I Feel, Therefore, I Write.
I have been contemplating a few confronting thoughts for many years now. Of course, the ideas seem blasphemous, but after prolonged contemplation of a grander design to existence and humbling myself to ignorance, I have to ask with sincerity: What Continue Reading
I’ve been reflecting on how much we depend on one another. Not just for the physical services we provide for each other, but also the unconscious psychological support that arises from the camaraderie and genuine care in the interaction. This Continue Reading
If you were terminally diagnosed, how many of your fervent beliefs would you abandon? When you’re alone, dying and frozen with fear, how much of what you so ardently whine, bicker and worry about would remain relevant or even interesting? Continue Reading
What would it mean to accept full responsibility for our lives? How would our lives change if we took full responsibility for our decisions within the construct we find ourselves in; including how we decide within situations we have no Continue Reading
How much of what I think is truly mine? How much of what I think is purposefully generated, instead of random, unconscious dictation? I’m sitting in my wheelchair with my headphones on in the middle of a meditation. This particular Continue Reading
Anyone with a debilitating condition will probably confirm that their main concern after their health (and its limitations) is their ability to financially support themselves or their dependents. A core disabling illness reduces one’s options to find work and earn Continue Reading
So you got a terminal diagnosis. Congratulations. This is your chance to discover what you stand for. Continue Reading
Often, in our worst moments of despair, the answer to salvation lies as a forgotten clue in our past. Continue Reading
This is part 3, of a 3-part series of essays on my journey with ALS. In this third and last piece, I hope to share with you some of the things I’ve done, and learned along the way, to make life worth living despite ALS. Continue Reading
This is part 2, of a 3-part series of reflections on my journey with ALS. This second reflection, will be about my psychological experience of the ALS process, and its effects on my daily life. Continue Reading
This is part 1, of a 3-part series of reflections on my journey with ALS. This first reflection, will be about my physical experience of the ALS process, and its effects on my daily life. Continue Reading