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story. I do admire you sharing your story with others able to live life after SRS. You have a beautiful heart and freely
share positive energy with others. The information on your
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Hi Karen, and read the TG news just as if it were a newspaper. I love your site now, you make me feel so welcome and it is like
being among precious girlfriends and sharing with them. England |
Karen, with me. You so lifted my spirits and encouraged me. Your affirmations were what I needed to hear. And I thank you for your website. I read it every day. You are blessing the lives of
so many. And I hope that you will, in turn, be blessed. Oklahoma, USA |
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Hello
Karen Serenity: to the inside woman. All the wonderful women in your website have been where I am only now going. I wish I could be on their side of
things, but my time will come. It has been most reaffirming to read
of the similarities in our stories. The agony and the ecstasy. can become the best "person" I can be. Knowing where I best fit, gender wise, in this universe, has given me an unprecedented joy and peace that all the hardships and lonely tears can never totally suppress. Then, quite by chance, I happened upon your website. God was telling me something about how to proceed from here, without fear. All
these women who have preceded me have done God's work. I intend
to do my share. Thank you for bringing them to my attention. Illinois, USA |
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Dear Karen: in the process fully shed the burden of shame, embarrassment and guilt that society heaped upon so many of us years ago. As time passes you'll now feel ever more comfortable about your past and your whole life will begin to brighten. Those dreadful old feelings will be replaced with a deep sense of pride in what you've accomplished and real joy in
being the warm-hearted woman you are. many others gain this kind of pride and joy too - and
that will bring yet more joy back to you!
With love and best wishes, Michigan, USA |
Dear Karen, author
for sharing her personal story, but you in general. The life stories and positive feelings make me less worrying for the future. I am a MtF Pre-Op, having lived my live as an actor: every day on stage in the spotlights as the ‘star’ in “The Man”. The role I played for more than 50 years since I realized I was not the boy I looked at in the mirror. It’s still a bumpy ride, a roller coaster ride. The support I received from your positive website is invaluable. I used to be a man without a future. But now I am a woman without a past. But with a bright future
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can tell from the way it is written that it was not an easy thing for you to do and, I am sure, quite painful. Is it any wonder so many people look to you for inspiration and guidance in this confusing "dance of life?" Somehow, through your wonderful writing, you have given the facts of your life and the emotional price each step along the way has taken....without being maudlin and without getting lost in the minutia of the process. To your credit, you also have kept any bitterness you might have felt in the past from dominating your treatise. Some may
wish you had gone into the minutia for a fuller story...but they'll
just have to wait for the book!! You have, without a doubt, the most positive spirit I have encountered. Best love always..."Terry Noel" Kentucky, USA |
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Hello Karen, body of her heart, this woman leads her sweetness, graciousness and
her feminine charm to the stars of all our deepest smiles of joy. and
leading your community into positive success. San Diego, California |
Dear Karen, and positive energy when reflecting on, YOU! Thank you for showing that by choosing Love, rather than Fear, as my "operating system," life can unfold with joy and wonder regardless of bumps and hills traveled. Because you have learned to love & accept yourself, you encourage others to reach for their dreams. I feel so fortunate, thrilled and honored to know you. Thank you for sharing more of your own journey with me and others.
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Karen: full. You are truly an icon among transsexual woman, and part of that is your incredible ability, not only to find and share the stories of others who faced the same challenge, but to present it on a site that is a fairly bursting with love on every page. courage and love look like, together. You didn't need to risk discovery by creating your Karen Serenity site, but you
did, to help others find their way. are
overflowing with both. I love your site, and I love Karen Serenity! Mindy Hitchcock - Attorney at Law Michigan, USA |
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Dear Karen: hope it would be. Congratulations hon, for having the courage to do this. I know the past pains that are behind this, and I know how much it cost you to get to this point. You're
a wonderful, wonderful woman. Attorney at Law Colorado, USA |
Hi Karen, Could not go to bed without writing. I've felt the pain you felt and I have felt the joy you feel. We have traveled the same road, met the same enemies, and won the same battles, and now bask in the warmth of
someone who loves us no matter what. You
are indeed an inspiration and a role model for us all. wishing
you joy and wishing you love. California, USA |
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From "Lady4Justice.com" and "PhenomeNews"(April, 2005) Karen Serenity breezed into my life via the internet. When I opened her email I felt like I’d been smacked with a big ray of sunshine. She told me how much she enjoyed my website. Karen is a happily married transsexual. Her website, KarenSerenity.com, is a celebration of the courageous journey of transsexual women. She features many of these women on her site. If I thought my life was tough being left to raise the kids and handle all the finances on my own, these women have been through some stuff! I cannot even
imagine what they must have endured for their choice. Unknown” says, “When I look around me at the mundane lives, there are times I think that maybe I am glad I was
born Transsexual, for I would never have been what I have become
without
that curse. “ yourself trembling on the banks of the River of Life, clutching at the branches and trying to play it safe. Don’t settle for mediocre. Let go and dive in! Steer your vessel with love through the bumps and turns, and start living out loud. Who you are, is exactly who you are meant to be. Let it shine for all to see! Mindy Hitchcock, Attorney at Law Michigan, USA |
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Dear Karen Serenity, How nice to "get to know" you better - thank you for your Bio. I do appreciate all that you do for positive presentation of our community. special people in my life also. Very best wishes, "Becky
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Karen,
self discovery and transition. I can only admire the way in which you have ultimately followed your heart and have lived life after SRS. I am grateful to you for telling your story and for all the work you do on your site to inform and inspire so many people. Texas, USA |
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Reasons
to Cherish Being Transsexual
...Really!
Because
being Transsexual is often so hurtful, so filled with sadness and longing,
with shame and loss and difficulty, it is easy to come to the conclusion that
the whole thing is utterly a curse, perhaps inflicted by arcane and evil ancient
gods. Oh, probably.
But there is an Upside too. Most human lives are utterly mundane, devoid
of any real uniqueness, the average person somnambulates through an existence
devoted to filling the roles expected of them. But to be a Transsexual
is a magical, wondrous thing. Consider. We are given many
gifts in compensation for the terrible loss of our childhood as ourselves,
and for the pain we endure. We are, by some as yet unknown mechanism,
statistically far more intelligent, as a class, than perhaps any other kind
of people. We are almost universally more creative, and we often possess
incredible levels of courage and self determination, demonstrated by our very
survival, and ultimate attainment of our goal. We are rare as miracles,
and in our own way, as magical, or so has been the belief of all ancient
cultures on the earth.
We are given awareness that others would never experience, understanding
of gender, of the human condition, of society and roles and hidden rules
unquestioned within it. We are given a window into the lives of both sexes, and cannot
help but be, to some degree, beyond either. From this we have a rare
opportunity: to choose our own life, outside predetermined and unquestioned
definition or role. We can do new things, original things, only because
our experience is so unique.
We get to be true Shape Shifters, and experience the sheer wonder of melty-wax
flesh and real rebirth into the world. Our brains and bodies gain benefit
from having been bathed in and altered by the hormones of both sexes.
We appear to retain our visible youthfulness where others wrinkle, and for
years longer. We possess neural advantages from both sexes, such as
the language advantages of the feminized brain, and the spatial abilities
of the masculinized brain both. We are shocked into waking up, if we
allow it, to a life we create for ourselves….we are not automatically doomed
to sleepwalk through life.
After our transformations, after the full-moon
lycanthropic miracle that the modern age affords us, we can live lives of
success and love, and genuine specialness, if we choose. If we can
get past our upbringing, past the programming, the bigotry, the messages
of disgust from the culture around us, if we can stand as ourselves in freedom,
then our special gifts grant us a heritage of wondrous power.
We have a proud and marvelous history. In ancient days we were magic
incarnate. We were Nadle, Winkte, Two-Souls, Shamans and healers and
magical beings to our communities. We possessed the ability to give
the blessing of the gods and spirits, and were prized as companions, lovers,
and teachers. We were the prize gift of ancient tribes, entertainers,
designers and dreamers. Sometimes we were the somewhat reluctant rulers
of empires, and the consorts of emperors. We were champions and warriors
too, who were feared for our unique gifts turned to inevitable victory.
To be Transsexual is not easy, and it is not a birth that could be envied,
but neither is it a damnation. It was once considered a rare wonder,
if a mixed one; a faery gift that cuts as it blesses. And in the
modern age, of hormones and surgery, we are the first generations of our kind
to finally know the joy of complete transformation, of truly gaining our rightful
bodies. No other Transsexuals in history have been so fortunate.
I say that we are unicorns, rare and wondrous, with still a touch of ancient
magic and the kinship of the gods. Though it is agony, beyond the fire
we have the opportunity to become alchemic gold. We have much to add
to the world, and to give to ourselves and those who love us. We have
always been, we are still the prize of the tribe, for only the world around
us has changed. We are still the same. Our compensations are real,
and our lives are special; we have but to grasp the gifts born of our
sufferings.
When I look around me at the mundane lives, there are times I think that
maybe I am glad I was born Transsexual, for I would never have been what
I have become without that curse. I cannot help but be grateful for my uniqueness,
so I am brought to a strange revelation: Deep down, I cherish having
been born a Transsexual. Be a unicorn with me, and Cherish it too.
~ Author Unknown
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There are Two ways to Live your Life. One is as though Nothing is a Miracle. The other is as though Everything is a Miracle. ~ Albert Einstein(1879-1955)
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People always come into your life for a Reason, a Season and a Lifetime.
When you figure out which it is, you'll know exactly what to do.
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When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they
are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing
on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring
the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize
is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The
prayer you sent up has been answered. And now it is time to move on.
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Then people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share,
grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an
unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
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LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons: things you must build upon in order
to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the
person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and
areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
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• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We thank the many outstanding women who are listed
on these webpages. It's our sincere hope that all visitors will respect their
personal privacy, anonymity, lives, and space. The brave, dedicated, positive
thinking women listed on these pages have overcome extreme difficulties, hardships,
pain, and loss, to achieve their current joyful, loving, spiritual, fulfilling
lives. Reading and learning about their personal challenges and triumphs,
you begin to understand the great trials and self-sacrifice these genuinely
courageous women have undergone in order to have achieved the successful lives
they are presently experiencing and enjoying. As time progresses, a percentage
of the women listed on this KarenSerenity.com website may desire to move into
low-profile Stealth living, and may decide leave this website. At the
same time, other women having inspiring, interesting stories to share on the
Internet may decide they would like to be listed here for a while, and will
be added to this Website.
• WEBSITE DEDICATION
This "Positive Thinking Transsexual Women" Website was created in honor of and dedicated to these courageous, altruistic, real-life role models: Phoebe Smith(Georgia), Sister Mary Elizabeth (Joanna Clark)(California), Lynn Conway(Michigan), Christine Jorgensen(California), Terry Noel(Kentucky), Wendy Carlos(New York), Mrs. Jane S.(Maryland), Karen Ulane(Illinois), Jerry & Lynn Montgomery(North Carolina), Renee(North Carolina), Katherine(Georgia), Jennifer(Florida), Kim Elizabeth Stuart(California), Sarah Shaker(California), Mrs. JoAnna L.(USA), Michelle E. Koorsen(Indiana), Catherine, a loving adoptive mother in deep suburban stealth (Virginia).
Sincerest appreciation and gratitude to: F. Jay Ach, M.D.(Cincinnati, Ohio), Kayla J. Springer, Ph.D.(Cincinnati, Ohio), Richard T. Marnell, M.D.(Cincinnati, Ohio), Margaretha Willemina "Ina" Langman, ps. dra.(Charlottesville, Virginia), Francis M. Collins, M.D.(Cincinnati, Ohio), Milton T. Edgerton, M.D.(Charlottesville, Virginia), John G. Kenney, M.D.(Charlottesville, Virginia), Mindy L. Hitchcock(Southfield, Michigan), Lesley Gore(New York), Paul Walker, Ph.D.(San Francisco, California), Leo Wollman, M.D.(New York), Michael Stone, longtime friend/technical advisor (Cincinnati, Ohio), and the persons who introduced me to positive thinking, Earl Nightingale ("The Strangest Secret"), Zig Ziglar(Texas), and John H. Ilhardt(Ohio), a top performing Cincinnati Allstate Insurance sales agent during the 1960's and 1970's. Thank you all so much for your friendship, love, kindness, support, encouragement and inspiration. ~ Mrs. Karen Serenity
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