So did I confuse you yesterday with all my talk of "choosing your CFS" or did it make total sense? Not an easy read with brain fog, so hopefully people leave that one till they are having a good day! :-) But following on from the whole "It Is As It Is. Choose It!" … [Read more...]
Day 2: 31 Days To A Better CFS Life – It Is As It Is. Choose It!
“No, I don't want vanilla. I want chocolate!” the toddler yells. His father calmly responds: “I told you. There's no chocolate, only vanilla. So it's vanilla or nothing.” “But I WANT chocolate!!!”, the toddler screams. “There IS no chocolate. There is only vanilla. If … [Read more...]
Day 1: 31 Days To A Better CFS Life – 3 Myths of Acceptance That Hold Us Back
“Hi. My name's Louise, and I'm a person with CFS / ME”. One of the most important and necessary steps in moving forward with anything in our lives is acceptance. This is no different with CFS / ME. Until we accept and acknowledge the existence of something, we cannot take … [Read more...]
Feeling Vulnerable & Showing It: Not Easy But Sometimes Necessary When Managing CFS / ME
Sometimes I find it so hard to cope with this illness and pain. I put on such a good face and fool everyone so well. I write a blog about living powerfully with CFS / ME for heaven's sake! But sometimes I really don’t feel powerful. Sometimes I really don’t feel like I’m … [Read more...]
25 Songs That Lift My Spirit While Managing CFS
I love music for so many reasons and it has been my constant companion in my CFS/electrosensitivity journey. Sometimes it lifts me up, sometimes it taps into a particular emotion I find hard to articulate, sometimes it makes me want to dance and sing, sometimes it makes me feel … [Read more...]