“I Can. I Am. I Will. I Do.”

Apr 21

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Kate Milliken

I started this season's journaling workshop asking participants about the loneliness experienced with a diagnosis, something I understood on some level as a result of living with MS. The range of ways people responded were varied, but all recognized that reality and that recognition introduced ways to release one thought to accept the next. Today I heard "It hurts to let go, but it heals to be free." and I think theres huge truth in that process.

Acceptance in its smallest form can set the path to the next step..and the next..The conversation teed up this week's assignment beautifully, an expression heard in a Peloton spin class no less...

"I can. I am. I will. I do."

What do those phrases mean to you separately and as a whole?

I remain grateful to those who found the time to join us today. Here's what I already know. You all are a force. Can't wait to continue the dialogue.

- Kate Milliken

Cristol O'Loughlin

Cristol Barrett O’Loughlin is a seasoned executive and storyteller. As Founder and CEO of Raregivers™ (formerly ANGEL AID), Cristol is fiercely passionate about providing social, emotional, physical and financial relief to Raregivers™ ~ patients, caregivers, and professionals who hold both hope and grief in the same human heart. A former UCLA instructor, she co-founded advertising firm, The Craftsman Agency, and is humbled to have advised global brands such as NBA, Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Microsoft, Cisco and Google. During her tenure at IBM Life Sciences, she helped accelerate advancements in cheminformatics and data-driven biotechnology. Watch her TEDx talk ‘Caring for the Caregivers’ at https://www.raregivers.global/tedx and the ‘Raregivers LIVE’ broadcast from Microsoft to 12 cities around the world.

https://www.raregivers.global

“I Can. I Am. I Will. I Do.”

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