Being human
and life's little mysteries

This is…. My new best friend. It’s my second visit to A+E in less than a week. Based on this, and a handful of other recent visits to...

Today I’m feeling grateful to have an intelligent body. A body that remembers. A body that carries my unique imprint of experiences; a...

I have a 77 year old liver; the rest of my body is 51. This mismatch of age between a vital organ and the rest of my body does not rest...

Since I was three years old, I’ve been poked and prodded by strangers more times than I can count, or even remember. Hundreds of blood...

Monday, October 10th was World Mental Health Day. The stigma around mental health, its causes and treatments, and how the stigma itself...

Morning view from kitchen. As The leaves have fallen off this statuesque beech tree, so too I’ve been going through my own state of...

…but the real winning is in having the courage to get wet. Bhagavan Das once told me ‘Life is messy, you’ve got to roll your sleeves up...

Richard Pilnick Where do we go when we disappear? What risks would you take if you weren’t so attached to your name, face, physicality,...

During the course of August month took time to recover from spinal surgery, resting near a pond that is connected to a river which opens...

A memory of my five year old self exists, sitting in my mother’s giant eggshell yellow Pontiac station wagon on the way home one day from...

It has always fascinated me, the reasons people undergo elective surgery. It is a testament to how much weight we place on our...

Warning: The below story contains a few lines that may not paint a pretty picture. but hey, is life always pretty? On Christmas eve, I...

If you consider yourself a Survivor, you may be feeling an inner strength that is unique. You may have ongoing fear of whatever it is you...

A few weeks ago a very dear woman whom I was privileged to know passed away. Her death was sudden, within a month of being diagnosed with...

For those of you growing up several decades ago, you may remember the book entitled I’m OK, You’re OK. I never read it (I was a little...

A few years ago after receiving a new liver via transplant, the doctors said to ‘give it time’ when I asked how long it would take to...

Dear God, It’s hard to believe this is the first official letter I have ever written to you. I’m sorry it took me so long to pen one...

It’s hard to believe it has been eight months since my life changing operation; on September 26, 2013 I was given a second chance at life...

Sometimes it’s good to take a pause. A pause to clean up shop, so to speak (the body and mind where we live and work); to reflect on why...

After eight weeks in the hospital recovering from a liver transplant, I’ve finally been discharged and have begun to take stock of who I...