When you are pouring out your heart to your bestie and you suddenly realize that not only is he not listening, he's ASLEEP!
Nemo was chattering away to Pete, who decided to sneak in a quick nap!
Upon waking, he proceeded to preen Nemo, so all is forgiven!
I'm a rebel crafter. đ§¶đ I can follow patterns but most of the time I prefer to use my instincts and design my own pieces, like in this combo image. I think that must be the same approach I've used in my healing journey. My instincts have sharpened and my self-awareness has increased my mindfulness capabilities.
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On Saturday my sweetheart passed away. Tuchka (small dark cloud) joined clouds in the sky......
I'm grieving
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What I needed most early in my healing journey, was to feel validated. Once not only did I understand this but really believed it to be true, I was able to make sense of how and why the therapy was designed to help bring me to my New Normal.
It takes being brave enough to accept the new empty canvas which your chronic illness(s) mental, physical or both has/have presented you with. Then, it takes deciding how you intend to paint that canvas.
Will it be with positive mindful forethought? If it's too much to think past the blank canvas right now, that's ok. Just remain mindful and strong. It'll be there, ready for you when you're ready to paint your bright future. đŒ
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Please consider copying this onto sticky notes, or printing off enough copies to tape onto multiple surfaces of your home/office/vehicle. Our brains are one of the most highly complicated organs in the entire body. It should then deserve just as much professional or specialty treatment. Enough of the archaic beliefs that have shamed some into thinking that it can be done without help from others.
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I wouldn't have been surprised to see Dorothy and Toto flying around outside last night, considering the strength of the storms. Multiple tornadoes were in the area and there were frequent lightening bursts but no sound. That's what sucked, because of course then the power kept going on and of repeatedly âĄïžlike something out of the 1931 movie Frankenstein đŹ.
Bless his furry little heart, our freakin awesome 10 yr old Russian Blue đ Niklas Squishy Kitteh knew something was up way before it hit, and stuck by me because of my CPTSD and head injuries from the assault 8 yrs ago. He watches over my awesome hubby too, who suffers from chronic rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.
Yep, the adult me disappeared. When I wasn't curled up on the couch looking out of two windows on high alert in alarmed anticipation of a humongous clap of thunder that would scare the crap outta me, I was in a cautious tip-toe stop motion move to the kitchen.
Seriously, what in the blue blazes happened to me? I mean, I know but it kinda pisses me off that it can grab hold of me like that.
Now here's the other thing with this. Any time we have a drop in barometric pressure, my head injuries take over, especially the Post-Traumatic Paroxysmal Hemicrania. Here on The Mighty, the group is listed as Paroxysmal Hemicrania. All I can say is that I hope others don't experience what I do with my face and head swelling when it flares. The anxiety with that plus the sensitivity of the ears and shock from the thunder... the fact that you can't escape any of it.
I know this was all forced on me, I never asked for any of it but being pissed off won't do any good. It's a ridiculous waste of emotion right? There's no point in resentment. I just get tired of always saying that. Tired of always saying âĄpick yourself up and keep goingâĄ.
Then I take a deep breath, pick myself up and keep going. đ§ Survive To Thriveđ
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It's often easier to be kind to others than to ourselves. I've had to work hard at retraining my thought processes to accept myself as a work-in-progress. I think in visuals. One which has really helped me is to see it as rewiring the circuitry in my brain in order to recognize myself in a new light.
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#Osteoarthritis
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Hello dear Mighties! I haven't posted for a while..many things have happened, but now I'm suffering, my love, my soul, my companion, my cat, my Tuchenka has suddenly stopped eating, and now she's been in hospital for 5 days .. it's most likely she's got cancer, lymphomađ„ș...but it's not all, they found a small bulletđIt's was a shock.. It's very old, she must had got it before I took her to my place(more than 10 years ago) ,it doesn't hurt now etc..but the fact itself is awful ((( my poor cat(( my poor Tuchkađ
Now we are waiting for the results of the biopsy...she's in pain (not indurable due to analgetics) and she's been fed through stoma...I don't know what to dođŁ I don't want to prolong her suffering and at the same time there's a chance to help her and she's still lively(if I could say so), doctors say she's curious and sometimes tries to get out of the box(or cage , the place ,where she is held at hospital, I don't know how to call it properly ) â€ïžâđ©č#Depression #MightyPets #ChronicFatigue #ChronicIllness #MultipleSclerosis