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You probably read that post title and thought to yourself, “What? Who would choose to suffer?” The truth is all of us at some point have played a role in our own suffering and we’ve chosen to suffer. There’s a quote by Buddha that says “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” The first time I…
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“Lookin’ backwards. Might be the only way to move forward.” We are surrounded each day by messages encouraging us to move forward. If you plugged “quotes about moving forward” into a Google search I have no doubt you would get thousands of options that would pop up. All encouraging you to move forward, to not…
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About 5 weeks ago, I embarked on a new mindfulness adventure by signing myself up for a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Strategies or MBSR course. There’s a significant amount of research about the health benefits of MSBR for people with chronic health conditions and chronic pain. My goal in signing up for the course was…
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We all know the song “It’s My Party” and I’m sure all of you read that and finished with the lyrics, “And I’ll cry if I want to.” That song has always confused me because who cries at a party? A party is supposed to be fun and full of joy and laughter, not tears.…
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Hi all! Allow me to reintroduce myself.. if you’re into rap music at all you now have Jay Z rapping running through your head.. you’re welcome. If you’re a regular reader to this blog you probably have noticed it’s been awhile since I have written a post. I wish I could tell you my absence…
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Twice today I have encountered this question and each time I have stopped to think of my own answers. As I was on my walk this afternoon, I thought about this seemingly simple question a little more deeply. So deeply in fact I consulted an online dictionary. Yeah I know that’s a whole other level…
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August 7th, 2022. It’s just a day to most of you, but to me it’s the day life changed. It’s the day the after began. I had no idea at the time it was the day the after began. I don’t think we ever do. It would be nice if the Universe or our horoscope…
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As I was scrolling through social media, which I do far too often and for far too long, I came upon the image that accompanied this post that defined the word “lifequakes”. I had never heard the term lifequake before, but it immediately resonated with me as it feels like the last 3 years have…
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I have written and re written this post several times. It feels like there is so much to say and yet it feels like I don’t have the words to say any of it. Yes, this is a blog about the experience of living with and hopefully thriving with chronic illness, but right now neither…
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My friend I never wanted to be in a friendship with came back last night in one of those smack you in the face kind of moments. She sucks at subtlety and timing. If grief was a human she would be an in your face, brash, loud, stage 5 clinger who would probably struggle with…
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