A conversation early this morning with one of my chosen brothers inspired this blog post. He always pushes me to think, do better, and be better. He wants me to live up to my purpose and potential and will not accept any effort less than my best to do just that. I told him that
Tag: Self-Care
Turns out to be healthy and well the basics still work best for me Who knew? I did. I stopped taking care of me when life went sideways again early in 2024. I was taking care of everything and everybody but me. What do I mean by the basics? Below are my health and wellness
For the last two weeks or so, I have not felt like myself. My last blog post was an expression of that. This one is as well. I woke up the other day feeling the need to get my life together. Now, to be clear, my life is not what most people would call not
I do not know about any of you, but I have been feeling the need to feel better the last couple of weeks. I do not mean physically. I mean emotionally and mentally. Does anybody else feel like that? If you do: this blog post is for you. This blog post details all the ways
Learning to love myself is quite a journey. Loving me means accepting all the things that I do not like about my condition. It means being kind to myself and my thoughts and learning to not be my own worst critic. All of that is difficult but it is a worthy journey to take. Three
Author’s note: I first want to give you all an explanation for the lack of blog posts recently. If you have been following this block for a while you know my immediate family and I have been going through significantly challenging times regularly since 2022. The lack of blog posts recently has to do with
Author’s Note: I have been very sick for weeks. It was a sinus infection and mild bronchitis that took a long time to get over. I appreciate your patience. I feel much better. I hope you all had a joyous holiday season with those you love. 2023 was a difficult year in my life in
I want to apologize to all of you for the lack of blog posts for the last couple of weeks. I have been not feeling well and have been trying to take care of myself as best as I possibly can. Running a fever every evening was only one of my symptoms. Yes, i ran
Last Saturday night I had a very intense seizure. I call them CP spells, but my neurologist always assumed that they were and are seizures. It caught me off guard because of its intensity and the fact that I had not had one in a while. It is my body’s way of telling me to
I do not like conflict. Avoiding conflict is my preference. Those two truths do not mean that I do not have a temper. I can have a vicious temper if I am not careful and mindful. Me not liking conflict means that I am exceptionally good at moderating the temperature of a situation and monitoring