a small hope

Category: Mindfulness

  • The King of Rock & Roll

    The King of Rock & Roll

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 28, 2022 Day 6 & Start of Week 2 of 6!! Sweet sister taking me to blood work by 7:00 AM & a quote by the King of Rock & Roll “when things go wrong, don’t go with them” Chemo & radiation may tear down my body, but they cannot tear down my…

  • A reason to smile

    A reason to smile

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 27, 2022 My sweet sweet nurse friend told me she has a face case patient just like me & the patient was so sad and discouraged with how she is & looks, so my friend told her about me & showed her how I look even a few weeks post op & the…

  • Small details

    Small details

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 22. 2022 2 Posts for 2’s Day Small details that mattered to me today… – I was up early enough to see a beautiful sunrise – It’s a cloudy day in AZ which made the mountains look especially magnificent on my way in – I was stuck in traffic & still made my…

  • Demanding the sea be still

    Demanding the sea be still

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 22, 2022 Day 1 of 6 for Chemo Day 2 of 30 for Radiation on 2/22/22 at 2:00 These first couple weeks should be pretty easy on me, but I am reminding myself there’s no need to worry about what may come – worrying simply means you suffer twice Alan Watts said “If…we…

  • Grateful for

    Grateful for

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 18, 2022 Some joy from 3 tough days “But it is helpful to remember our perspective is our world. And our external circumstances don’t need to change in order for our perspective to change.” – Matt Haig Edit February 24, 2024 I still do my “grateful for’s” this way. Adding why builds such…

  • we always have a choice

    we always have a choice

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 12, 2022 Just dropped Sharon off at the airport & had my bandage changed in Nick’s hospital parking lot during a break in his 24 hour shift tonight Realized this will be my first night “alone” (I do have Archie…) but I had hourly care for a week from my nurses, then my…

  • Mother Teresa

    Mother Teresa

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 1, 2022 “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song,…

  • Chinese Parable

    Chinese Parable

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written January 24, 2022 Motivation Monday via Tom Brady’s most recent documentary episode The story he shared: “Once upon a time there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, “We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is…

  • Anger

    Anger

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written January 22, 2023 Why is anger so mean?! I’m so glad we decided to talk before taking it to Nick & I forgot to thank Anger for encouraging me to eat and for letting me know I care about a clean home – because I do! I just don’t need anger to help me…

  • The Skinny on Being Skinny

    The Skinny on Being Skinny

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    Miranda Kruse
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    I have truly been contemplating this post for two years. That is how important this topic is to me. I want to be factual. I want to be honest and vulnerable. I want you to hear the message so clearly that it rings in your ears for years to come. Here we go. Here is…