Easing the blows of CFIDS/FMS with laughter

I wanted to thank each and every person who visited my blog in its first week.  You all made my first week amazing!  I thought you might like to know that in the first week of this journey,  I had 479 people visit my blog.  You have exceeded even my wildest expectations!  I am humbly thankful for each and every person who dropped by last week.  Now on to today’s post…

It has been said that,

laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life.

I experienced that very truth this weekend.  This past week has been such an odd week for me.  I would have periods that seemed to be better, thus,  leaving me to think that better moments were coming only to suddenly be crashing for inexplicable reasons.

It was literally a roller coaster ride this week.  I never knew if I would or wouldn’t have enough energy to accomplish my daily tasks.  Most of the days, it was all I could do to accomplish my posts.  In between naps I would eat, write, and rest.  I just never had enough energy to get beyond that.  My dishes by Sunday were piled a mile high.  I hadn’t washed or waxed the floors (I have wood floors), done laundry, dusted, cleaned the bathroom, nothing.  The energy just wasn’t there.

By Sunday, I have to be very honest, I was getting tired of being tired.  One of my close friends took me shopping at Whole Foods.  Another moment of transparency.  I hate grocery shopping!  Ugh.  I don’t know what it is, but I am utterly worn out when I am done.  If I could buy my groceries from Whole Foods on line, you can bet I would.  Anyway, after wards when we were heading home, my friend invited me to hear a guest speaker at her church.  I wasn’t sure so I told her I would let her know by 5:30.

I decided I would go even if it meant I had to push myself to go.  Or maybe it would be more accurate to say, I would drag myself there!  Anyway, the woman that was speaking was hands down the funniest speaker I have heard in a long while .  I have not laughed that much or that hard in a very long time.

When I got home, I realized that I felt a little better even though my pain levels were much worse.  Interestingly, I noticed something else.  While I was laughing, my exhaustive state and pain level disappeared for a while.  And that little break lifted my spirit and my mood enough so I could come home and face one more day.  What an incredible gift that was!

So, my hope for you and me this week is that we will be able to ease the blows of these illnesses with laughter.  I can’t think of anything I would enjoy more.

Determined to continue forward,