Author Archives: louannthomas

About louannthomas

Speaker & writer

How did this happen?

Posted on July 2, 2019

I have no idea how any of this happened. Just a few months ago I was boasting to a friend about how healthy I was. Oh sure, I was diagnosed with cancer 20 years ago, but that was 20 years … Continue reading →

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Calling all angels

Posted on March 4, 2019

“Wondering how many angels you have? All of them. They insisted.”   ~ Mike Dooley, Notes from the Universe             I believe in angels. Whether in the form of a feeling, a thought, an impulse, … Continue reading →

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A Heart Remembers

Posted on April 16, 2018

My heart remembers things my head tries to forget. At least that’s the way it felt this morning when I woke up remembering today marks ten years since I got the call that my mother was failing fast and I … Continue reading →

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Tearing down the walls

Posted on March 31, 2018

I want to talk to you about building a wall. Not that wall. I’m talking about the walls we build inside of ourselves. The ones we create believing they will protect us. We feel loss, hurt, deceit and betrayal so … Continue reading →

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Again? Yes, again.

Posted on February 15, 2018

“It happened again,” was one of the first things spoken about the Valentine’s Day school massacre at a South Florida high school. Yes, it happened again. And if we don’t get this figured out, it will continue to happen, likely … Continue reading →

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Finding our way

Posted on August 29, 2017

I’ve been trying to make sense of the events of the last few weeks. Well, some of the events of the last few weeks. There have been so many! If your head is spinning too, it may help to remember … Continue reading →

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Calling all Helpers

Posted on August 29, 2017

As I write this, the images of people in Texas and Louisiana fleeing their homes with little more than they can carry breaks my heart and triggers vivid memories of the floodwaters I escaped in 2005. I know the depth … Continue reading →

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