Book Review: The Eagle Has Crashed by Ted Lacksonen

I recently had a friend ask me to read his new book, The Eagle Has Crashed, and I quickly said yes! Ted has been someone who has been helping me to think outside the box when it comes to the plight of America and politics in general. I respect his opinion deeply and was excited and honored to...

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From Empty to Full

by Dominique on January 17, 2012 - 11 comments

I wanted to share something I have been going through with my readers. This may in fact be more of a woman thing but I think it really is applicable to my whole readership. I have been in a bad head and emotional space these last few months. Totally understandable with Dekker’s one year anniversary (death), my father’s sudden heart-attack and quadruple bypass, the birth of my grandson, a betrayal by someone I considered a friend and the severe relapse …

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My 12 Changes to Living Better with ME: Part 2 of 2

by Dominique on January 5, 2012 - 8 comments

If you missed the beginning of this two part series, you can catch up with part one HERE. Today, I am going to share changes 7-12 with you. 7. Change Place: As I mentioned in part one, so often when I am in the midst of a wonderful event, spectactular moment or memorable time, I am often only their in body but not spirit and soul. This is probably one of my most challenging changes because I am so annalytical. …

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Allowing Illness to shape me into a better person

by Dominique on September 5, 2011 - 14 comments

I was sitting on the rooftop deck this week (it would be the 11th floor) as it has become my favorite place to write … and if you can believe it … dance. Anyway, I was sitting there looking out over this expansive view and thinking about a time where everything before me would have been a barren wasteland – something called the dustbowl. Yet, as I looked out over the vast city I love I saw business thriving, beautiful …

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What Would YOU take?

by Dominique on August 30, 2011 - 18 comments

My friend Mo recently asked a question that really hit home with me on her blog, Mo is Blogging … I think. I decided to ask it here for two reasons. I was curious how my readers might responsd and I was curious if what we would want to take as those living with ME might be different than those who are not ill. This whole subject was started Foster Hunnington. Here is a little about his blog and this …

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A Battle of Wills

by Dominique on June 16, 2011 - 41 comments

So often people see only what they want to see. Other times, they see only what I allow them to see. It is those times when anger, darkness, frustration, and a sense of fuitility overtake me, that I desperately try to hide from the world. It is not a face that I want to put forward. Yet, I think to not show that face occassionaly would be a grave misjustice to myself, those who are sick like I am (especially …

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A Letter from a ME Survivor to Everyone Else

by Dominique on April 4, 2011 - 90 comments

Note: This was a difficult post for me to write but one I needed to write. I apologize upfront if I unintentionally offend anyone. That is not my heart. Just to create a deeper understanding. This post is to those who do not have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). It is from me, but I’m guessing it is something that many who suffer with this illness would also like to say. So, in essence I guess you could say this is a …

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The Energy Conundrum within ME

by Dominique on March 25, 2011 - 34 comments

Before I share something I have been thinking about long and deep lately, I want to be as transparent as possible. This post is my understanding of what I believe is going on in my body in relation to how to better explain the devastating depths of the fatigue I constantly struggle with. I am not a researcher, scientist, or doctor. Having said that, however, I have now lived with this illness for 20+ years and I believe my ME …

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Bad Mis-step and another Decision

by Dominique on June 30, 2010 - 18 comments

Monday night a friend of mine came by and graciously took me to the library so I could get some books, videos and a book on CD (my first) and on our way back we stopped by QuikTrip which is an awesome gas station here in the south. Anyway, I was going to grab a hot dog because I was hungry when a women decided she needed it more! So…

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CFIDS and the STRESSES of LIFE

by Dominique on June 15, 2010 - 24 comments

This past week or so has been incredibly challenging for me physically, mentally and emotionally. I have chosen not to write about this period as I didn’t really want to get into the details of the stress producing situation. However, this morning, I received information on two (2) fronts that sent me into overload! As someone who lives with a chronic illness, stress can have a devastating affect on my body. And for me, today, my body was sent over …

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I am not alone…

by Dominique on January 29, 2010 - 22 comments

Tonight the wind is whipping about outside, howling… alerting me to the wintry storm that is headed my way. Night has come and the wind keeps bumping up against my windows, reminding me of its presence. I cannot see my wonderful view tonight for mother nature has obscured it from my sight. Freezing rain clings to the window panels allowing me just a glimpse of what lays beyond the glass. The long lines of dripped, frozen rain, and the thousands …

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MY New Year’s MISTAKE

by Dominique on January 10, 2010 - 12 comments

If you think launching a brand new blog is a lot of pressure, you would be right. But imagine if you started getting emails and comments about how people are looking forward to your launch and can’t wait. Now that is pressure! But then again, I am always up to a challenge, so here goes! Because of the incredible interest in this blog, I have been pondering what to write for my first post. I was going back and forth …