by Jamie Holloway | May 16, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Lao Tzu Health, you never know how much it means to until you don’t have it anymore? I like what Lao Tzu says “Health is the greatest possession.” Without...
by Jamie Holloway | May 14, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I found Mark Batterson’s book “The Circle Maker” on the giveaway table of my apartments a few months ago. The title intrigued me and as I read further the fact that it was a book about powerful prayers. I was hooked. Praying is one of those things I struggle...
by Jamie Holloway | May 13, 2014 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
When I was a teenager my father would recite this poem to me all the time. I have been looking for poem for a long time and I finally found it while reading a book last night. The author is unknown, but the words speak the truth to my soul. I needed to be reminded....
by Jamie Holloway | May 12, 2014 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
As you read “Never Ever Give Up” by Erik Rees be sure to have a box of Kleenex nearby. This is a true story about a young girl named Jessica who fought cancer and meet Jesus. It’s about her journey and the way she turned something negative into something...
by Jamie Holloway | May 10, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Soul Models” by Elizabeth Bryan and Angela Daffron took my breath away. Each story touched my heart with the struggle and then the realization that they could do something to change their circumstances. That they catastrophic events they went through didn’t...
by Jamie Holloway | May 9, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Gardens are not things of moderation. Jennifer McGruther I’ve been procrastinating writing an updated blog post because I don’t feel like I have anything to report. I will share one simple truth. I failed this week. I have not done any of the circuit training...
by Jamie Holloway | May 8, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Messages to Myself” by Helen B. McIntosh is a book by a counselor who uses God’s teachings with cognitive therapy to help believes with the battle that is going on in their minds. McIntosh offers up many tools that help the plaques of self-doubt,...
by Jamie Holloway | May 6, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
One of the people I follow on Facebook recently they talked about “The Nourished Kitchen” by Jennifer McGruther and I knew that I wanted to read this delightful cookbook. With cookbooks I like to be inspired with unusual ingredients and even unusual ideas for...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 29, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Alternative medicine is something that I have been interested in for a long time. In fact, if I had money I would get a massage, cranial therapy, and a few other therapies. Insurance does not cover things like that so I do what I can with little funds that I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 26, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Can you believe this is the last week in April? Spring definitely is here. I love spring. Yes, it is that fabulous time of the week where I update you on my progress what I am rocking and what I am not. Every I am doing well this week. I have been doing the exercises...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 25, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Let me say that I drooled big time while I was reading through David Lebovitz book “My Paris Kitchen”. I would love to have the experience of living in Paris, walking the streets, talking to the food vendors on the cobble roads, and eating all those yummy...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 23, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Lately I have been rethinking my life and the goals towards my health that I want to accomplish. A big part of me wants to jump in and get started and kick it in the butt. Then there is the wise side of me that knows that jumping right in and not taking it slow...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 23, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Reading “Change Your Mind Heal Your Body” by Anna Parkinson was like reading my own journey through my own illness. No I don’t have a tumor in my brain. What I do have is an inflammation disease the closes off my throat and with having about 40 surgeries in the...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 22, 2014 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
When I went to Gateway Produce here in Vancouver Washington I saw spaghetti squash for a great price. They were .49 a pound, so I bought two. I am sure you, like me have heard that spaghetti squash is a good replacement for pasta. I have not tried it until now. I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 21, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Me, I had a quiet one. I did end up cooking some yummy new dishes and I will be sharing my recipes and what I did with you sometime this week, so stay tuned. My progress this week went okay. Yes, I went...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 20, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was excited when I got the chance to read Serena Dyer’s book “Don’t Die with Your Music Still in You”. In Dyer’s book she recounts her life with her father who happens to be Dr. Wayne Dyer and all the lessons she has learned on her own journey. Let me say...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 19, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Reading Hattie Kauffman’s book “Falling into Place” was like reading the story of my own life. The turbulent relationships with men, the dramatic family dynamics, and finding out that you are on the journey you are facing all seem so familiar. Kauffman recounts...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 18, 2014 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I woke up yesterday on the wrong side of the bed. I didn’t want to do anything, but I had an appointment to go to physical therapy. I begrudgingly went. Mike gave me 4 new stretches to do on top of the ones he has given me before and he wants me to continue to ride...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 14, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
It is not often that I am mesmerized by a non-fiction book, but Gary Kaplan and Donna Beech’s book “Total Recovery” did capture my attention. My vasculitis disease is cause from inflammation. Inflammation is my enemy, though its design is to help in the healing...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 13, 2014 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I don’t usually ask my friends to do things. I usually go when they ask me, but when I saw “The Power of Yum! By Chef Rebecca Katz that Legacy and Moda Health were offering I knew I would be asking two of my dearest friends to go with me. I believe I surprised...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 9, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Reading “The Approval Fix” by Joyce Meyer was like stepping into a place that was familiar. You see once upon a time before I started on my healing journey I didn’t have the boundaries I needed in order to keep myself healthy and safe. I was a people pleaser. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 8, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey
Yesterday did not go the way I wanted it to go. I’m sad to report that I have to live with my trach for another 5 months in order to make certain I won’t need another trach down the line. I know Dr. H is being cautious, but I couldn’t help feeling...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 6, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey
I have a big day tomorrow. I will be heading up to Seattle to see my Otolaryngologist and possibly and it is a big possibility of getting my trach permanently removed. I have been dreaming about this day since the first day I had my trach surgically put in. Living...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 3, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Good day! Time for an update and I am feeling better about things. Physical therapy is amazing. I love it this time around. I don’t know if it is because I am changing my perspective or if I am just ready now and I wasn’t ready before. My PT therapist is amazing. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 2, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was excited when I saw Julie Daniluk’s book “Slimming Meals that Heal” offered through Netgalley to read. Julie Daniluk is a nutritionist that offers help to patients like me who have an auto-immune disorder. She offer’s recipes, case studies, and all kinds...
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