I’ve found myself in a really busy time lately between working, taking care of my elderly mom, and running the businesses. I didn’t intend to get this busy; nor do I intend to stay this way. But, I know relief won’t be coming for about a week, so I have to make sure that I [...]
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Honor Your Pain
One of the things I’ve noticed with the wide swings in our temperatures is that my fibro pain has been worse than usual. Storms last night lead to cool and rainy weather today, and my shoulders and joints are feeling it. I’m not alone, either. A visit to my mom confirmed that she feels the [...]
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Break Down: It’s Okay
When things get to be too much for us, our body takes over. The flight or fight response can only do so much. If we can’t run away and we can’t fight it, eventually the trapped/stuck/stagnant feelings will overwhelm us and our bodies will start to shut down. No matter how much we try, we [...]
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5 Tips For When Your Chronic Illness Flares
Temperatures in the 80′s had spring busting out all over with green, flowers, and pollen. It didn’t help that every newscast had some story about how allergy season was so much worse already this time of year, and the Weather Channel, every hour on the hour, talked about pollen counts. When you can’t breathe, and [...]
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Reiki For Shoulders
I’m not sure if it’s the weather changes or the hours at the computer or the fact that shoulders are one of those fibromyalgia pain points, but mine have hurt for about the last week, as if someone is grabbing the top of my shoulders and pinching. Since pain meds don’t work well for me, [...]
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Reiki Your Way To Sleep
Part of the joy of living with my fibro monster is that he likes to make my wheels spin before I go to bed. I can relax with a cup of chamomile tea, start to yawn and imagine myself falling into a deep, refreshing sleep. Then, as soon as my head hits the pillows the [...]
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tags: breathing, fibromyalgia, guardian angels, insomnia, mindfulness, monkey mind, overthinking, reiki, sleep
Fibromyalgia, Not That Simple
An organization I really trust and support sent out this article about living with fibromyalgia. And for the most part I agree with it. However, I think it’s a little light on the details, about good days and bad days. I try not to revel in the fact that I have fibromyalgia. For the most [...]
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