A blog for people living with illness while creating a journey of limitless potential.
"Sleep is the best meditation." - Dalai Lama At this time if year, I always end up in survival mode. My last entry was about ways to deal with overwhelm. I implemented a bunch of strategies to try to stave off the feelings of anxiety. I started taking a day of the week to unplug from …
"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed." - Wayne Dyer The previous quote is one that I know well. I spend my mornings reminding myself of this. Often I tell myself, "Take a look at …
"Sometimes you have to disconnect to stay connected. Remember the old days when you had eye contact during a conversation? When everyone wasn't looking down at a device in their hands? We've become so focused on that tiny screen that we forget the big picture, the people right in front of us." - Regina Brett There are …
"It's very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety the sheer continuous intensity of it. There is no off switch." - Matt Haig Anxiety. I hate it and I love the lessons it teaches me. Anxiety feels like a physical entity in my body. It can change my voice, it …
"I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature." -Paulo Coelho I could not have …
"If we practice yoga long enough, the practice changes to suit our needs. It's important to acknowledge that the practice isn't meant to be one practice for everybody. The beautiful thing about yoga is that there are so many different approaches. As we go through our life cycles, hopefully we are able to find a practice that …
"I wish people could understand that the brain is the most important organ of our body. Just because you can't see mental illness like you see a broken bone, doesn't mean it's not as detrimental or devastating to a family or an individual." - Demi Lovato Yesterday was Bell's Let's Talk day to support mental health awareness. Although I …
If you don't think anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days." - Kris Carr I just love this quote by Kris Carr, …
"People don't know whether it's winter or summer, when they're happy. " - Anton Chekov As the weather in Alberta has now quickly changed to winter, I have been thinking about what that change can mean to those of us who live with an illness. Whether you have an illness that affects you physically or …
We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future. - John F. Kennedy It is that time of year when the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. Here in Alberta Canada, we have just …
