Tag: multiple sclerosis
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Decide on a Better You
I was headed to work the other morning when a driver in front of me couldn’t make up her mind. She was going to turn but wouldn’t get over in the turn lane. Instead, she rode half in the turn lane and half in my lane. Eventually she turned but only after riding for a half…
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Knowing What’s Wrong by Doing What’s Right
Back before I was diagnosed with MS I knew something was up. My legs tingled all the time, when I ran my legs didn’t always listen to me, I had a tough going up and down the mountain side during a 12 mile mud run at a ski resort, and I had balance issues while…
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The Morning Fog that Doesn’t Relent
We all get the dreaded brain fog. We’re thinking of something, talking to someone, learning or studying and like that we lose our train of thought. We retrace our steps, remember where we were and then continue on. For those of us with MS though, the brain fog can occur frequently and can take a…
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Perspective, Community and Your Place
There are many things I enjoy, art is one of them. One of my favorite artists is Caravaggio.To me he did a wonderful job with chiaroscuro, a high contrast art. He lived during a time of realism, making art more life like, which I also enjoy. But here lately I’ve been drawn to impressionist art.…
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Practicing – It Means You’re Doing Something
I don’t believe in self prophecy but it’s sometimes interesting how you can state something and then that something happens to you. For instance, my last post was about being interrupted and then I have been unable to post for a few weeks due to life’s happenings. But alas, I’m back. There’s an adage that…
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Embrace the Interruption
One of the more infamous interruptions is Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift receiving an MTV award. The interruption caused a backlash, some in the form of memes, as depicted above. His interruption proves that one can be interrupted at any time, anywhere for any reason. However, it’s not the interruptions that is key in those…
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Do Today What You Can Start Tomorrow
Before my MS I was fairly active. I ran, swing danced, was active in professional and church groups. After my diagnosis my activity leveled dropped. Looking back I can see how dramatically it did drop. I didn’t become a hermit but I didn’t do nearly as mush as I once did. One of the things…
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I’ll Start Tomorrow – Honest
A lot of us plan to do stuff – work out, eat better, be more active, meet more people, try new things – we plan but a lot of times we stop short of actually doing. One of the most common phrases used is “I’ll start tomorrow.” As it turns out though, tomorrow is always…
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Never Doubt What Nobody is Sure About
I write a lot about being active, pursuing your passions, trying new things, being courageous – I write about it a lot but that does not mean I am always that way. I definitely have my moments of being timid, wanting to try something new but being afraid to. Like most everyone else I can…
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The Jitters – More Than a B-List Movie
The jitters, we all get them. Even with all my blogs and personal conversations about trying new things I still get them – as recent as yesterday in fact. So if we get the jitters what do we do? Yesterday I had the opportunity to try something I don’t normally do but I failed to…