Tag Archives: Fibromyalgia

Our ILLNESS is invisible, but WE are not

I know, intimately, how these illnesses affect my life every day.  I live it every moment of every day.  I suffer from its devastating effects every time it whimsically determines that today is the day it will knock me to … Continue reading

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Invisible Awareness

Stephen Covey once said, “I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a “transformer” in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, … Continue reading

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After all these years, still trying to adjust to being ‘benched’

I knew in my gut I shouldn’t do it.  I knew it was a bad fit for me.  But I wanted to help out a friend.  I wanted to bless her in a way that her life could become more … Continue reading

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He knows!

He knew.  He KNEW!  I was absolutely floored when I met my civilian dentist/surgeon today.  He knew what CFIDS and FMS were!  He KNEW!  Ha!  Wow! In addition, he explained Orthostatic Intolerance to me!  Can you believe that!  He even … Continue reading

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Dekker, Geese, Cotton and a Birthday

I thought I had updated everyone on this last weeks many challenges but it appears I … forgot!  Imagine that!  I no longer have a mold problem.  As a matter fact, my letter was responded to within approximately 12 hours.  … Continue reading

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the Art of Letting Go: Part Two

If you haven’t noticed, this week’s posts are the result of many weeks of introspection, analysis, and processing.  It’s as if everything is suddenly coming together all at once.  Amazing how that happens!  On May 7th, I read a post … Continue reading

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Lost 30 pounds by making 6 switches

On January 1st, of this year, I made a decision to no longer make New Year resolutions.  I have come to the place that, for me personally, these types of commitments or contracts, if you will, are more negative producing … Continue reading

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The Rubber Band Theory

This weekend I received the delivery of my two (2) veggie/fruit bags from Natural Farms, the co-op I joined earlier in this year.  As I was putting them away, I reached down and took the thick rubber band off of … Continue reading

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46 more things I can accomplish

I swiped this from Mo!  I just couldn’t resist.  I got…

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For tonight, that is enough

It’s 11 pm on Friday night.  I’m sitting outside on my deck.   Lots of city lights to enjoy and a cool breeze to wrap myself in. Today has been an incredibly challenging one to say the least. (sigh) As you … Continue reading

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the NEXT step

After praying and pondering about what the next step should be in my mold dilemma, I decided I would forward a Letter of Complaint to the Office Manager as well as to the President of BH Management that owns Westport. … Continue reading

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A blessing is coming

Where to even start?!  Monday night, I received a gift in the mail from a friend who shares my passion for all things (books) Ted Dekker.  She was able to score a copy of his new book, The Bride Collector, … Continue reading

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the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

This weekend was an eclectic mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. The ugly resulted from a lot of reading and researching I have been doing about a movement in the UK between UNUM insurance and some psychiatric … Continue reading

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21 things I’m thankful for, TODAY…

After a long, hard week with many, many challenges, I am choosing today to focus on things I am thankful for, today.  So here goes….

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Flabbergasted, dumbfounded and floored by a … floo

How can my day that started out decent, suddenly, crash and burn in the matter of a seconds? I scheduled Dekker for a grooming appointment today to have him “furmigated” or in English, have his undercoat hair removed.  I also … Continue reading

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