I am wrestling with a fundamental aspect about me which I am not willing to completely accept. The more I resist, the harder it gets and the more the universe keeps pushing into my face, as much as I hate it. I am a healer. No, I have no MD by my name or other [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Reluctant Healer
Project manager instead of writer
I like to tell people that I am am author, but I have barely written a thing in a long time because I’ve been a project manager, orchestrating the printing and distribution of the review copies of my books.
Yesterday, my friends came over to stuff 74 envelopes with two books to send out to [...]
Standing up to Kaiser (HMO) — cultural and generational clash
I am in a furor right now over Kaiser’s mismanagement of my dad. He currently sees in double. Two weeks ago, he was the one-eyed monster. I wrote two complaint letters to Kaiser, one of 7 pages, the other screamed my frustration in 3 pages. I think I was a doctor and lawyer in past [...]
Phone banking to victory!
The rain was pounding. I was lost. The signs were barely visible. I thought of turning back. But, I knew that the election was ours to win and my minor detail of being lost in the storm was not enough of a reason to go home. I drove around for at least 30 minutes until [...]
Healing others…through writing?
Why did two of my friends send me text messages at 2am on Saturday and interrupt my attempt to fall asleep? Why do people call me all the time for help? Why do people just naturally open up to me and reveal their secrets and problems?
I am not 1-800-dial-a-shrink. I am not a doormat.
However, [...]