A blog for people living with chronic illness to share their truths. Shiny and dull.
“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” – Orison Swett Marden Although I try to rely heavily on holistic healing, I also have used pharmaceutical medication over the years. During my 18-year journey with my MS diagnosis, I have tried several disease …
When you're a kid, you lay in the grass and watch the clouds going over, and you literally don't have a thought in your mind. It's purely meditation, and we lose that. Dick Van Dyke Meditation gets a bad wrap in my opinion. Whenever I mention it to someone, they usually say something like "I'm …
You've been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. Louise Hay I was basically forced into retirement at 37. Most of my time is spent at home painting or doing other hobbies or going out with friends. To a lot of busy 40 something year old women, …
Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place. -Unknown- In 2012 I was forced into retirement at age 37 due to frequent health limitations. I was absolutely devastated. Up until then, …
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw Sometimes it can be frustrating trying to develop a health care support team for yourself to help you navigate your wellness. In order to seek out doctors who can help me to do that, I volunteer for any group or study than I …
Early in my diagnosis, I was fortunate to find an article called the Spoon Theory. I hope that every person who has an illness has the opportunity to read it. It helps to explain to others what it is like to live with an illness even if it is not always a visible illness. There …
Everything you want is coming. Relax and let the universe pick the timing and the way. You just need to trust that what you want is coming and watch how fast it comes. Abraham Hicks Boy, what changes I have gone through in 2017. To begin, I will put it out there that I don’t …
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton As someone who has recently delved into artistic expression, “I am an artist” is a powerful statement for me. I definitely think we are our own worst critic. No matter how many people tell me my art is “good” I …
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust. let go and see what happens.” Mandy Hale By nature, I am a planner. This is a trait that has done me well in my life. Because of it, I moved up in my career extremely quickly which made leaving it that …
Always say “yes” to the present moment. Surrender to what it is. Say “yes” to life – and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you. Eckhart Tolle This tool ties into my article this week on Checks and Balances. One of the most helpful ways I have found …
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