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Posted 3/2/2019 7:48 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone want to contribute to a thread where we share gratitudes?

Gratitude has been a literal life saver during all the lows, deep dark moments, meh days, better days, and accepting the constant changes in my body in these early stsges of the limitted treatments i can afford right now.

So I'll start.

In these mid night hours I am grateful...
-for a forum to interact with and re assure myself that I'm not a crazed lunatic like some people in my life believe...that I have legitimate physical ailments and I am grateful for this knowledge
-for my heating pad and castor oil I'm about to apply to my belly
-for the movie dances with wolves that I'm watching in 30 minute segments recently. It's encouraging me to reach for my dreams and to have fun. Aiming to thrive in light of this chronic survival mode I'm in.
-that rest doesnt only equal sleep. I can practice meditation and self hypnosis and find a tranquil state that will support my body's healing even if I do not aquire any more sleep tonight.

❤

Well, that's all for now.

Sweet dreams to all those in the Western Hemisphere. smile

Good morning to those who are just now reading this as they start their day.

May we embrace the sweetness of this life and find hope amidst all the despairs we are facing with Chronic Lyme.

Peace and love,

🐦SongBirdie
Posted 3/2/2019 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you, Sandyfeet! I'm so grateful to hear your gratitudes from this morning!

smile

I'm glad you like the idea.

Peace,
🐦SongBirdie
Posted 3/2/2019 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Today I am grateful for:
The beautiful snow that allowed my child a fun day of sledding.
My barometric pressure drop headache being much milder than usual.
Having had the energy and muscle strength to shower AND fold three loads of laundry in the same day.
My body that never ceases to try its best despite these challenges.
My cat who keeps me company on hard days.
Tasty apples that I'm able to digest.
My partner who cooks for me.
The ability to stay in touch with so many people through text and email.
The mental energy to research and read all day as I try to figure things out.
The friends who have stuck around.
My comfy clothes.
My air purifier.
Cuddles with my kid.
All the people who are working to figure out this illness.
Every practitioner who actually seem to care, even if they're not always helpful medically.
Knowing so much more than I used to about what really matters to me.
Posted 3/3/2019 7:11 AM (GMT 0)
I am grateful for: (not in any order)

- My warm home
- My supportive husband who “gets it”
- My cat
- My son for his texts that always put a smile on my face.
- My very best friend (since
grade 4) who has stuck by me throughout this ordeal and who’s support has never wavered.
- My retired friend who meets me often for tea and to chat.
- Dr Jemsek
- My PCP who doesn’t question the Lyme disease diagnosis.
- Warm baths
- Netflix, Crave tv
- The wonderful people here on this forum - who understand
Posted 3/3/2019 11:42 AM (GMT 0)
Good morning, y'all! Pulling up this forum put a huge smile on my face!

Today I'm grateful for...
-a truth my lymphatic drainage masseuse (sp?) taught me...
*it's not the herbs causing the pain and discomfort, it's the infection and all the blocked detox pathways.
-my teddy bear. I know I'm a grown woman, but cuddling with it is just really really comforting.
-12 steps. Most of the ladies in my program do not understand what Im going through at all, but I actually have meet two other Lyme ladies there, and the tools have been so helpful in coping with this confusing illness!
-the pretty snow outside. That today the world will be a little quieter around me. And even though my house mates always gripe and complain about the weather, today I'm grateful I get to choose how I respond (which might be just staying quiet to myself and getting lost in the music with my head phones with the curtain pulled open to observe probably the last live winter wonderland of the season)
-finally, I'm grateful that i can shop online and it saves me sooo much energy! Maybe I'll do that today too.

Thanks to everyone on here for supporting me and each other in this battle of a lifetime with invisible illness!

Peace,

🐦SongBirdie
Posted 3/4/2019 10:44 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Y'all,

What do you guys think of posting gratitudes once a day to this thread or as often as each individual feels comfortable? I used to share daily gratitudes with my 12 step group but it kinda got weird because my world has drastically been altered by this disease and I started to recognize that i am engaging in cross-cultural communications with anyone who hasn't experienced chronic illness themselves or in a close loved one. It stopped being beneficial in that context.

Anyways, I'm happy some of y'all have participated.

I have not participated in this forum a whole lot, so any moderator, please let me know if you have any feedback about this.

Thank y'all. Just trying to keep my head above water!

Which will be my first gratitude item this morning..
-music! Especially Avril Lavigne. She was my favorite artist at one point during my teen years and I'm so grateful for her song Head Above Water and the awareness she is raising about Lyme Disease.
-hot water! ...oh the simple things in life like hot water. And this tea kettle I'm using to heat it up on the regular 'cause baby, it's cold.
-that it really is helping me to not take life too seriously. Yesterday i played some music and danced in my room quietly, lol, but i did it and said, who cares? I need healthy ways to get through all this crap I'm going through.
-for a couple friends of mine who have been unconditionally loving even on the darker momentsof hormone dysregulation when i literally can hardly articulate anything except doom and gloom no matter how hard i try not to.
-for patience as I'm eagerly awaiting my next Lyme Specialist appointment.
-Even though I'm equally dreading the fact that it is Monday, I am also grateful because I have some phone calls to make during business hours and I'm anxious about them but it'll feel good getting them checked off my list.

Ok, well, thanks y'all and thanks to those who have any gratitudes to share here. And to those who have shared. And thanks for any feedback from moderators.

✌peace,
SongBirdie🐦
Posted 3/4/2019 8:35 PM (GMT 0)
I really like this exercise, we do it most nights.

Im grateful for
The recent understanding on how much mold has affected our illness

My crossfit gym. Good coaches with a decent understanding of functional medecine and very nice to vent about illnesses with. Im doing mostly calestenics and seeing improvments even with a low training volume.

Mountainbike season has just started. Going to fix up my mountainbike and start soon 😊 A bit scared but I really love the feeling of being in the moment I get with mountainbike.
Posted 3/5/2019 9:27 AM (GMT 0)
I'm grateful...

...that i am logging all my symptoms AND successes. Its been hard to keep balanced and not get overly negative-minded, but at least I'm trying.
...for the wonderful grain-like seed of buckwheat! Oh how my gut loves this mushy treat!
...for the forces of fate that have humbled me to a place of desperation and the beautiful gifts desperation can bring, like letting go of pride and sharing raw honesty.
...for the lessons I've learned in the many relationships I've had to temporarily let go of while Im healing not only in body, but in mind, emotions, and spirit too.
...that hopefully all my logging will prove very helpful when i meet my lyme literate health provider in 2 weeks...each day I'm getting closer!
...that spring is coming and I'll be able to easily spend more time outside and give my body a break from the moldy air in the places that have been all i can afford to live in for now.
...that i am building up courage to start crowd funding in order to pursue my health and that this is a very worthwhile endevor and I don't have to feel guilty about it.

Peace,
🐦SongBirdie
Posted 3/5/2019 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
My cat, of course! Best support buddy and never judges me when I live in bed or look like hell.

The ability to work from home, from bed.

The good days.

The small things that brighten my day; when someone checks in to ask how I'm feeling/doing, offers to run errands, sends prayers my way, or surprise cards or flowers.

The ability to eat comfort foods without any ill effects.

Delivery and Amazon Prime/Netflx and Hulu.
Posted 3/7/2019 8:05 PM (GMT 0)
Today I'm grateful for the melt downs related to this disease. That my body is telling me that something's wrong and i need to listen to it. For the humility that comes when I take all the emotions out on the ones I love the most. I've always been known to be such a sweet and caring, positive person. So to find myself so angry like this and to be saying the harsh words I've said in these melt down moments...well, it's helping me have more compassion for people with anger issues and what not.

Anyways, I'm grateful i can come on here and talk candidly about this disease and I am finding others who feel my pain.

smile

One day at a time...

Peace,
🐦SongBirdie
Posted 3/7/2019 9:07 PM (GMT 0)
Today I’m trying to be grateful - but man it’s difficult today



Grateful for my hubby sending me a text with a heart an hour ago..

Grateful for warm Epsom salt baths where I can sit and quietly cry.

Grateful for my kitty showing me her love.

Grateful for my son texting me to ask how I’m doing.

And grateful for this forum for a place to come with people who understand.

Thank you all !!
Posted 3/7/2019 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
Im grateful for
Trying new stuff for mold treatment. First day with the biofilm buster Interfase plus today. Going to try Argentyn 23 (silver) in my neti pot tomorrow.

Increased tolerance to sugar and alcohol. If I had potato chips, more then 30 g of dark chocolate or half a bottle of red wine I used to get a lot of IBS problems. Now I can tolerate quite big amounts with no problem.

Spending time in nature. This is one of the most important things for me right now. We live in an apartment in big city for being Sweden and I dont feel at home there. But we have quite near to a big forest/park where I mountainbike and go for walks. I look forward to spring and do more of my training outdoors.

I took a outdoor bath in 4 celcius (39 farenheit) during a cloudy day last week. It felt really great to be able to do something most healthy persons wouldnt do. I hope we live in a small house in the future where I can take a swim most days of the year if I want to.

Post Edited (Deep_sleep) : 3/7/2019 2:51:13 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 3/9/2019 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Hey y'all, I am so grateful.

I'm grateful that every day i usually have at least a few moments of greater clarity. Now is one of them. There must be someone out there saying some prayers. And there must be a God out there who cares. Spirituality has been a love-hate thing for me. But I found myself really connecting to a story line in an action packed older Canadian show on Netflex...I was browsing and didn't feel interested in anything, but i just clicked on this one show and i guess i sat through 2 episodes before i decided to move...lol. I'm grateful for the rest i experienced at the same time as being on the edge of my sit with a kick butt, female lead crime/sci-fi..."Continuum."

And...music, again...lol..i guess I'm very true to my screen name.

I wanted to share these lyrics with anyone reading this from Fireflight's song For Those Who Wait...

"The pressure makes us stronger
The struggle makes us hunger
The hard lessons make the difference
And the difference makes it worth it"


Peace and love,

SongBirdie🐦
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