Tears stream hot down my cheeks as unrecognized emotions pulse through my body. It’s been a beautiful day. Why all these crazy feelings?Emily P. Freeman once said something about how she doesn’t always know what she thinks until she’s written it down. And so, I sneak off to a quiet space, and I begin to…
Living with a chronic debilitating disease like Multiple Sclerosis tends to lend itself to, what if, kind of thinking. With unknowns around how my body will change due to its progression and nothing to show that one treatment course will work, a lot is trial and error. Some disease-modifying therapies work for some patients while…
There was a plan, I had a plan. My thirtieth birthday was just a few years away and in my plan, it was time to start a family. Most of our peers had already started families, we had waited but now I was ready. But guess what? My plan wasn’t working. The doctor told me…
“I feel like a yo-yo right now“. These are the exact words I have used to describe how I was doing when texting with a friend. Sadly pandemic life is getting harder not easier with time. For one we are all emotionally and mentally fatigued. We’ve been at this approximately five months now. Not only…
“Bravery is moving Scared” Rebekah Lyons Over the years as I’ve taken various personality assessments or social style evaluations I’ve frequently been seen as having a split personality. Apparently a highly task driven individual(that’s me) is not meant to also be highly people-focused (me also). I have been told they aren’t generally compatible with one…
My son commented last night on the stack of books by my bed. He announced I had too many books in my pile. Crazy kid. Is it even possible to have too many books? Now that the library is allowing you to pick up books you’ve placed on hold I’ve got a stack of reading. …
