Yesterday marked the halfway point of my 30 in 30 writing assignment. I began it as a way to bring more structure and discipline to my day and as a way to reconnect with my blog after neglecting it for much of the month of April. So far my assignment has reinforced my desire to write and my love of my blog, and I am right on track with what I was hoping to achieve. But I have recently become aware of a benefit of my assignment that I had not consciously intended. Friday I attended an introduction to meditation class at The Chopra Center. The instructor guided us through the history and … [Read more...]
Bloggers Unite for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Today I celebrated Fibromyalgia Awareness Day by attending a luncheon with members of my Fibromyalgia support group. As always, it was fun and restorative to spend the afternoon with others who understand. There is never a hesitation if someone stops speaking mid sentence because they lost their train of thought, or if you have to get up and walk around after sitting for 15 minutes. We understand and can laugh about the uglyness of Fibromyalgia, because when we are together we are not alone in our struggles. I started a discussion by asking how I could encourage some of our members who … [Read more...]
Productivity is My New Thing!
Yesterday when I sat down to my blog I looked over at the right hand column and was dismayed to see I had only written 7 posts for the month of April. I was dismayed for several reasons, one because my goal is to write 3 posts a week (a mark which I am not sure if I have ever met), two because I knew at least 3 of the 7 posts were what I consider fluff posts (I'd like you to meet my dog!), and three because I recognized I had been avoiding my blog and that made me really sad. I love my blog. So why would I avoid it? Well mostly because my brain and my body have not been cooperating with my … [Read more...]
Leave a Comment, You May Make a New Friend
When I began my blog last October it was most definitely a selfish endeavor. I wanted (and needed) a space of my own to vent, process, absorb and share what my life with Fibromyalgia is all about. Since the birth of my blog, I have had a personal awakening and now understand that I am so much more than what Fibromyalgia has taken away from me. Writing about my experiences has given me back the control that I let FM take away from me so many years ago. I have become more accepting of how my life has changed and more hopeful for what my future holds. The best part of my blog though has been … [Read more...]
Unexpected Kindness
I was inspired to write this post by Moonbeam McQueen and her Blue Buffalo post. A really nice man did a really nice thing at the best possible time and Moonbeam wrote a lovely post about it. I encourage everyone to go read it. Moonbeams's post was simmering nicely in the back of my brain yesterday while I was having lunch with my sis and my niece. My niece loves to dig through my purse - she has been doing it since she was a toddler and for the life of me I can not imagine why. My purse must be so boring compared to her Mom, the glamour Queen's! I keep a notepad in my purse to help … [Read more...]