StageIV For Creative Arts Therapy
Photo by Christopher Casson, Photographer of the Month Each of us is a lamp with a candle burning inside how we nurture that warm light inside keeping it going or letting it die is the lighthouse guiding the ship of our life We all started with a little light the moment we landed on this […]
By Amy Li April 15, 2015 Does a cancer journey create a Chapter One in my life? Maybe. I lost my dad to lung cancer. From the day I broke down at work, hearing the word “cancer” over the phone until we lost him, it was less than 3 months. “Cancer” is such a scary […]
By Amy Li Can an ambiguity be delicious? Well, how do you define “delicious”? Something can be so tasty for a Chinese, maybe awful for an American. I once heard this theory about human survival in space when we expand out to another planet. Our diet modifies our genes, over time. Certain food could be […]
2020 has turned our world upside down. Being human is a team sport and “Social Distancing” has made “Social Connecting” more important than ever. As a stage IV cancer survivor, I understand the impact of stress, isolation, and loneliness during this challenging time. It is more crucial than ever to keep ourselves and our loved […]
By George Fang I have faced death more times this year than I would have liked. I am ashamed to say that all these close calls could have been prevented, by me. They all involve cases of distracted driving and walking. I promise these distractions are not from browsing my smartphone. Art by Asa Mathat, […]
by Susan Payrovi, our Doctor of the Month. Gratitude has a powerful impact on our mental, emotional, and physical health. Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation for things outside of ourselves. It is an acknowledgment of the goodness that exists around us and allows us to connect to our world on a grander scale. […]
By George Fang Expression is a very primal instinct for humans. We all possess it in some form or other. All of us feel something every day, be it an emotion or some form of inspiration. It engulfs us whole at the moment and can stay with us for minutes, hours, days, months, or even […]
Jim Hargis
Hi and blessings to all.
Jim started out as a child in the Ozark Hills of southwest Missouri. Blessed with some athletic ability, he was blessed, for a few years, to play professional baseball. That was followed by the law school and the “trippy hippie 60s” of Berkeley California. And, no, he never inhaled! Read more about Poet of the Month …
By Jim Hargis A blaze of glory pierces the night, Heals us from all fear and fright; We experience the calm of the gentle brook, Into the canyons of peace, we take a look, At how gloriously it all fits together, No matter the storms, the winds, or the weather; There’s a serenity, a joy, […]
Signs of Life
by Amy Li
The signs of life,
Go, Left, Right, Split, Stop,
Windy Road, Uphill, Detour, End.
When you were little,
all you saw was a “Go” sign:
just keep walking, walking, and walking
marching forward.
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