Archive for April, 2009
Women and Heart Dis-ease
My sister Faye’s funeral is over and as we’re picking up the pieces of our lives it almost feels like we’re sleep walking, hoping to wake up and know that this was all a dream and Susie is home from her vacation in Cancun. In the mist of our sorrow my sisters and I talk [...]
April 25, 2009
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Tags: cardiovascular, family, friends, gratitude, healthcare, heart attack, heart disease, holistic healing, holistic nursing, Nurse, Women, women and heart, womens health · Posted in: Life Lessons
She Lived from her Heart
I’m creating notes about my sister Faye for her pastor as he prepares consoling words for her funeral service on Monday.  Later today we will gather with family and friends for her visitation. I’ve started with just the facts, when and where she was born and a list of family members, where she went to school and her career. The hard part is I’m trying [...]
April 19, 2009
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Tags: compasssion, family, friends, grief, heart, holistic healing, sorrow · Posted in: Life Lessons
Healing Memories of Faye “Susie” Chapa
In Our HeartsI struggled to find the right words to write my sister’s obituary this week. Her body was shipped home from Cancun late Thursday night, she died of a heart attack while on vacation with my family. The past few days have been difficult as we communicated long distance through phone calls and text messaging, bless my 13 year old niece Simone for [...]
April 18, 2009
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Tags: anxiety, cancun, family, friends, healthcare, heart attack, heart disease, hope, Nurse, shortness of breath, Sister, tough times, vacation, women's heart attack symptoms · Posted in: Healing
Hope and Gratitude
 One of my friends taught me about practicing Gratitude a few years ago and introduced me to the Gratitude Journal as part of a women’s retreat. It was a new experience for me to write down what seemed obvious to me but after practicing for a while I’ve learned how much we take stuff for [...]
April 14, 2009
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Tags: appreciation, death, family, friends, holistic nursing, hope, loss, relationships, sisters · Posted in: Life Lessons
Don’t forget the value of Bartering
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In it’s simplest form to Barter means “to trade goods or services without the exchange of money.” In these tough economic times I look at what I need to build a business and Bartering has become a viable avenue to access needed services. We all have something to offer in trade and before I give away my talent [...]
April 8, 2009
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Tags: barter, business, business development, cost savings, marketing, sales, services, skill, small business, strategy, swap, talent, tough times, trade, value · Posted in: Uncategorized
Creating Space for Something Wonderful
I dropped my little dog off to be groomed today for the first time, some of you are aware that I took in a rescue poodle, a tiny toy male at 3.6 lbs. We’ve had him for a month now and it’s been a wonderful addition to our family, I’d forgotten the unconditional love you [...]
April 2, 2009
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Tags: dogs, family, friends, gratitude, job loss, military, poodles, POW, real estate, rescue dogs, survivor, Vet · Posted in: Life Lessons
Mary Chapa is a multi-talented woman with a background in nursing management, sales and marketing in both healthcare and private industry. Mary is also a writer, storyteller and holistic health practitioner living in Minnesota.