by Kathryn | Aug 26, 2012 | Lennie & Kathryn, Thoughts
Trying to stay positive is sometimes hard work. Today was Lennie’s birthday. He would have been 64. It was one of those melancholy days when I kept thinking back to when he had turned 61. I had only known him for several months and had decided to throw him a...
by Kathryn | Feb 14, 2012 | Lennie & Kathryn, Thoughts
Today is Valentine’s Day. It is one of the few sunny days that there has been here on the windward side of O’ahu in the Hawai’ian Islands. I am sitting in the backyard of the home that I lived in with Lennie. It was 3 years ago today that I first...
by Kathryn | Dec 21, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn, Thoughts
Most people say that this is the worst time of year if you are trying to deal with the death of someone you love. I have a different opinion on this sentiment. I am not coming from a psychology point of view, but one of experience, having just lost the man that I...
by Kathryn | Jul 11, 2011 | Lennie & Kathryn, Thoughts
“When somebody love you, it’s no good unless she loves you….. all the way…..” It is late at night as I sit here at the desk while you sleep. I am surrounded by photos of us. Happy photos that I look at now, knowing that in every one you...
by Kathryn | Mar 14, 2011 | Thoughts
Georg Strobele was both my doctor and my friend. It was a year ago today that he passed on. We were the same age he and I. He played squash, he ate healthy. If ever you could say that someone really knew how to live life, you could say that about Georg. I like to...
by Kathryn | Nov 28, 2010 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn, Thoughts
“He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.” – ancient Jewish Proverb While depression happens throughout the entire year, it can be more acutely felt and even triggered by the holidays. There are many ways that you can aleviate...