The Thrivalist

The winds were steadily blowing from the west as we sailed through the Straights of Gibraltar into the North Atlantic. A stop tomorrow in the Canary Islands will be the kick off of our seven day journey across the ocean to our Florida destination. Sleep disturbance has become the norm as a general 3:00 a.m. […]

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Motivating Gratitude

November 6, 2016

Tom Millner

The sky was ablaze with lights from the completed and under construction skyscrapers of Philadelphia as the giant plane in which we were safely lodged ascended on the second leg of our journey to Rome, Italy. Already tired from a morning of last minute packing and preparation as we checked off each of the items […]

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A Different Light

November 1, 2016

Tom Millner

The alarm sounded and the brain of this Parkinson’s host fought the notion of a new reality, different from the one soundly brewing in dreamland. Almost without thinking the morning routine of medication, a doggie run, a coffee brew, and another quiet time reading and reflecting was engaged. Today’s agenda had me driving in the […]

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The Boost

October 25, 2016

Tom Millner

The mist rose from the warm pond water into the morning haze expressing its reaction to the newly arrived colder weather. The chickens were already pecking their way from the coop to the waiting compost from which their morning selection of grubs and nearly decaying seeds would emerge with a scratch or two from their […]

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Unwelcomed Visitor

October 19, 2016

Tom Millner

The glow through the closed blinds was bright as I lay there contemplating the things yet to be done around the farm before winter. Just minutes before I was awakened by nature’s urge and heeded the call. Sleep disturbance is not an unfamiliar visitor to the possessor of Parkinson’s but its visit is nonetheless interruptive […]

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Brightened Blessings

October 11, 2016

Tom Millner

The rains have gone and the aftermath is a quiet calm and a chilled morning. This possessor of Parkinson’s symptoms experienced some stiffness and discomfort during the deluge but has since been touched with only minor aches and pains that may be as much related to age as to the depletion of dopamine. Today is […]

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The Glow of Gratitude

October 5, 2016

Tom Millner

We were is deep conversation as the person with whom I was interacting sought to understand the dynamics of organizational outcome that were intertwined with commonly shared values that were played out in everyday behaviors of employees. Suddenly, the alarm sounded and I emerged to the stark reality that the meaningful and deep conversation in […]

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Pathway of Possibilities

September 30, 2016

Tom Millner

The western sky was ablaze with the setting sun peeking through the covey of storm clouds passing by. We stood in front of the restaurant as we waited for the rest of the family who were near to arrive and took in the beauty of that early evening display of nature’s artistry. Seventy years of […]

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A Place of Grace

September 22, 2016

Tom Millner

As the alarm sounded the mental struggle began identifying the location somewhere between deep REM sleep and the darkness surrounding the space in the room where this peacefully sleeping possessor of Parkinson’s was enjoying pain free moments of restful bliss. The day, the duties, the persons for whom I pray all rushed forth as I […]

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Flame of Hope

September 14, 2016

Tom Millner

This morning’s pre-dawn glow was a hazy and foggy reminder that these cooler days do not arrive without evidence that change is underway. There is often physical resistance to weather changes that emerges as stiffness, joint and muscle aches or other symptoms lumped in the basket of descriptors called aging. This aging possessor of PD […]