What is standing in your way right now?
I hate to admit it, but my autoimmune disease is
standing in my way. The pain keeps me
from doing a good eight hour work day. I
don’t get to clean my house, work in my gardens, or do the creative projects I
love to do like I want. Instead, I do a
lot of resting. I hate resting. I do thank God that I love television. I am able to rest because of the stories I
dive into; otherwise, my resting would be fretting over the stuff I am not
getting accomplished.
I also think the disease stands in my way of
travel. I haven’t traveled much in the
last year since I have been in such pain. I worry about my next trip with a healthy, go,
go, go type of person. I think I will be
a disappointment.
The pain in my joints causes me to not walk far without having to take a
break. Doing the five to ten mile
tourist walk and keeping up with a tour guide worries me. Sure, I went to Maui this summer, but my
companion kept me from the arduous excursions.
I did well in July due to a cortisone shot, but that lasted only a
month.
I am not sure what the future holds for me and my stupid
disease. I will say that I haven't given
up. Far from it. I go to Las Vegas later this month for a
conference. I will conquer. I also plan to go somewhere next year, if not
a couple of places. I may not see as
many sights when I go visit an area, but I will still go visit.
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