"You are a diabetic."

Those life-changing words were spoken to me by my primary care physician in January of 2007. In the weeks that followed my diagnosis, I went on an information quest. Though I had heard the term diabetic for years, I had little understanding about what it meant to be a T2D. Interestingly, most of the information online addresses purely the physical aspect of being a diabetic. Resources abound telling diabetics what to eat, what meds to take, how much to exercise and more.

It fast became clear that there was a void in information about the emotional and spiritual wellness aspect of being diabetic. The heart of my website is what I am fondly calling "The Aspiration Project". Over the course of the next year, it is my hope to pen a daily meditation for diabetics.

Now that the dust has settled after my own diagnosis, I am beginning to see that diabetes is more than a physical malady. Sure, there is the known genetic factor as well as other risk factors that are all part of the equation- but there is more. I can share my own experience and nothing more. Long has there been a spiritual discontent that had caused me to seek solace from the outside in. For years, unhealthy dietary habits and limited exercise were my panacea.

It is my hope that the daily Aspiration will help allow you to become focused on the solutions at hand. God Bless.