Author: brendajohima

Black Oystercatcher, Fanny Bay, B.C. (Vancouver Island)

Great Blue Heron, Fanny Bay, B.C. (Vancouver Island)  

Fibromyalgia, yes, it is a pain-in-the-everywhere, as those of us who have it, call it. So what can you do for it? If you are like me, and have lived with it for a long time (17+ years) you likely have tried pretty much everything to try to manage your 24-7 pain levels. There is…

I wouldn’t know if fitting in is any fun. Being different means you are on the sidelines looking in, often searching for a place to belong. Usually you don’t find it. Being different means you often make no sense to others and that they can’t figure you out. Being different often equals exclusion. Until you…

I wish you HAPPY Holidays and most importantly, my hope is for PEACE to everyone all around the world forever more. Love from Brenda and Teddy (Dr. T. Poodle)

Look up. Shut down that phone, look up from that display. We have a finite existence, a set number of days … This is a re-post from 2014 but doesn’t hurt to repeat something that seems to just get worse as time passes by; our disconnection from ourselves and from other human beings. Look Up.…

Fibromyalgia; you are what you eat, right? Well, not so simple, as those of us who live with this syndrome, know all too well. If you are like me, one who has tried to cure herself of fibromyalgia (for 17+ years), you have tried almost every diet, almost every exercise type, breathing, meditation, medication, yoga,…

… see something new every time. Beauty abounds, all year long. I have photographed this exact spot a zillion times. This morning, something new once again, and the texture, complexity, depth of layers, color, line and light all added up to a welcoming opening to walk through. Nature never disappoints. Always Love, Brenda  

For those of us who live with gray skies winters and lots of rain instead of blue skies, snow and sun, or better yet, the warmth and sun of tropical locations, may experience S.A.D. and/or full blown depression and everything in between that makes us feel not so great. (* Disclaimer : I am not…