Unconditional Compassion

1995 began the most compassionate 15 year relationship I would ever experience. The relationship had its ebb and flow to it like any other relationship but this one was different. No matter how difficult the times would become we were inseparable. There wasn’t...

What do the dreams mean?

2-4-09. 31 years old. You find yourself in a situation you feel is real. Your body looks the way it does in waking consciousness and may even move in the same fashion. Situations come up and you behave as if you are there and yet you are dreaming. The other night I...

Hip Numbness

5-16-07  Self Study Book #1.  29 Years Old.  A strange phenomenon has been happening to me lately in the morning.  There is this numb feeling, either in my hip or butt depending on the way I slept that night.  It’s almost as if I cannot feel my lower body in the...

Slanted Streets and Walking

5-13-07.  Self Study Book #1.  29 Years Old.  So often I become stuck in a routine and fail to see changes which would improve an aspect of my life.  The walk I took today showed me this.  Outside my driveway there is a street which slopes from the middle of the...

Ankle Weakness Settling In

5-10-07.  Self Study Book #1.  29 years old.  My ankles seem to be rolling to the outsides of my body when I walk.  The rolling is only occurring on my right ankle, the left ankle still has the proper structure when it comes to walking.  This rolling that takes place...

Arm/Hand Placement When Climbing Stairs

5-2-07.  Self Study Book #1.  29 years old.  “There are no problems, only solutions” were the words from a song I heard today.  The song immediately brought a personal struggle of mine into examination, stair climbing.  The staircase is divided into two...

Motivation vs. Listening to Body

4-29-07.  Self Study Book #1.  29 years old.  How do I decide between motivation and listening to my body?  In one hour my yoga class was about to begin and there I lay in bed deciding if I wanted to go or not.  The motivations in me said get up and go you’ll...

Energy Level Drop Off

4-25-07.  Self Study Book #1.  29 years old.  There has been a change in my energy level over the past few weeks which have caused concern on my part.  As I look back over the past few weeks in an attempt to pinpoint what has caused this sudden change in energy level,...

A Can Do Attitude

4-22-07.  Self Study Book #1.  29 years old.  Last night I was throwing in the towel.  My physical struggles proved too great for me to overcome.  As I lay in bed talking with God, I found myself at peace with the idea of returning home.  There were no tears or fears...

Univ. of Penn Packet

4-21-07  Self Study Book #1.  29 years old.  My brother in law, who works for Penn University, sent me a packet of information regarding my disorder, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, about a year and a half ago.  Today I finally read it.  What I found within this...