I am pleased to reprint the first few paragraphs from my piece that was published on Lori Deschene’s fabulous website/blog, called Tiny Buddha.
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Neale Walsh
Have you ever thought about doing something way out there-and then done it?
I became intrigued with Patch Adams and his philosophy of medicine and healing after seeing the movie about him starring Robin Williams.
This came on the heels of my daughter Nava’s miraculous survival and full recovery from a medical crisis that involved a year-long hospitalization. As her mother, I felt a renewed sense of life, or as I like to refer to it: I truly felt I had received a second lease on life.
I was clearly looking to do something meaningful in gratitude for my family’s miracle.






