I just read that the comic genius, Robin Williams, was found dead today. He was only 63 (younger that my parents), and the cause is believed to be suicide by asphyxiation. That's a rough way to go, and I'm really hoping they later decide it was an accidental death related to some kinky sex play. … [Read more...]
Topics Close to My Heart
These posts discuss various issues and events that are close to my heart. Perhaps it's me sharing something that happened, or just sharing my soul.
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...]
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...]
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...]
Fibromyalgia and Sex: The Unspoken Reality
Fibromyalgia and Sex the unspoken reality Sex. It's not a dirty word, yet it's a topic that we seem to want to avoid, instead of deal with. We ignore it and try to pretend that the giant purple elephant is not in the room. When I talk to friends with Fibromyalgia, the topic of sex rarely comes up, … [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...]
Controlling Negative Thoughts: Why I Chose to Seek Help
After letting the chronic pain and related issues drag me down the last three months I decided I finally had enough and had to do something. I'd reached a point where I didn't have the answer and couldn't quite get a handle on what I needed to do on my own. I needed help controlling my negative … [Read more...]
Why Can’t We See Our Own Lives?
"I think we have more trouble seeing our own lives sometimes..." This is something a friend of mine said recently in reply to how he'd sent myself and another friend the same link twice (about two weeks apart). He was commenting on how we all often repeat ourselves but we don't realize it. We'll … [Read more...]
My Thoughts on Assisted Suicide
This particular post may not earn me any friends and may even lose me a few. As I write this I'm watching the HBO movie "You Don't Know Jack" about Jack Kevorkian. I remember in the 90s hearing about him and agreeing with what he was doing and watching this film I understand even more why I agreed … [Read more...]
But, Sometimes saying “No” just isn’t an option
As important as it is to learn how to say "no", there are always going to be times when saying "no" just isn't an option. I've had a few of those lately and I can't say they've necessarily come out to my benefit in the short term. I can only hope that the long term outcome of these situations makes … [Read more...]
