• About
  • Professional musings

Courting the Muses

~ Writings of Elizabeth A. Katz

Courting the Muses

Monthly Archives: November 2015

Great Expectations

30 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by lizscribe24 in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

“Peace begins when expectation ends.”  — Sri Chinmoy

One of my dear friends has this as part of her email signature. I believe this to be mostly true.

I find I have a lot of expectations about things that may be unreasonable. I have an expectation that the holidays will be a fun time. Well, they are except that a series of unfortunate incidents have occurred over the years that have drawn a veil over Thanksgiving and Christmas, such as my parents falling ill.

I expect to get good grades in school. Yes, until my professor gives me and my classmates a particularly hard final exam and I don’t do as well as I’d like.

I expect that everyone will like me because I try to be a “nice person.”

Oooh. That’s not always the way it goes. Nice is a relative term and what’s nice for one person may not be nice for another. It’s all about perspective.

Continue reading →

Advertisement

Hillary, you’re the inspiration

12 Thursday Nov 2015

Posted by lizscribe24 in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Every so often, you meet a person who truly inspires you in how they approach life, their attitude about dealing with a chronic illness, and who influenced them to be the best person they can be.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Hillary Turk, a woman who has been battling two types of lung cancer since 2008.

Hillary Turk

Hillary Turk

Hillary works as a therapist in private practice in Farmington Hills and has been treated at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, my employer, for the duration of her illness.

Hillary and I spoke about a lot of things during our interview – her illness and her treatments; her son, Ian; her life and her family; and how her maternal grandmother was a role model for her.

Hillary is the type of person with whom it’s easy to build a fast and warm rapport. At the age of 65, she’s seems (at least for me) to be at the quintessential grandmotherly age – someone who is different from a mother and in some ways better – someone very wise, warm and accepting.

Continue reading →

Blogs I Follow

  • Patience Bloom
  • Thought Catalog
  • wordfromthewell
  • The Pema Chodron Foundation
  • zen habits
  • Debra Darvick
  • The Pioneer Woman
  • Lynne Cobb
  • Vivian DeGain Better at 50 Blog

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 9 other subscribers

Archives

  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2018
  • January 2016
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015

  • lizscribe24

Blog at WordPress.com.

Patience Bloom

Tales and tips from a writer and book editor

Thought Catalog

Thought Catalog is a digital youth culture magazine dedicated to your stories and ideas.

wordfromthewell

Wake up.

The Pema Chodron Foundation

Writings of Elizabeth A. Katz

zen habits

Writings of Elizabeth A. Katz

Debra Darvick

Writings of Elizabeth A. Katz

The Pioneer Woman

Plowing through Life in the Country...One Calf Nut at a Time

Lynne Cobb

Mid-life Random Ramblings...

Vivian DeGain Better at 50 Blog

Columnist and arts writer

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Courting the Muses
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Courting the Muses
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...