Recently, I came across the most inspiring commencement address, Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life given by Philip Zimbardo. Have I ever told you that I loooooove commencement addresses? Well, I do. I find them to be incredibly inspiring and motivating and goose bump inducing. Anyhoo, after 55 years of teaching psychology, he said that… Continue reading Philip Zimbardo's Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life
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The Silver Lining Philosophy after a Diagnosis of Cancer
For long-time readers, I hope that you will indulge me as I write about the Silver Lining philosophy after my diagnosis of cancer, specifically f-bomb breast cancer. You see, this summer has brought a whole new audience to The Silver Pen, which is a Silver Lining in and of itself! So, I thought that I’d… Continue reading The Silver Lining Philosophy after a Diagnosis of Cancer
The Pain You Feel Today
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that the pain you feel today will indeed be the strength you feel tomorrow. When you’re in the bottomless pit of chemo despair, for example, finding strength can feel virtually impossible. However, I believe from the bottom of my tippy toes that it is there and that pain will be… Continue reading The Pain You Feel Today
Friday's Fixin's: Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce
This week’s recipe is fresh tomato pasta sauce that is incredibly easy and fast and delectable. Why pasta? Well because this is a simple “go in your garden” (or in my case, the farmer’s market) and make dinner recipe. The tomato is what makes it so amazing, so buy the best, sweetest tomatoes that you… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce
Inspiring Napoleon Hill Quotes
Napoleon HIll quotes always inspire and motivate me. Kind of like finding Silver Linings, I believe that what the mind can conceive & believe, it can indeed achieve. So go ahead…try it!
Chemo Wigs: How to Buy Them During Chemotherapy
One of my chemo wigs. I named this one “Nataska”. Please don’t ask me why. I was in the middle of chemo! Shortly after my first round of chemo, I (correctly!) presumed that it was time to figure out how (the f-bomb!) to buy a chemo wig because I knew that being bald-bald-bald was inevitable.… Continue reading Chemo Wigs: How to Buy Them During Chemotherapy
The Dalai Lama Quote about Happiness
This Dalai Lama quote about happiness is my inspiration for the day. I adore it and couldn’t agree more that happiness does indeed come from within, from our own actions. I hope that this quote inspires you as much as it does me!
Juicing for Health
Juicing for health is a daily part of my life. Until my breast cancer diagnosis, juicing had never been my thing. I always perceived it to be tedious, messy and (especially for all of the work) not so tasty. Also (it must be said) whenever I drank green juice, I always seemed to spend the rest… Continue reading Juicing for Health
The Most Important Thing in Life – Morrie Schwartz
As a nurse, social worker and child development specialist, giving out love has always come very naturally. However, after I became a patient, I had to learn to let love come in. What a tough learning curve it was! However, there was a great deal of time that I was so debilitated that I didn’t… Continue reading The Most Important Thing in Life – Morrie Schwartz
A King is Born!
Ok, so how exciting is the news of the birth of the future King of England? I mean really. Suddenly Seven and I have managed to get fully caught up in the hoopla. And isn’t it a Silver Lining that for the first time in a long, long time, the omnipresent news coverage is good…no, make that… Continue reading A King is Born!