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I live in New England where this winter has been unseasonably warm. I’ve had mixed feelings about it. Growing up with sledding, skiing and building forts, it seems unnatural. I miss the coziness of a cold winter - but not the hassle of ice storms and hazardous travel. The relatively warm weather could be a fluke or a harbinger of climate change. I won’t wander off on that topic…
Last week we had a sunny warm January day that reached 60. I went for a walk and felt all the usual stirrings of spring. Of course I knew that it wasn’t here to stay but the taste of it was enticing. I remembered back to my ME/CFS years when after a period of intentional good behavior, doing everything I knew about how to get well, I had a really good day. It was so enticing then to start my old life back – to forego all that I had learned in the hope that this was it. I was a gift of one day that could reinforce all my intentions to stay the course or lure me into a false sense of full wellness.
Several times I was suckered in by the gift. But after a few bad turns I got it. By comparison it put so much in perspective. So this is what it feels like to be better and feeling strong! So just as I knew that the 60 degree day was only a reminder of what was to come, avoid the pitfall of this wonderful gift of a better ME/CFS day. Revel in its potential to be repeated more often and stay the course of pacing.
How have you reacted to these gifted days? Please COMMENT or Send in your thoughts and I’ll post them. You can use the Contact Form or send an email to Martha at DefeatCFS dot net.
Look for a weekly posting on Tuesdays. And consider being part of the conversation.
Be Well Again,
Martha
Last week we had a sunny warm January day that reached 60. I went for a walk and felt all the usual stirrings of spring. Of course I knew that it wasn’t here to stay but the taste of it was enticing. I remembered back to my ME/CFS years when after a period of intentional good behavior, doing everything I knew about how to get well, I had a really good day. It was so enticing then to start my old life back – to forego all that I had learned in the hope that this was it. I was a gift of one day that could reinforce all my intentions to stay the course or lure me into a false sense of full wellness.
Several times I was suckered in by the gift. But after a few bad turns I got it. By comparison it put so much in perspective. So this is what it feels like to be better and feeling strong! So just as I knew that the 60 degree day was only a reminder of what was to come, avoid the pitfall of this wonderful gift of a better ME/CFS day. Revel in its potential to be repeated more often and stay the course of pacing.
How have you reacted to these gifted days? Please COMMENT or Send in your thoughts and I’ll post them. You can use the Contact Form or send an email to Martha at DefeatCFS dot net.
Look for a weekly posting on Tuesdays. And consider being part of the conversation.
Be Well Again,
Martha
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