.   In this section we are going to answer the question: What is our truth and how is it empowering?   III) Accepting Our Truth and... Read more