Raising Awareness about Hearing Loss with Seattle Seahawk Derrick Coleman
And heeeeere it is! My post about meeting Derrick Coleman and the fabulous experience helping to run a fundraising event. Read it and enjoy! Elizabeth with Derrick Coleman. Photo credit: Corky Trewin,...
View ArticleReiki: Exploring a tool for healing
I took a Reiki workshop on a beautiful Saturday not too long ago. As I rode my bike there, I felt ambivalent about taking it and was not in the best mental space. A few troubling firestorms had...
View ArticleWhat’s New With Me These Days?
I know, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve no good excuse except for being incredibly busy with a new contract, my current job, juggling husband and kid activities, staying true to my...
View ArticleMonday Morning Contemplations
Today is Monday. I am feeling sluggish- got a pain in my back and the weather is still ominously grey outside. It’s Seattle, after all. I swear I could be related to Garfield the cat sometimes. I took...
View ArticleApril 6, 2015: Day 365/365 of Exercise
The words stayed there on the screen mocking me. Day 365/365 of exercise. I could not stop staring at them. I sort of wanted to slap my face for getting so hooked by this seemingly simple Facebook...
View ArticleMy Good Deed for the Day
Today our family walked down to a neighborhood parade and on our way back home, ran into an elderly couple who could not remember where they parked their car. We stood with them on the sidewalk, trying...
View ArticleHeadbands: An Opportunity for Compassion
Ever since the World Cup games several years ago, my son has become very interested in sports. He has tried out (in this order) ultimate frisbee, soccer, and most recently, basketball. My son uses two...
View ArticleCultivating a Gratitude Practice
In February I did Sharon Salzberg’s Real Happiness Meditation Challenge. Each day I would get an email introducing the day’s topic which also included a brief guided audio meditation. It was really...
View ArticleWhat is a Deaf Fail?
So it’s been a while, hasn’t it? I have been preoccupied with lots of things lately, including my parents’ deaths, figuring out career stuff (I am currently in between jobs), volunteering on a few...
View ArticleMy New Projects: Consulting and Accessibility
I’ve been working hard on a few projects lately. I left my job in 2017 and went back to school to get my certificate in nonprofit management. I felt pretty confident I would find a new job easily,...
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