Fun Things Navigating the Storms

Do You Think About Christmas? I Do!

Christmas season is all around us. Sparkly lights in windows, on stores, and along the streets. Happy music everywhere. Decorated pine trees everywhere you look.* So, yes, I think about Christmas. But what does it mean to me? My husband’s article (below) speaks of baby Jesus, shepherds, and the heavenly hosts’ announcement. He explains why […]

Make Time for fun! But Why Should I? How?

Fun and invisible disabilities. Really? On our bad days, that sounds like an oxymoron—impossible to achieve. Maybe during horrible times, you can’t have “fun.” But for a healthy mental state, fun needs to be and can be incorporated into our daily lives. Fun can be defined as enjoyment or playfulness. It can be something that […]

Gratitude — Improving Life for the Chronically Ill

Gratitude: the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful. Gratitude and chronic illness. An oxymoron, right?. Am I sure that gratitude is even possible for the invisibly disabled? Yes! It just may require effort. One Thanksgiving—that time for expressing gratefulness—I was so severely weakened that I could not cook our dinner. Friends stepped in, […]

Not Coping? Focus on Just One New Year’s Resolution!

January 1: a new beginning! Reflect on 2018! Anticipate 2019! Prepare for new adventures in this new year! Check out invisibly disabled people and New Year's resolutions As we think back on this past year, let’s take a minute to recall the yucky stuff. I know, an unpleasant step. What’s not to our liking? As […]

Stressed Out for Christmas? Excited? Planning Helps!

An important note: Some of you may be facing a blue Christmas. Grief. Pain. Too many physical losses. Loneliness. My heart and prayers go out to you. – Connected Carole Eleven days till Christmas! Shopping. Decorating the tree. Decorating the house’s interior and exterior. Addressing Christmas cards. Attending parties. Helping with the Christmas play. Christmas […]

Giving Thanks — Me? You Have to Be Kidding!

Is your life rotten right now? Really rotten? Or maybe this is a good patch right now? Did you know if you look hard enough, you can find SOMETHING to be thankful for? I’m going through one of those awful times right now (yes, 2018, too). Well, actually for the last few weeks. Don’t […]

Can Planning Help? Yes! Will Planning Promise Success? Well …

I made it! I really, really made it! The waves of the Pacific Ocean are lapping at my feet. However, the trip didn’t go as envisioned; it didn’t live up to expectations. Maybe you can learn from my mistakes. Our travels Preparation We planned a 15-day, 1050 mile camping trip, ending with another three days […]

R & R … & R – Rest & Relaxation … & Recreation

Rest: relief or freedom, especially from anything that wearies, troubles, or disturbs. Relaxation: abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc. Recreation: refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like. When Joe was in the Air Force during the Vietnam era, R & R meant rest and relaxation—a time […]

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Wishing You All a Worthwhile 2020!