Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
"Moyamoya syndrome is a disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted. Blood flow is blocked by the constriction, and also by blood clots. A collateral circulation develops around the blocked vessels to compensate for the blockage, but the collateral vessels are small, weak, and prone to hemorrhage, aneurysm and thrombosis. On conventional …
I didn't plan on writing, but something kept gnawing at my consciousness. There was something I needed to express. I stepped back, took a break, then proceeded to scratch at the membrane separating me from enlightenment. Slowly, I could make out a form. Before long, a definitive picture consummated understanding. It was the sense of …
I've been editing all night. I'm running off of coffee and what little sleep I was able to get this morning. And yet....I feel great! I'm thankful for days like these. The blood coursing through my vessels makes me feel alive, capable and awake. . The warm glow of life's embers sparks a fire in …
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Warm Wishes from our family to yours! As usual, our kids picked the color scheme for our tree (yearly tradition). It worked out perfect for our tree topper. We went with Faceless (No Face from Spirited Away), one of my all time favorite characters. Faceless/No Face is offered as a …
Succumbing to the social pull of what's normal happens often. We forgo our lives and slip into the expectations of others. We fear failure. We fear disappointments. We fear who we can be. We fear who we want to be. Pushed and pulled, we live behind our mask. Like a snake shedding its skin, we …
Did you know that we can lose ourselves in two different ways? One of the ways is our ability to displace our sense of self and time. This usually occurs when we're so focused on something/someone we lapse into a realm where time and self cease to exist. The focal point enraptures and embodies our psyche. …
Loot Anime Unboxing It's been one of those months- crazy, hectic... no time for much of anything. We're back to our normal routined schedule folks (with a few added projects we've managed to pile upon ourselves). And, I'm loving every minute of it... Still, I got swept into the daily currents of life's demands and …
Admit it, bow ties are cool... There's just something about them. For a while, I didn't dig the bow tie look. Part of it was because I just didn't see too many people wearing them. I always associated bow ties to formal events. And, because my aesthetics leaned more towards the grungy and comfortably lax …
I'm faced with the reality that, sometimes, the quiet I seek is at the birth of the coming day. We were busy yesterday- actually, it's been a busy a month... a BUSY year. It's not that anything exceptional or extraordinary happened.... but the adjustment of change is uprooting the old foundation we had as a …
Time is an illusion Ever watch a movie in slow motion? Ever fast forward to your favorite part? The speed at which we watch things triggers the senses. It makes us feel and digest the information differently. I used to play a game with my eyes as a little girl. I would try to see …
Theme: Action Comedy Some people are anime experts. Others, casual fans. Me? I'm that other type. I watch the same anime, forget I watched it, then watch it again... only to realize at episode 5 that this was a repeat occurrence. I don't have a long list of anime to pull quotes or references from. …
