This guest post on Turning Straw Into Gold, along with the post from Toni Bernhard, that she referred to, really got me thinking about the balance beam that we walk with chronic illness. We play a constant game that I'm going to call - The Delicate Balance of Being Enough. When you live with a … [Read more...]
Inspirational Posts
Whether it was a song that inspired me, or a post that someone else shared, or just something random in the world, I hope these posts provide you with a little inspiration.
Dealing with Disappointment
Reading through the 3 Things the Chronically Ill Want Their Loves Ones to Know, one in particular stood out to me, because it's the one that is most true for me. " We can feel as if we’re letting you down even though you’ve repeatedly told us that we’re not." - 3 Things the Chronically Ill Want … [Read more...]
Face the Past, But Focus on Today
I've had this post from Rachel on my "inspiration" list for a while now. "Say no to a fresh start". "No one is safe from the past, so don't run away from it. Face it, but don't walk into it and drown." This post really hit me when I originally read it and it hit me again today. My whole life … [Read more...]
We Are What We Think: Don’t Worry About Tomorrow
How often do you avoid doing something because you are worried about how it will make you feel? How much time do you spend worrying about tomorrow? What could happen? Instead of living life to the fullest? As I read Sue Ingbretson's article on Rehearing Positivity, and I couldn't help but relate … [Read more...]
You Can Only Be Who You Are
Those of us with chronic illness often spend a lot of time and energy on envy. We envy the lives that others have. We envy their health, the ease with which they seem to live, their ability to do all the things. However, often we don't stop and take notice of what we have and think about whether … [Read more...]
13 Commandments of Fibromyalgia
It seems there is a 10 Commandments for everything these days. As I was reading The Happiness Project, her mention of her Commandments for Adulthood, got me thinking about what the 10 Commandments of Fibromyalgia would be. As I thought about it, I realized that I could not stop at 10, instead I … [Read more...]
Caution: Chronic Illness May Cause Relationship Conflicts
Relationship issues have been in the foreground of my mind lately, so today's Sunday Inspiration post has been inspired by three posts on handling relationship conflicts. We've been in counseling for several months now and if there's one thing I've learned it's that I can't focus on what I'd want … [Read more...]
Chronic Pain Is like…
Pain is kinda like a nagging child. "mommy...mommy... mommy...mommy". Those of us with chronic pain learn to ignore it the same way most parents can tune out that nagging, but eventually it just gets to be too much and you scream "WHAT DO YOU WANT!" There are so many analogies of … [Read more...]
Admitting You Need Help is a Sign of Bravery
"We are truly all fighting battles no one knows anything about." Everyone is fighting an invisible battle. It may not be illness, mental, or physical. It may just be the demons left-over from a rough child-hood. It may be any number of things, but we are all dealing with something. This post from … [Read more...]
Sunday Inspiration: Be True To Yourself
The Importance of Being True to Yourself Sue Ingbretson, author of FibroWhyAlgia, posted something on her blog this week that hit me pretty hard. Her post, Do Any of These 10 Regrets Look Familiar referred to a post on the MarcandAngel blog, about 10 Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years. I didn't … [Read more...]
