A room of one’s own
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The intangibles
I have discovered a great secret. To live without tangible strength is to exist among the intangible things: like inner strength, unseen miracles and quiet victories.
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Be free
Let me tell you a happy story today. Back in June, after six months of mainly sitting on my sofa looking out at life flying past without me, I was introduced to the idea of trikes, or more specifically, recumbent bicycles.
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Would you describe yourself as
Relaxed? When you sit down and think about it, are your nerves heightened and your worries rising, or are you able to let go and breathe easily?
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Starting again
Is tough, and it is tempting to turn back at the first hurdle. I have a few things pressing in on me at the moment; all of them require a certain amount of courage and perseverance. Firstly, there is the wasted muscle in my legs. I have lost a lot of sleep worrying about how…
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There is a lot to be said for
Going slow. That’s easy for me to say, with few deadlines, meetings or appointments. Not so easy if you are always juggling countless demands on your time. My suggestion for you is to assign time for yourself every day. Even Jesus did that. I caught myself looking at my phone when my daughter was in…
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Look beyond
Your immediate needs and see what you have to give.
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The importance of
A good view. Even if it’s just a slit of blue sky or the branch of a tree, the presence of nature can do positive things for the soul.
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Fighting by yourself
I read a while ago the haunting words spoken by a fellow MS sufferer, ‘nobody is coming to help’. Do you feel that way? How can we fix it?
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Let
I have spoken many times of asking for help so today I am passing the baton to you. I am so wrung out of ideas I caught myself writing a post that was remarkably similar to one I wrote about a month ago!
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Buckets and bicycles
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is Isaiah 40v31. It says ‘but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.’ Yesterday I started to notice things and people around me that are…