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Celebrating Narcolepsy Awareness Day 2013 with Sleep Walk Dallas
On Narcolepsy Awareness Day, Saturday March 9, 2013, I hosted the first Sleep Walk in Dallas, TX! I was traveling to Dallas for the Southern Sleep Society Meeting and planned this event last minute. I’d never been to Dallas and picked the Sleep Walk route by googling around my hotel area. Over the past 3.5 years, I’ve…
Read MorePlenty of Lobsters In The Sea: Dropping Jealousy and Embracing Abundance
“You can be, do, and have anything you want. And so can she. And so can he.” -Taylor Wells About a year ago, my good friend posted a picture of her lobster dinner on Facebook. Usually I “like” all of her Facebook pictures, but I specifically did NOT press “like” this time. Why? Because her lobster…
Read MoreThings I Love: PWNY Beads Dreamy Designs
“Passionate people embrace what they love and never let it go. Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those of us who are doing it.” -Julie Ann Funk, PWNY Beads Owner, Maker, Designer Chronic illness can be ugly. So when I discovered PWNY Beads jewelry & replacement Medical ID bracelets, I smiled long…
Read MoreA Panic Attack & Moment of Gratitude
Last Friday at 5:45 p.m., my health insurance informed me my coverage was TERMINATED. Via e-mail. Um, REALLY?! Dialing their 1-800 number at 6:05 p.m., I gruffy demanded to speak to a “Representative” over and over. The robot eventually informed me the office was closed. Office hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.…
Read MoreREM Runner’s Top 13 Inspirational Quotes – #1 Half the Truth
The passage from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet continues: “To measure you by your smallest dead is to reckon the power of the ocean by the frailty of its foam. To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.” My weaknesses do NOT erase my strengths. Believing in myself means standing in…
Read MoreREM Runner’s Top 13 Inspirational Quotes – #2 The Golden Chain
Personally, I didn’t recognize the importance of sleep til I lost a link in my chain, so to speak. Now, I marvel at the connections between mind, body and sleep – the mysterious workings of our brains at night! Quotes #3- 13:
Read MoreREM Runner’s Top 13 Inspirational Quotes – #3 Courage Doesn’t Always Roar
Courage doesn’t always roar… I often forget I’m NOT Superwoman. Inevitably, I disappoint myself.Let go with dignity instead of beating yourself up. Try again tomorrow. Quotes #4- 13:
Read MoreREM Runner’s Top 13 Inspirational Quotes – #4 Dangerous Dreaming
When pursuing your dreams – ignore all nay-sayers & dream-squashers. Careful, our biggest critic lives in our own heads. Don’t listen. Believe that there is a force in you, built of everything “good” and “bad” in you, that is just getting started. Believe that if you keep putting one foot in front of the other, you will…
Read MoreREM Runner’s Top 13 Inspirational Quotes – #5 True Strength
To hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength. This quote helped me through law school and the publishing process. Never give up on yourself, you are more resilient than you ever imagined. Quotes #6 – 13:
Read MoreREM Runner’s Top 13 Inspirational Quotes – #6 No Words
This quote helped me through this past year. Silence can be so deafeningly loud and seemingly lonesome. But it doesn’t mean we aren’t loved. Quotes #7 – 13:
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