Living with Chronic Illness
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Disruption
I like to listen to podcasts when I go for my morning walks. This morning I listened to Are You Living a Good Life? from 10% Happier with Dan Harris. In it, they talk about noticing and acting upon the positive disruptions in your life. Those small moments when you realize you need to pivot.… Continue reading
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Taking Great Pains
There is the kind of pain that takes your breath away but then mercilessly leaves you alone after a short while. An electric jolt when you stub your toe in the middle of the night. The surprising sharpness of a paper cut. The sting of fumes when you chop onions. And then there’s the pain… Continue reading
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Phoenix Rising
I am not the me I was before all this began. The grieving process, for the me that used to be, has been punishing. It’s like attending your own funeral even though you are still alive. At the beginning, I felt completely broken. Like a stranger in my own body. Watching it fall apart from… Continue reading
All Flared Up 