It’s ok to have a pity party, just don’t unpack and live there.
I truly believe in this motto 👆🏻. Positive thought is important to the healing process. So when I’m feeling down, I allow myself some time to wallow and then I shake off the negativity and focus on the many amazing things in my life.
However lately I feel like like I’m having more pity parties than normal. Life is overwhelming and I can’t seem to stay ahead of frustration, irritability, annoyance.
There is so much goodness surrounding me that I really have no right to complain. So I’m gonna start working towards changing my attitude and see if I can find a fresh outlook on life.
I’ve been scrolling back through some old posts I’ve written and reminding myself how far I’ve come. So long as I’m breathing, there is hope – I just have to be willing to look for it.
Positive Posts
Hard Fought, Hard Felt, Been Through Hell Hallelujah
My family has been going through some hard times right now. And me personally, I’m physically exhausted, emotionally tanked, mentally fried. It would be easy at times to just be overtaken by negativity and sink into a pool of depression and hopelessness. It’s times like these when I really have to fight to find goodness,…
Keep readingAdventure
I have always loved adventure. Pre-Lyme I loved to hike, kayak and explore new places. I still seek adventure – but it looks different these days – hiking & kayaking are just out. During our travels to various medical appointments over the years, we’ve found ways to still explore. Sometimes it’s from the front seat…
Keep readingLife Goes On – How Do You Cope?
I had planned for our trip to Idaho to be relaxing, refreshing & stress free. I planned to do daily therapies (rife, ionic foot baths, stretching, etc). I am usually able to separate from the stressors of daily life when we are on a road trip like this and decided this would be a good…
Keep readingWho Are You if You’re Not Sick?
I listened to a podcast today with a couple of my favorite doctors who talked about how their patients can become so focused on being sick that they start to identify with their illness. It makes sense – we fight for years to find someone, anyone, who will take us seriously. I have been disabled…
Keep readingNever Give Up
A few years ago, I wrote a post about the movie The Martian focused on working through whatever problem you face when you wake up. I’m watching it again today – such a good reminder that I can never give up. Some days, it still feels hopeless. And sometimes, the problems feel like they have…
Keep reading“Be The Designer of Your World…”
I read this quote today on an email I got from Earth Runners (barefoot sandals that help you ground). “Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.” – James Clear, Atomic Habits They went on to challenge us to get 1% better every day. I love that concept. Many of…
Keep readingPain That Takes Your Breath Away
The last few days have been rough – I just feel awful. I’ve slept a lot and when I try to get up, my bp drops and I start to feel like I’m gonna pass out. This morning I woke up feeling better, a little energy, brain function. I was sitting with my family having…
Keep readingCelebrate the Little Things (they’re not so little)
Last night, I had a little insomnia. Yes – I’m celebrating that. Not because I had insomnia, but because I haven’t had it in quite some time. You see, in the last 10 years, I’ve had insomnia more nights than not. I’ve gone months with very, very little sleep. At one point, I was getting…
Keep readingBe True to Yourself
I’ve grown accustomed to feeling like crud. At the same time, I’m constantly reading that I should only think positive thoughts like “I am getting well”. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself and the mind has an amazing ability to convince the body that it is in fact recovering. But what happens…
Keep readingToday is the Someday of Yesterday
It’s been nearly a decade since my “crash”. I remember thinking I would return to “normal” within a few weeks. Back to work, back to life, back to ME. When weeks and then months came and went, I started thinking something was really wrong. I went to doctor after doctor expecting one of them to…
Keep readingChristmas Feelings
Christmas came way too fast this year! It’s here and I am anticipating with excitement cerebrating the birth of Christ tonight and tomorrow with my husband and our children and grandson. As much as I love these days, they can also bring some disappointment and frustration. It’s been hard trying to get ready the last…
Keep reading“There’s No Way of Knowing…”
The Fault In Our Stars is a story of 2 teenagers with terminal cancer. They go through ups and downs – periods of time they feel decent, and then they don’t. “There’s no way of knowing your last good day is your last good day – at the time, it’s just another decent day.” The…
Keep readingJump Creek Waterfall
Today we took a short walk (very short – 1/4 mile each way) to Jump Creek Waterfall. It tanked me! I slept for hours after and am going back to bed after I finish uploading pics here. I couldn’t have done this 6 months ago. I may not be able to do it tomorrow. So…
Keep readingFriends
My dad was in the army when I was young – so we moved around a bit, but ended up in Hawaii for 4 years. My dad was a musician so there were often jam fests most of my young life. I grew up on 70s rock. But my folks found Cecilio & Kapono in…
Keep reading9 Years of Hope
9 years ago today, I went to the ER with such severe back pain that I couldn’t walk, couldn’t sit, and the 2 rounds of IV pain meds they gave me barely took the edge off. Since that day – I’ve been disabled. I spent the next 9 months begging doctors for answers. I’ve been…
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