A Conversation with My Heart

A Conversation with My Heart

What is a conversation with your heart? A knowing deep inside you. A feeling of trust, wisdom and insight. The result can be a poem of love, a word of encouragement, a gem of joy from one person to another. It’s a kindness, a smile of knowing – knowing...
Art and Palliative Care

Art and Palliative Care

I just read an article on Art and Palliative Care that was recently published in Oncology Nurse Advisor. Many palliative care programs utilize all forms of art to help cancer patients with their pain, fear and anxiety. This particular study conducted at The Mayo...
Healing is …

Healing is …

What is healing? Healing occurs on many levels. Part of it is being seen, being listened to, attended to, respected and honored. It is also taking time for self to be quiet and still, to connect with the Divine, to really listen to your body. Whatever we are not aware...
Spring has Sprung!

Spring has Sprung!

and, with it comes renewal, limitless possibilities, and the unknown, where everything is created. “If you want to control the future, the unknown, (our egos want to control!) be present in each moment and string these moments together …  as you would a...
Kindness as a Therapeutic Intervention

Kindness as a Therapeutic Intervention

I just read a parting thought from the July/August 2016 issue of Holistic Nursing Practice. We’ve all heard of random acts of kindness, how about kindness as a therapeutic intervention? Fascinating to me that kindness and compassion are something we must teach...