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wow! what happened to the week? this one seemed to fly by. I guess that is what happend when you spend it either in bed sleeping becasue of excess medication for pain...or on the couch....sleeping becasue of excess medicatio nto help with pain! lol
Still quite sore today. Sharp shooting pains in my neck still...again.....whatever. I need to g et out and do some bil lpaying soon. I hope that day comes soon...or I may haveto start using paper and pen ..in the dark.....andthe cold...to write my journal entries! lol
I am not goingto use this as my outlet for complaining. I am going t ouse this as my outlet for reconsidering my options. My options?
1. To wallow in pain adn whine and complain about it allthe time and have my friends dread checking to see how I am..cuz it is always the same whiny complaining answer....(not well)...or
2. Rise above it all....put a smile on my face though the pain (and mean it) and enjoy what I have in this life. I have so much to be thankful for and the most precius thing to me...are my friendships. They all require nurturing and pampering as much aws I enjoy and need it. SO today ..I shall do what I prefer todo....
I want to thank and send some love to all the friendships that I have grown to know so well and love to love. YES you!! You are my inspiration for being who I can be,..not for mourningthe person I feel I have lost. I am putting the past in the past and moving forward in a more positive light. THAT is the person I AM and WANT to remain. The person I left behind was a good person ..but now..I strive to be the best I can be. Nothing sad or wrong about that. I have become quite creative in HOW I do things. I have learned that it is NOT WAHT you do that makes the world a happier place...it is about HOW you do it and HOW you impact others when you do.
I LOVE life. Mine is not always going as I had hoped or planned..but the n again..who's eve does? LOL
Just needed to say and hopefully inspire some one today the way you have inspired me to move forward and continue living my life wit ha smile..not a frown.
I have YOU to thank for that.
Many hugs from me to you.....always..
Donna xox
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Mornin'all..I am gonna keep this short and sweet. There is only one word that comes to mind today......
OUCH!
Hope all of you are feeling better...I hope the same for me soon too....
I fell or slipped on the steps while tryng to put down salt yesterday. It is just not as fun as the snow has when it falls!
Hopeto get back to wringing everyone soon. I hate this..I miss all of you and just know that I truly appreciate all your love and support.
You are all in a very special place in my heart!
LOve and hugs,
Donna xox
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. Mornin' all!
Well it is MOnday again...where did the weekend go?
I slept last night for the first time in age...I slept for MORE than 3 hours at one time!! woohoo!! I guess t here is always a first time for everything!!
Amazing how a little sleep can make you feel so much better..well me anyhow. I am far from feeling great..but I do feel better!
I cannot beleive that Christmas is just around the corner!! I think I remember the summer!!??
My family seems to have all calmed down now and I am not so stressed out. Kids....!
I did get a sad call from my Mom though....my cousin was shovelling snow on Friday and dropped dead. He was only 61. Massive heart attack they say. I was just reading an article the otherday which said that snow shovelling is the one major cause of heart attacks! I guess I should be thankful that someone ELSE does my shovelling for me.....If I had to do it..I would be feeling it for days afterwards. That is what happened last year. So I got smart and decided to hire a man to do it this year. The money I pay him is soooo worth it!!!
Well being a Monday...I am joping the day brings much pleasure and joy. I have a doctors appointment today and I have sooo much to talk to her about...I wrote it all down ...cuz I can no longer trust my little brain to remember! lol
Well I hope everyone has a good day. It is supossed to snow here again today..but it is quite mild out for a winterday..so I am praying for rain....not snow.....it will wash away al the yucky stuff!!
Take care everyone!!
Donna xox
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Sorry to hear about your cousin. I know that it is very hard work to snow shovel I have to do alot of it but not all my hubby helps out when it gets too deep. I am so happy for you that you got a goodnight sleep. How was your docs appt. today?? Well I better get going and get this chirstmas stuff done it takes me a couple of days to do my house I try to do every room in house even the bathrooms. LOL....Hugs and Love..Vic
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I agree that we have to focus on the positives in our life, but you also have to take time to grieve what you thought your life would be before chronic pain and illness came into the picture. If you don't take the time to grieve then it *will* come back to haunt you. I am speaking from experience here! I kept thinking I would get back to being the person I was when tragedy struck and didn't even consider grieving. But then I got depressed because I realized that my life was not going the way I had planned and I started thinking, "How can I live the rest of my life like this?" So I took the time to grieve and to reconsider what I wanted out of life and what I was able to do. I do things a little differently and I am headed in a different direction than I might have been in the beginning, but I am actually more fulfilled because I stop and take time to smell the roses and to be compassionate to others which returns to me 10 fold. So just wanted you to know that I know exactly how you are feeling and what is happening in your life. I hope you will take my advise and restructure your life to include some adaptations for your limitations, but don't let it stop you from doing everything you want to do. You just have to do things differently or maybe not as quickly. For example, I have always wanted to go back to school and thought that having chronic pain would prevent me from furthering my nursing career, afterall I am disabled. But now I have realized that the reason I have gone through everything I have is so that I can help others. So I am going to look into going back to school in January when things settle down. I plan to do most of my classes online and I am going to become a grief counselor. I can counsel people with losses of loved ones, but I can also help people with chronic illnesses learn to cope and manage their lives in a more constructive way and grief is a big part of that. Hugs, Fern
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Dear Duck, I just love your attitude like you I try everyday to be the best I can. I do not want to be the whiny one either. I love getting up in the morning and knowing that there will be a message from you. I am grateful for your friendship as well.
ReneeAnn
your so right im going to try to be more positive also
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