by skimhenson | Feb 12, 2017 | acceptance, choices and decisions
“There are no guarantees. There are no promises, but there is you, and strength inside to fight for recovery. And always there is hope.” Gilda Radner Before I ever finished the first chapter, I threw away Gilda Radner’s book about living and dying with ovarian cancer,...
by skimhenson | Jan 28, 2017 | acceptance, awareness and action, getting your own life, relationships
“All conflict we experience in the world is a conflict within our own selves.” Brenda Shoshanna Don’t you hate it when you’re on a roll, and then life throws a curveball or a donut just five minutes into committing to a goal, 10 minutes after you’ve undertaken a...
by skimhenson | Jan 20, 2017 | about me, awareness and action, life improvement, relationships, family stories, self-care
“Sometimes the person who’s been there for everyone else needs to be there for herself.” S. Kim Henson I’m funniest in the shower, like this morning. I asked myself a slightly revised question from the movie Sabrina, and in the same tone William Holden asked it of...
by skimhenson | Jan 7, 2017 | self-care, writing words to live by
“One word can change everything.” OneWord365.com Every year since 2012, instead of making resolutions, I’ve chosen a word of the year. Unlike resolutions, I actually remember my word and I make progress because of it. So far, my words have been … 2012 – Incremental...
by skimhenson | Nov 22, 2016 | faith, gratitude, quiet
“A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.” Ecclesiastes 3:7 #WhileLovingthePeopleInIt Although I wouldn’t call this a typical Thanksgiving post, today, I’m grateful. For a few weeks now, our family’s been going through...