Journal writing has been done by some of the most influential people in history. They kept journals or diaries all about their lives, experiences, and feelings. Many of them found these writings helped them to keep track of their daily activities as well as giving them an avenue for helping to release and / or…
Recognizing and managing our emotions can be challenging for anyone. It can be especially difficult for those of us who are working on managing emotions and our pain at the same time. Regardless of how difficult our feelings can be to manage, they do play a significant role in our health and in our pain…
Exercising is important no matter who you are or what you are dealing with. I believe it is a form of spiritual medicine for the body and the mind. Exercising helps people manage their stress which allows them to sleep better. It also keeps our muscles and joints strong which is important so we don’t…
Managing time and setting priorities is difficult whether you are sick or not. Everyone seems to be too busy to get things done. Some of you may have noticed that you rush around at the last minute to do something you need to do because you didn’t plan your day. Many of you have also…
Positive affirmations or thoughts can help you move away from negative, unproductive thoughts and help you make positive changes in your life. These changes can help you reach your goals and most likely feel better. It’s true that many of us tend to focus on the things we can’t do. We even focus on the…
Creating Change is hard for so many of us. To change, we have to admit that we are the one who makes our choices each day and we have to make an effort to change them. We also have to recognize that our attitude can largely affect our success. We need to acknowledge that making…
Focus on Preventing it and Learning from it! Since 1994 I have been dealing with chronic pain and I like to say that I have come to understand what pain is, how it can affect us, and what we can learn from it. What we do know about pain, is that some pain and suffering is unavoidable…
January 2014 – It has been 20 years since I had my injury that resulted in RSD | CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), previously known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). I am 20 years older and I would like to think wiser, however, some days I know that to be false. One truth I…
