Judy Richter

…of who I am. In my meditation this morning, this thought struck a chord deep within me. I have been tested relentlessly lately on how to manage the daily onslaught of human interaction that has clouded my happy, healthy life. I was temporarily paralyzed by the seeming betrayals and breaches of trust by some very…

…where peaceful waters flow.  At the end of the day, of the week, of the life…it all comes back to the seemingly simplistic concept and practice of gratitude. I used to be obsessively consumed with the drama of the moment, and when that played itself out I’d revert to the wounds of the past. So…

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu I meditated to this inspiration today, and was blessed with a transcending peace. Considering the source, everything in my limited sphere of reality gains perspective. My angst, my stress is, dare I say it, self-imposed and woefully…

When I started this blog waaay back when, I was more cognizant of death and its one-dimensional, looming presence than I was with life and all its concommittant joy and complexities. Those dreaded words “you have cancer” were etched into my soul with a burning, white-hot, putrid-smelling acid. Nothing compared with that stomach-churning, sweaty-cold realization…

Where does the time go…an all too familiar yet true refrain. I am humbled and amazed that so many people continue to read my blog, even when I take such long hiatuses. Thank you. Really, thank you. It inspires me to continue to share my journey, my thoughts, my diet and regimen, my emotional evolution,…

It’s the dawn of a new day, a new month, a new year, a new life. In this post apocolyptic, chemo-infused phase of my life, I have decided to take control of my mind, body and spirit, one day at a time. I am blessed to have a partner who shares in the vision and…

Just when you thought it was safe..to live, to laugh, to forget hospitals and doctors and toxic meds, BAM! The light at the end of the tunnel turns out to be yet another train. Two weeks ago we were flying to an exotic third world country when I started to get severe chest pains, with…

My Provence alley is done! I just varnished what is now one of my favorite paintings. It evokes the beauty and unadulterated joy I feel when I am in this part of the world. I look forward to being there again SOON! And it will be soon. Sooner than later. We are making a dramatic…

…and again, and again, every day, every way possible to keep my heart and soul from spiraling yet again out of control with all kinds of negative emotions and thoughts of retaliating in an eye-for-an-eye kind of way. Some days it’s soooo hard to demonstrate gratitude by offering compassion and empathy to some of the…