A blog for people living with chronic illness to share their truths. Shiny and dull.
"You will heal. When you are ready to, not when they say you should." - S.L GrayThe best laid plans don't always turn out as you expect them too. For the past two years, I have lived in a state of fear about catching covid. I overcame that fear and travelled to the east coast …
"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end."Ernest Hemingway Hello there! I feel like this new year has had me go from having nothing to say, to having everything to say. I think this will be the start of a collection of blog …
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"Your mission: Be so busy loving your life that you have no time for hate, regret or fear." - Karen Salmansohm Hi everyone! Long time since I have been on here. I have been in a never-ending funk and I tend to get silent when I feel that way. I don't want to spread negativity …
"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul." Moshe Dayan Well, once again I have stepped away from this space for a bit. Recently, I have started to breathe a bit better. Things seemed to have eased a bit in the world and hopefully for many of you who live with chronic illness. I'm sure many …
"I exist as I am, that is enough." Walt Whitman I love the spring. The possibilities and the optimism of the season is uplifting to me. However, it is also a double-edged sword. Spring means I feel energized, and that energy makes me feel like I want to do all of the things. Lately, I …
"The beautiful spring came and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also." Harriet Ann Jacobs I always love the springtime. It represents new beginnings. Growth and discovery. It has been over a month since I last wrote an entry. I was dealing with so much sadness after losing our …
"I think the hardest part of losing a dog you love isn't having to say goodbye...it's the way your entire world changes without them and the emptiness that's left in your heart when they go." Anonymous Two days ago I lost my best friend, protector, and someone I have spend more time with than anyone …
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." - Maya Angelou Although I do not live in the United States, I watched this morning's inauguration of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris. I could not help but breath out a sigh …
"Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain...To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life not to deny my humanity but embrace it." Kevyn AucoinToday, I decide to choose joy. 2020 …
"Silence is refreshment for the soul." - Wynonna Judd It has been a long time. You have no idea how many times over the last two months I have stared at a blank page and had no idea what to write. I started this blog two years ago because I always have so much to …
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