Adding to my FB wall, so you may share, if you like. Walking in Strength For those of us who face chronic illness each day, thinking positive is not an easy task. Its not as if we dwell on the negative, yet the negative finds us. We not only deal with daily pain and the many other symptoms – we also deal with all of lifes ups and downs. I feel we do a grand job by enduring as many symptoms as we do each and every day, while still surviving. For we realize that the long list of symptoms is daunting. Learning to live within our limitations is not a negative thing, yet a way to rearrange our life in order to live it. Finding new ways of doing daily tasks is a very creative thing. I find you amazing, as to how you manage this. You find new ways of healing, new ways of coping, new ways to entertain yourself, new talents that you didnt know you had. Our journey may be very difficult. It may be very long and tiresome, yet you do it with such grace. A grace like Ive never seen before. Youre learning an entire new way to live, a new way of thinking, and doing it soulfully. Youve learned how to rethink what productive now means to you. Knowing that everyones productive isnt the same, and thats OK. Youre still alive and moving ever forward as you learn to maneuver in this new way of life. Youve accepted the challenge and looked it right in the face. I call that courageous. You are a vital human being. This illness is not of your own making. Its not who you are. Its just where you are. You show your strength and courage with each breath you take, every obstacle you overcome, each time you learn new ways to cope. You are fearless, even in your pain. Now I want you to take this truth into each day. Allow it to cover your entire being. There will be those in your life that dont or wont understand what you face each day. Chronic illness has taught me one very important thing: Some people will fill you up, while others will drain you, so choose wisely. Know the reality is that you are wonderful, just as you are. You have a type of bravery thats seldom seen, for you live it in solitude. I see it – I know its there. Now believe it for yourself. This strength, that is who you are, is in you, beside you, in front of you. Know this and allow the light thats shining, ever so bright in you, to guide you, hold you, and sustain you. I applaud this person that you are, for you are the description of courage. Clarissa Shepherd
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 19:47:52 +0000
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