Category Archives: Choices

“Antibiotic Seeker”

Posted on February 25, 2016 by

“So imagine you’re miserable with sinus headache and a hacking cough and a fever. You muster the strength to go to the doctor to get treatment so you can recover and go about your life.  You wait for an hour … Continue reading →

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Worst Things to Say to Someone Who’s Depressed

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

Some people trivialize depression (often unintentionally) by dropping a platitude on a depressed person as if that is the one thing they needed to hear. While some of these thoughts have been helpful to some people (for example, some find … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Clinical Depression, Depression, Despair, Diagnosis, Disbelief, Discouragement, Early Onset Alzheimer's, Emotions, Endurance, Escape, Fear, Fibromyalgia, Flare Up, Health, Hopelessness, Inner Strength, Irritability, Isolation, Life Is Short, Life Journey, Life Path, Medication, Memory Loss, Menopause, Osteoarthritis, Peace, Personality, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sadness, Seasons, Self Hate, Self Image, Self Love, Self Protection, Sharing, Stigma, suicide, Survival, Tendinitis | 2 Comments

Never Grow Up….

Posted on February 11, 2016 by
Posted in Aging, Birthday, Challenges, Changes, Choices, Communication, Connections, courage, Depression, Discouragement, Emotions, Growing, Guitar, Individualism, Learning, Life Is Short, Life Journey, Life Path, Metamorphosis, Music, New Horizons, Past Experiences, Personality, Seasons, self expression, Self Image, Self Love, Self Protection, Survival, Uniqueness | Leave a comment

Stay Weird…

Posted on February 7, 2016 by
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All The Ingredients Are Necessary…

Posted on February 6, 2016 by

So many of us use too many lemons in our lemonade…so many, that our lemonade really sucks. Most of us have just accumulated so many lemons over time, that before we know it, our lemonade is sour and well, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger Management, Appreciation, Arthritis, Best Self, Challenges, Changes, Choices, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Clear Mind, courage, Emotions, Empowerment, Endurance, Escape, Focus, Forgiveness, Health, Hope, Individualism, Inner Strength, joyful living, Life Journey, Life Path, Peace, Seasons, Self Image, Self Love, Survival, Uniqueness | Leave a comment

Blessed Are The Writers….

Posted on February 6, 2016 by
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Miscommunication & Dealing With Doctors

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

Today i want to address miscommunication with your doctor. In the days of ever growing medical practices across the country, there is more and more chance of this happening. My Nurse Practitioner, who I just got established with as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Anger Management, Arthritis, Best Self, Challenges, Changes, Choices, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Clear Mind, Communication, Dealing With Doctors, Emotions, Empowerment, Fibromyalgia, Flare Up, Focus, Funny, Health, Humor, Irritability, joyful living, Laughter, Life Journey, Medical Community, Osteoarthritis, Pain Medication, Pain Scale, Past Experiences, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcasm, Survival, Uniqueness | 2 Comments