Grief can be so overwhelming that the hardest thing to muster is hope and strength.
I have been trying to write this post for many months now, but have been consumed by grief, a lack of creativity, and no desire to write.
Grief takes on many forms when you have chronic pain or a chronic illness, like fibromyalgia. You might be grieving the person you used to be, the life you used to have, or all of the things you used to be able to do.
Any loss can be profound and all-consuming. Even life-changing.
Continue reading “Grief and Fibromyalgia”We shouldn’t put off until tomorrow that which we can start today.
This is the final post in a series. Read the initial post, Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3.
It is said to take anywhere from 21 – 66 days to build a new habit, with the time really varying from person to person. I started this 30 day journey as a way to get back on track with some of my daily habits that had slipped lately and refocus my priorities. I wanted to concentrate on the following:
So here is my final check-in of my 30 day personal challenge for the month of April.
Continue reading “30 Day Challenge – Week 4 – Final Results”This is the fourth in a series. Read the initial post, Week 1 Progress, and Week 2 Progress.
A set-back is defined as a reversal in your progress. This past week I experienced a bit of a set back, that I wrote about in my post on The Challenge of Slowing Down. I hurt my back, came down with strep and inflamed vocal chords, and was ordered to go home and rest my voice. Then came the fibromyalgia flare. And then word that one of my cousins, who is just a few years older than me, died unexpectedly. Talk about some stress on the body.
This is what happens when you ignore the little voices in your head telling you to take it easy. Take a day off. Get some rest. If I had rested sooner, maybe I wouldn’t have developed strep and lost my voice, maybe I wouldn’t have gone into full fibro flare mode.
“Temporary set backs are overshadowed by persistence.” ~Quentin L. Cook
This is the third in a series. Read the initial post and Week 1 Progress.
Here is my Week 2 check-in of my 30 day personal challenge for the month of April.
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” ~Zig Ziglar
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