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We Are Moving Targets When We Are Chronically Ill

Every time I think I understand my limits, the darn target moves. It is like I am walking on jello trying to find anything stable or consistent. Well, it just does not exist when we are ill. Things change so fast that it is hard to keep up. Yet at the same time, there is so much monotony in chronic illness that we want to move faster than our bodies will allow. Instead of playing tug-of-war with our bodies, we can adapt to the moving target.

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Pulling Myself Through An Isolation Buster

When isolation has been so deep and so dark for so long we have to find a way through it, just have to. Regardless of how impossible it feels, it has to be done for our sanity. Without other human beings in our lives, we get pulled into the dark hole deeper and deeper. Would people please stop thinking this is supposed to be easy…

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Pacing Ourselves Wins The Race

No clue why I cannot get this simple concept in my head and act accordingly. I keep pushing instead of pacing myself physically and the consequences are no fun!! My guess is that you are doing better about pacing yourself through your illness. Surely no one but me would keep making the same error this many times, right????

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Best Time, Best Energy, Best Results

When I don’t do things during my best time of day when I have the best energy, I don’t get the best results. I only have about 3 hours in the morning when I have my “best time” and then I run low on energy and results. Tickled to have the 3 hours in the morning, it has been a few years that I did not even have that. When is your best time of day to use your best energy to get your best results??

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Riding Out The Nutty Stuff of Chronic Illness

The nutty stuff of life gets multiplied during chronic illness. Okay, maybe not completely true but it sure does feel that way!! How can life get so dang wild nutty?? While we are ill we just don’t have the patience or energy to deal with it all. I am learning to ride out the nutty stuff a little better, day by day.

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Interaction with Life, Food, and Cold Weather

It is only noon and I have already interacted more with life in a positive manner than usual during this long health crisis. Candy-cane beets brought a surprised smile to my face and walking out into the bitter cold felt like a breath of heaven. It is only noon and I feel like I am on a roll. Choosing to interact more with life and the world is off to a good start. Continue reading Interaction with Life, Food, and Cold Weather

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Chronic Pain, Enduring and Troubleshooting

Any grip on pain helps us get a grip on our grumps, and it simply builds from there. So much easier said than done. Chronic pain usually is not easy to get a grip on, but it can be done. Continue reading Chronic Pain, Enduring and Troubleshooting

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How to Cheat, Honestly

There has got to be an easier way of surviving chronic illness!!!!! I suggest cheating. Cheat any way we can to get more comfortable, use less energy, and get farther down the path as quickly as possible. Okay, I guess we ought to do our cheating honestly. Continue reading How to Cheat, Honestly