On Monday we celebrated the 75th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Day. Listen to the Jolt of Joan on "Visionaries..." http://www.cellular-wisdom.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1_17_11.mp3
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Listen to this week's Jolt of Joan Beginnings, Completions, OR...?! http://www.cellular-wisdom.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1_3_11.mp3
A herd of Elk, about 30, passing through our property in Redstone Canyon, (west of Fort Collins, CO) outside our fence. Celebrating New Year's Eve at home. Thanks Paula for the tall candles and thanks Annette and Larry for the arrangement on the table. The picture of the elk was taken from these French doors [...]
I believe this poem by P. K. PAGE illumines the miracle of remembering. Remembering BY P. K. PAGE ... memory... can, in the living head, create and make new the sometimes appallingly ancient present and sting the sleeping thing to a sudden seeing. And as a tree with all its leaves relaxed can shiver at [...]
Regaining energy Joan C. King Interesting how although I am receiving daily radiation I am regaining energy! Yes, in the later part of the day after radiation in the early afternoon I experience being tired. This feels like a normal tiredness not at all resembling the heavy feeling that accompanied chemotherapy. During the weeks after [...]
Gratitude Joan C. King Today I understand dimensions of gratitude, I never before knew. You reached out to me, to support me, in so many different ways, a tender gleam in your eyes revealing compassion, an offer to help in any way, walking with me in the canyon, sending me beautiful thoughts in cards and [...]
Life's hard times Joan C. King In her book of poetry "Hard times require furious dancing" Alice Walker tells us about love, life, cruelty and more the things we encounter in life. The title grabs me. We all encounter hard times. These are times of GIANT opportunity to expand the expression of WHO we are! [...]
Listen to "A Jolt of Joan" for this week and reflect on your accomplishments and progress in 2010 in the light that "Certain things take TIME!" http://www.cellular-wisdom.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/12_27_10.mp3
Why be nice? Joan C. King Notice how you feel when you are nice and how you feel when you are not. When you're nice you probably lower your stress by feeling an internal comfort. You know it's a choice. You could have chosen NOT to be nice. Today, when others feel stress smile and [...]