Funk-and-yuck-and-muck of chronic illness makes for a dull you (and me). UNfunking ourselves moves us out of our head and on with our lives, no matter how sick one might be. This is fun, let’s give it a whirl…
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There are days during chronic illness that all we can do is smile. That alone is the sum of our effort toward moving forward, a smile. Just a simple smile is the goal of the whole day. If you have been ill, alone, homebound, or worse, you know what I am talking about… just a smile.
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Pick a lane, any lane, and stay in it for a while. Seriously!!! Our minds and bodies go into a spin when we tell it to do too many things at the same time. For most of us, a healing journey is a process and not an overnight transformation. As we take baby steps, in time, we get down the path more effectively.
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Bravery comes in many forms and can be as “simple” as choosing to face the day with chronic illness. If you have been chronically ill, you know there is nothing simple about those days. Recognizing what is truly brave builds us up instead of tearing us down.
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It feels like we get stuck in chronic illness but it really is not the destination. As we gently move through the issues, we move through illness instead of getting stuck in it.
Continue reading Chronic Illness Is Not The Destination
We all have obstacles in our lives. The chronically ill have some specific ones. Those obstacles are fierce and try to knock us down at every turn. Has illness knocked you down or are you letting your hair blow as you make your way through the intense obstacles?
Continue reading Can You Break Through The Wind?
I know this chronic illness stuff is for the birds because it has gone on so long and it is stinking hard. I know you are tired of it. I know it has exhausted your resources in every direction. There are days we wish it away. Be done, be gone!!!!! As much as we want to, we cannot wish it away. Even when we have put effort galore into it already, there is still more backbone to be done.
Continue reading Which Are You Using, Wishbone or Backbone
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Our grandparents would tell us that failing creates a learning experience, it builds character. They surely are right but I need more incentive than that to keep this up. The only motivation I can find after all these years of illness is the fact that I am failing forward. I am getting closer and closer to healing because I am willing to have some failures along the way that keep me moving forward. The bumps and bruises of failing forward are so worth it.
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“I just want to crawl under the covers, take a pill and make it all go away.” Are you familiar with the herculean effort it takes to keep moving while chronically ill? Whether you can physically move or not, your mindset can be one of movement. Simply choosing to wake up and try another day is the first step as we all keep moving through chronic illness. Without movement, no one would ever get healed!!
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