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…
“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…
Pain 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…
Celebrate 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…
Be 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…
Today 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…
Christmas 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…
Jump 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…
9 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…
What A Difference A Day Makes
Yesterday was an amazing day. We spent a lot of time in the Word and talking about life and what’s happening in our world. And then we drove to Barefoot Beach, which is in the middle of a nature preserve (watch out for turtles). I’m not saying I was so full of energy I could…
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