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Jolt of Joan – Podcast for Sept. 6, 2010 – “Difficult” Conversations
Need to have a “DIFFICULT conversation” with a friend, significant other, co-worker, or direct report? Listen to Joan’s Podcast on this topic, it may give you a different perspective and result in a more desired outcome. Enjoy this week’s “Jolt of Joan” designed to inspire you to connect with the bigness part of yourself, nurture [...]
Ah, one week after Chemo #2 and my energy is returning. It is as though I resurrect into the light after being in the dark place of utter fatigue for the week. I attended a Colorado Women of Influence Advisory Meeting early this morning in Loveland, CO. It was a delight to be with my [...]
6 days after Chemo #2 – “My Personal Call to Greatness!”
A long nap has delayed the writing of the blog. Thanks Judith for a lovely walk in the canyon this morning and a revealing conversation. Life unfolds in measured ways revealing its secrets and wonders along the way. Were we to know the magnificence and challenges all at once, we might not rise to meet [...]
5 days after Chemo #2 – “My Personal Call to Greatness!”
Thanks Mary for a wonderful walk this morning and Annette for driving me to my follow up appointment with my oncologist in Fort Collins. Yes, I still have fatigue today but much better than Monday and Tuesday and NO PAIN! HOORAY! Thinking today about the web of life that connects us all and the metaphor of [...]
4 days after Chemo #2 – following “My Personal Call to Greatness!”
Marvelous, no pain, only the fatigue. A sound arises from deep within erupting as loud expression demanding attention, “WHY, why this time out?” Yes, I know, the deepening of the experience of life, of connection with others, of compassion. BUT, “WHY, why this time out?” Will it enhance my creativity? ripen meaningful communication? allow me [...]
3 days after Chemo #2 – following “My Personal Call to Greatness!”
Thanks, Judith, for a lovely walk this morning. It felt so good to swing my arms, move my legs, look up to the sky and breathe the fresh air. Ah, the joy of living and walking in the canyon. Today is the third day after Chemo on Friday. In my first round of chemo this [...]
A GIFT for you – A Jolt of Joan – 2 min recordings weekly
I have decided to GIFT everyone with my weekly audio recordings ~ 2 min ~ “A Jolt of Joan.” Knowing how difficult it is to live from the fullness of our being because of the many pulls on our time and energy, I want to make this contribution to help YOU stay focused on living [...]
Day after Chemo #2 – following My Personal Call to Greatness!” 2 months, 2 weeks.
We landed in Denver Wednesday night later than we expected because of a late flight from Ljubljana to Chicago – missing the Chicago to Denver flight. We delighted in the sight of the Colorado mountains. The first thing I did on Thursday morning was cut off the rest of my hair that I had been [...]
Last day in Ljubljana – following “My Personal Call to Greatness!” 2 months, a week and 3 days
Last night we had supper along the river. Here are Stu and I, with my wig on. This is the river later in the evening. This is our last day here. Tomorrow morning we board the plane for the return trip to the US. My second Chemo treatment is on Friday August 27th. While on [...]
Two weeks and a day after Chemo 1 Cycle 1 – from Ljubljana following “My Personal Call to Greatness!”
Peschiera, a lovely town on Lake Garda in Italy, was a stop we made en route returning from Verona back to Ljubljana, Slovenia, yesterday. Later we stopped to have lunch in a small village in Slovenia. This is the view (below) from the outside deck where we were sitting. One of my favorites are Porcini mushrooms. [...]
