How do we grieve?

October 7, 2020 / moragnoffke / 12 Comments

Margaretha Bertha van Riet (Margareet Armstrong) Wellwood Caldwell Armstrong. Also known as Joe in South Africa. As I mentioned in one of my last posts that my mother died last year October – 7th October to be exact. I am not going to tell you what an amazing person she was or how I miss … Continue reading How do we grieve?

Lock-down Pressure Cooker Effect

May 14, 2020May 13, 2020 / moragnoffke / 2 Comments

Betty phoned Liz, “I feel like I have dropped a stitch and the hole is getting bigger.” “What is that supposed to mean?” Liz asked, picturing a hole in a jersey but she wasn’t sure. "I feel hollow and hurt after my run-in with Daryl. It is a pain that is just getting bigger and … Continue reading Lock-down Pressure Cooker Effect

Trauma

May 6, 2020May 13, 2020 / moragnoffke / 5 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4U3OcHxY1A Last week I wrote about reflection in I turned around And I saw my reflection In it I explain about reflecting on several issues such as a conversation, a dream or an action. Today I want to reflect on Trauma. What is trauma? First let’s consider what the opposite of trauma is. That would … Continue reading Trauma

I turned around And I saw my reflection

April 22, 2020May 4, 2020 / moragnoffke / 11 Comments

... so long as I am being curious and asking the questions. So long as I am willing to learn and grow.

Life after Cancer.

April 15, 2020April 14, 2020 / moragnoffke / 20 Comments

'We hurt, we heal, we are changed forever' - MFNoffke People want to know: What did you gain through the experience with cancer? Facing a terminal disease like cancer is challenging and humbling; my life fell into perspective for me. I began to appreciate my life: what I had done and who I was. … Continue reading Life after Cancer.

Cancer: Dressing for my Personal style.

April 8, 2020April 7, 2020 / moragnoffke / 7 Comments

So my search and research paid off. I feel comfortable in my skin and enjoy clothes again. I enjoy shining through my style. I certainly am a bud, but no longer do I try to bloom, I now acknowledge that I am blooming in a bed of roses (with the thorns).

My form explored through 3D art.

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 / moragnoffke / 25 Comments

I tried to cover

my shape

with your

fashion

and expectations

Bilateral mastectomy’s sexual challenge.

March 25, 2020March 30, 2020 / moragnoffke / 15 Comments

Said more plainly there are many erogenous zones on the body; the skin is a huge playground. If you want to enlarge your experience you must invest time and effort to explore these zones in a relaxed and light hearted way.