Songs That Get Me Through
I may be overloading PIP with posts today– but hopefully this will make up for days where I can’t seem to put my feelings into words. And on some of those days, these songs speak for me. This song I...
View ArticlePushing yourself
Have you ever had that feeling, the feeling of not belonging somewhere? That feeling of not being good enough? That feeling of not being capable of doing something? I know i have! Sometimes these...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Hobbies
When you’re a kid, having hobbies is easy. Your parents make you do stuff, there’s school. You do things to be with friends, or to get extra credit. But you become an adult. You get a job and...
View ArticleFalling
I fall a lot. I have MS. Because of that I have problems with my balance and mobility, along with a variety of other medical issues. Falls can be kind of funny, sometimes. They can be embarrassing....
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Yesterday.
Yesterday I borrowed spoons from today. And maybe tomorrow. And maybe the whole week. Yesterday I spent a wonderful day with my husband and puppy. I still feel it was worth it. But today I can’t move....
View ArticleGratitude
Who knew I could be grateful for my MS? I’d love to have never been diagnosed with it, to never have to deal with the pain and all of the struggles. But I do have MS, and it’s here to stay. You know,...
View ArticleInspiration – Thank You!
Someone told me I was inspiring. It blew my mind. I didn’t know what to do. I was so taken by the compliment. ME!! Some days I get by fairly gracefully, or as gracefully as someone falling, tripping...
View ArticleFearLess
Fear is future oriented. It’s imagining what could go wrong but hasn’t yet. It’s hiding under self judgement, comparison and envy. Fear holds you in a pattern of self doubt. Being chronically ill has...
View ArticleBattles
First off let me start by apologizing for being M.I.A. As you might have guessed I have not been at my best. This last time I went to get my IVIG treatment I got sick during the process and well it...
View ArticleOk?!!?
I’m not always OK. This morning I was crying my full on big ugly cry in my favorite corner of my favorite place in the world – the public library. They know me there, so it was a bit of a scene....
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