Healing

Move toward mindful living and coping via cathartic expression and emotional validation. May you find peace, joy, comfort, and light – wherever you are on your journey.

I Always Knew I Might Be Infertile

Aug. 18, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Things I have said many times before: "I would never wish infertility on my worst enemy." "If I could wave a magic wand and take it all away, I wouldn't." "Infertility does not define me, but it does color the way I look at the world." With all of that said... If I had known … Read More »

Facebook is Expecting

Aug. 17, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Did you hear the news? Facebook's expecting! Just when we can't handle yet another pregnancy announcement, we find out that our beloved social network has potentially millions of buns in the oven. Facebook added this new "Expecting" feature with virtually no notice to their … Read More »

Moving Beyond the Theresa Erickson Scandal: A Call for Community Healing

Aug. 14, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

I've had a lot to think about the Theresa Erickson baby selling scandal since my post Wednesday. I realize the power of my words: I've had several colleagues in this field say as much to me. We are all still raw with emotion. With a few more days to process, including the variety … Read More »

Betraying the Community: My Response to the Theresa Erickson Scandal

Aug. 10, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

What do you do when you learn that someone you respected had violated your trust, had betrayed not only you, but your entire community? . . . I had only a few minutes to do a quick scan of Facebook this afternoon at work, as we are in the thick of staff training for the month … Read More »

Summer Doldrums

Aug. 5, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

So... the Blog Hop Extravaganza of Talent seems not to have taken off, as evidenced by the lack of videos uploaded to the Vimeo group. Including my own :-D So, let's call it a bust - no harm, no foul. It's all good; I'll eventually post a video of me in all my opera-singing … Read More »

But not forgotten.

Jul. 28, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Her name was Amber. I knew her only so briefly before her bright spark sputtered out, alone, in an abandoned house in Trenton, New Jersey. A heroin overdose at age 21. She was found in August 2006 and yet her family wasn't notified until March of 2008, despite her mother Linda … Read More »

Words like seconds on a clock.

Jul. 27, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

When I read Phoebe Potts' Good Eggs a few weeks ago, I was so moved as I turned the last page. Their story was unresolved on that last page and it resonated so strongly for me. I realized that Potts' creation speaks so much to what I do here on this blog.I've said this before: … Read More »

Take a Few Minutes to “Exhale”

Jul. 25, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

"Just relax."Quite possibly my least favorite sentence in the English language. That said, there is something to be said for the power of controlling our breathing, of quieting our mind, of letting all the mental clutter and constant running inner monologue flow out of our minds … Read More »

Right where we are, right now

Jul. 23, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

I stopped by Burger King for lunch on Friday: quick, cheap, and easy. Plus, I could get a milkshake and give my aching tooth some brief, but much needed relief. As I sat down with my meal, I scanned the afternoon's headlines. I had been aware of the government building car … Read More »

Hot and Bothered

Jul. 22, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

I'm kind of a cranky bitch today. I had all these grand illusions for a lovely, cheery post today. Not happenin'. (It'll wait until Sunday now.)So, if you're not in the mood for a ranty, bitchy post, move along folks. Or, if you're like me or my dear friend Calvin (of Calvin and … Read More »