You don't have to go to war, be abused by your parents or your teacher, or go through fire or flood for it to traumatize your mind and, therefore, your body.

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You don't have to go to war, be abused by your parents or your teacher, or go through fire or flood for it to traumatize your mind and, therefore, your body.
I am just wondering, God, what you have in mind when things pile up in my life faster than I can sort them out and/or when things pile up against the natural order of life (if there is such a thing). What do you have in mind in my breaking my ankle when I haven't …
Thankfulness isn't just a thing to do on Thanksgiving Day or even just Christmas. It is a year around attitude that I am working more and more to cultivate. It helps to bear the hard things when you recognize how very much you have for which to be thankful. In that attitude, I give you …
I have never done well with pity or too much sympathy. All that fussiness from the other person because of one of my problems cause a reaction in myself to just curtail the conversation. I suddenly feel all distant, and I don't feel free to talk anymore. It also has a tendency to make me …
Well, I finally saw a rheumatologist today about my pain issue. She has a few more tests to run to check for any underlying conditions, but she confirmed that I have fibromyalgia. It is good to have a firm diagnosis and to have some way to try to manage it, but it is discouraging to …
I haven't kept up with my blog well at all over these last few months. Perhaps, now that I just released myself from a responsibility, I can spend some time here. I thought I would spend this time catching you up on me. Not too many blogs ago, I reported that I was working on …
I spent five hours in ER the night before last. Don't worry. It isn't anything serious. At least, that is what I think, based on what tests have been done so far. I have been having some uncomfortable but not horrible symptoms. My body decided to up the ante that night, so that I would take …