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,…
Grain Free Bread
Avocado Toast on This Ingredients: 1 cup almond flour 1/2 cup coconut flour 1/4 cup ground flaxseed 1/4 cup buckwheat flour 2 tablespoons chia seeds 2 tablespoons sweetener (I use 50/50 coconut sugar/Allulose) 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk Instructions:…
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…
Friends
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…
You’re Beautiful…
God has been dropping bits of encouragement on my life today - it's been more of an "in your face" kind of message that the fight is not over yet (FK&C). If you are feeling defeated right now, if your pain is too much to bear, if like me you are feeling fat and ugly…
Thrive – Switchfoot
Let's be honest - if you have a chronic sickness, this song is how you probably feel most of the time. There's power in being able to admit "I'm not alright". Click Here - Video: Thrive by Switchfoot Lyrics: Been fighting things that I can't see it Like voices coming from the inside of me…
Disturbed – The Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel's famous song has always touched my soul, but it wasn't until I was watching figure skaters Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres performing to a remake that I fell in love with the depth and sentiment of the lyrics. I am a talker. I love to talk, I think it's important in any…
Head Above Water
Some days my sickness is only as deep as my knees. I may have a mild headache, a little joint pain, and maybe some nausea...but I'm able to get out of the house, go to the store, cook a meal, spend time with my family and maybe even do a little laundry. This is a…
Here Comes The Comeback
One of the hardest things I've had to adjust to as a chronically ill person is balancing the various worlds I live in. I live in 7 worlds. Occasionally two or three of these worlds harmoniously overlap, but more often than not, these distinct worlds live in extreme competition with each other. 1.) Faith in,…
Walk As Lions
It’s been over a week since I left Biologix. I am continuing to improve - still have a lot going on (pain - lower but there every day, tachycardia, nausea and digestive issues, coughing, shortness of breath, weakness, etc). I’m sleeping - which is huge. And I'm rebuilding strength daily. Every day is hard. Every…
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