I recently received an e-mail from a mother of a disabled child. She posed the question anyone who has lived through trauma always asks: "why me?". But she knew this question causes suffer...

what a beautiful answer and a full hearted description about where you are in your life.
Thank you so much for sharing both with us

Hi Vicki,

So much of our suffering is about unresolved mourning. How do we mourn the loss of our dreams and expectations for the future? How do we let go of what we thought we had, who we thought w...

So wheelchair traveler, I just gave you some information about a retreat. But now I would like to know what is it that you are looking for? This opens up a much larger discussion about spirituality an...

Esalen is right off US 1 in central California near big sur.. They have many workshops and meditation or yoga retreats.
I was there several years ago doing a weekend workshop and I was able to get ar...

hi Saralee,

I think you were very clear about what happened to you, and I am so happy about it. There is now so much research about Self-Compassion that if we could feel that towards ourselves, we ...

A friend of mine has been living with severe back pain for about a year. And during that year, she has tried everything but surgery and all interventions have failed so far.
But I do watch her over t...

Went to dinner last week with my friends daughter. Coming out of the restaurant, my automatic door and ramp didn't work so she had to do it manually. But then driving home, something felt very wro...

you are right about Western medicine. Western medicine was born and bred around issues of acute illness. It is only relatively recentlythat they have begun to deal with chronic illness.
Eastern medic...

Hi Trish,

A wise person once said to me that holding on to resentments is like mud wrestling with a pig. You both will get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.
Your original question was an interesti...

sometime last month I developed severe neck pain on one side. So painful that I had no neck rotation to the left, and every time I forgot and turned my head too far these are right I felt excruciating...

I believe something changes in our world view as a result of sitting in a wheelchair without sensation. We spend years and sometimes decades fighting with this horrific injustice. And then when we giv...

I write this on December 27, 2011. This would have been my wedding 42nd anniversary. I had my accident on December 20 while I was on my way to pick up a gift for my wife to celebrate our 10th annivers...