Send Love Back
I adopted this many years ago when I was in an abusive situation. I had to rise above the abuse. I had to love myself enough to set healthy boundaries. I had to love myself enough to get out of my abusive situation. And . . . I could do that with love. Love for...
Character Traits of Kindness
“Use your voice for kindness, your ears for empathy, your hands for helping others, your mind for truth, and your heart for compassionate love.” – David Scott Kindness is not only about what you do but how you do it. It can accompany every type of action from praise...
There is Always Hope
I know how deep the despair can be. I know the feeling of wanting to give up. I know the desire to want a new body, then things would be better. I know the strength of rising above the despair. Of choosing to not give up. To hold on to hope. To reach for a better...
I Know Your Pain – I Know Your Strength
I originally wrote this blog in 2019. I came across it this week and wanted to share it again. Reading it was a remainder of the pain I had suffered with fibromyalgia. But what I also noticed was the reduction of the emotional charge of the memories. That is another...
How to Build Kindness
How to be More Kind “We cannot do great things on this earth, only small things with great love.” -Mother Teresa Kindness is a simple act. It doesn’t take a lot of time, money or resources unless you want it to. The smallest acts of kindness often go the longest way...
Free Hug – Pass it On!
Close your eyes and take in the hug I am sending you right now. Feel it full of love, unconditional love. We all need hugs. Physical touch is grounding and calming. No words needed. A gentle hug says more than words. With hugs, both the giver and receiver get full...
8 Keys to Enhance Health, Wellness and Wholeness
Fundamentals of Health, Wellness, and Wholeness Fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses are challenging on many levels. We are physically compromised, emotionally out of balance, and mentally stressed. We want solutions to our pain and discomfort. We search and...
Let Yourself be Silently Drawn . . .
The tricky part with this is knowing what you really love. Sometimes our surface desires run the show. and our deepest heart and soul desires get pushed aside. Slow down, take some deep breaths Put your hand on your heart and feel your body Ask for inner guidance. It...
Transform Negative Situations with Kindness
The Transformation of Negativity with Kindness “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” —Ian Maclaren There are times in life when you are stressed, frustrated or angry with yourself, someone or a situation. You may end up annoyed, rude and sending...
It’s Not Your Fault!
It's not your fault . . . That you have fibromyalgia It's not your fault . . . That you were abused as a child or adult, beaten up, hit, or yelled at. It's not your fault . . . That you were abandoned as a child or adult It's not your fault . . . That you were...
Personal Benefits of Kindness
Personal Benefits of Kindness The benefits from kindness are more than just feeling good. Kindness affects both our emotional and physical body in different ways. Here are some of the benefits of being and showing kindness to others. Kindness slows down the aging...
That I Feed the Hungry
Food for thought. Men and Women with fibromyalgia are kind giving souls. Yet, do you hold yourself with the same love and caring as you do for others? Are you able to hold the abandoned, isolated, exiled and hidden parts of yourself with love and compassion? Can you...