Lost In The Weeds Of Life
Everyone feels lost in the weeds of life at times. When illness and disability are in the mix it can happen more often than not.
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Lifesmarts
Lifesmarts brings together experience and learning. Mindsets often change when health challenges show up.
Shift In Thinking
A shift in thinking is by far the best method of self-correcting a low mood that come about due to physical illness or disability
Big Celebrations
September was a BIG month for me this year. I had a double-doozy of big celebrations. This year marked my 60th birthday and on the same day my partner and I got married. How’s that for a birthday present?!
Driving With Confidence – Again
Confidence is one of those things that you don’t see coming or going but it is necessary for driving a vehicle. Having the right vehicle and tools can expand your ability exponentially.
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Embrace Your Gifts – In Sickness And Health
Living well with a high level of physical health challenges requires that I attend routine appointments with various medical specialists. It is profoundly eye-opening to be with a group of people who, in my view, are dealing with medical circumstances much more difficult than mine.
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Think Forward – Avoid Swamp Like Thoughts
It’s good to be back in the driver’s seat, creating all sorts of interesting things on the web. For a while, my thoughts were all over the map and I did not think forward. I haven’t been able to write any blog posts for the past wee while because I‘ve been dealing with a nasty
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Support Swap – No Cost Big Advantage
An effective way to solve any problem is to your give your way toward a solution. A skill or support swap will omit the currency of money. Support Swap Usually, a specific problem is solved through a cash exchange. Young Frankie, for example, comes to mow your lawn every Saturday and you pay for his
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Make Nutrition Month – every month
National nutrition month happens during the month of March. Like other recognition days, weeks, or months this gives us the opportunity to stop and consider something that might be in our best interest. So, before you pick up that fork, let’s talk. Let’s have a conversation about what’s showing up on your meal plate. This
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Blame – who can I blame?
All too often we blame others when things don’t go our way. Brene Brown explains blame in a funny video.
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Health Benefits of Ginger in Tea
You might be surprised by the many health benefits of ginger, especially in tea. This is something I do every day. I enjoy black tea, or herbal tea but insist on adding a chunk of ginger. A good sized slice is needed to avoid any choking hazard. Health Benefits of Ginger Ginger is known to
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Moving Beyond Feeling Subconscious
Have you noticed that the word subconscious has two meanings, or at least is used in two different ways? Our relationship with consciousness is at the core, and we all know consciousness is the big enchilada. When you have the ability to be aware of something, or even just awake, then you can say you’re
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Well-being Is An Inside Job
Well-being is an inside job – 100 percent of the time. It doesn’t come from what’s happening around you, or even from the state of your health. Well-being comes directly from your thinking.
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Movement Is Memorable When It’s Lost
I doubt I’ll ever get use to being taken care of; it’s an odd feeling. On the one hand, I feel relieved. Gone are the days of pushing myself beyond what is good for me.
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Separating Real Pain From Imagined Pain Is Not Easy
Anticipated pain is stressful and always lasts longer than the actual pain itself. This is an issue I struggle with in relation to my feet.
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Humming Through Pain, Small Comforts Help
Humming creates a small pleasant vibration in my body. Granted, it’s tiny, but it’s there. Small comforts go a long way to help deal with chronic pain.
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Boredom Is For Babies
Boredom can leave you feeling defeated when physical limitations force you to change your activities, but there is another option.
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