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I am no stranger to grief. In fact, it’s a regular visitor, especially at the moment when my functioning is almost as low as it’s ever been. However, I will proudly state that I am happy. Today I want to talk about how happiness and chronic illness grief do not have to exclude each other. … Read more
This article was originally written for ProHealth and first appeared on their website in November 2021. Many people find winter a dark and miserable time, a time where motivation wanes and it seems harder to attack life in the same way, harder to enjoy. Sometimes, we can also feel a hard to pinpoint sadness, perhaps … Read more
My father and I recently did a jigsaw puzzle together. I really enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, but I can also get really caught up in them. I’ve discovered that I need to apply my chronic illness life skills to how I approach the jigsaw, but at the same time it serves as a great practice … Read more
This week I can’t get the idea of running a retreat out of my mind. I’ve always wanted to be running retreats but this week it feels different, less of an ephemeral idea and more of a reality in the making. In the past the idea of running a retreat was all about offering opportunities … Read more
When you have a chronic illness there is so much in life that doesn’t turn out as planned. There are the big things like the career you were on track for or the ability to find a partner or start a family, and the lifestyle that is lost, not just from physical challenges but also … Read more
Inspiration and encouragement from the ancients wisdom of Lao Tzu A thousand-mile journey starts with a single step When you have a chronic illness like ME/CFS achieving better health and a more functional life can seem like a thousand-mile journey. For me this quote holds several layers of encouragement and inspiration. Most importantly it encourages … Read more
Knowing I was choosing the consequences Living with a chronic illness like ME/CFS can leave us with some with some very tough decisions to make. The best way we can control being as well as possible, is to choose to live within our energy envelope. But to really do that, we have to let go … Read more
Last week I started a post about low energy happiness skills, skills to empower your happiness regardless of the difficult circumstance that result from chronic illness. Here are 5 more that can complete a recipe for happiness and tips for how to develop them: 6. Being You and Creativity When we are able to naturally … Read more
… and how to develop them! One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from chronic illness is that happiness is a skill, it doesn’t have to depend on our circumstances. In fact, it’s more the result of a collection of many skills which enable us to accumulate many moments of joy, satisfaction and contentment. When … Read more
In recent years I’ve moved away from the idea of resolutions and goals and have turned towards intention setting instead. One of the things that really doesn’t help my health is to put pressure on myself and I’ve found that easily done when I have a goal or a resolution. It might just be a … Read more
