A blog for people living with chronic illness to share their truths. Shiny and dull.
"Life is a road that must be traveled, no matter how bad the roads and accomodations." - Oliver Goldsmith Next week starts a trying time in my life. My journey through living with MS has led me through many such times so this is nothing new, but another one all the same. Next week I will …
The last week or two in my area, it has done nothing but rain. Although rain is good for my plants and everything is lovely and green, I have had enough of it. When life is passing through a time I am ready to have already passed, I start to think about planning for a …
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." - John Lubbock Rest is a word I struggle with in my life. When I think about resting, …
"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 …
To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment. - Eckhart Tolle Life can be so busy and noisy at times. Sometimes there are sounds and feelings of happiness, joy, excitement and love. Sometimes, life is full of fear, …
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"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 …
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela I had mentioned the other day that I have some not nice health stuff going on right now. I wasn't going …
"Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each one of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us." - Maya Angelou Sometimes things just break. Or rather they need a break. This is somewhat difficult for me to acknowledge with myself. …
"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 …
"Be brave, be bold enough to be your true self." - Queen Latifah There is one thing that makes me respect people above all else. That is being your own true self. Showing all of you. The shiny parts and the rusty dilapidated parts. This is something that bothers me in general with our society. In …
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