Read about Chronic Pain in Focus, my new community photography project and about my experience in the One Project’s online photography course, “Overcome Depression and Anxiety with Photographic Storytelling.” Head over to The One Project to read my post. Continue reading Read my guest blog post: Chronic Pain in Focus – Gaining Further Insight from Your Photos
As of today I completed my 21-day meditation challenge and I succeeded! Honestly a huge part of me didn’t think I would, due to how many times I have attempted to maintain a regular meditation practice and not followed through. I think the 6-step approach that I laid out in my blog post 21 days ago really assisted me in successfully meditating for the past 21 … Continue reading What helped me succeed at my 21-day Meditation Challenge
To help promote Invisible Illness Week I am sharing the MeMe: 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know 1. The illness I live with is: Internal Disc Disruption/Derangement (IDD)2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: 20123. But I had symptoms since: 20084. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: Not being able to participate in even the most normal … Continue reading 30 Things About my Invisible Illness You May Not Know
Despite research showing that mindfulness-based meditation is very beneficial for those of us dealing with chronic pain/illness, I have yet to maintain a daily committed meditation practice. I have definitely tried…I have taken meditation classes through the pain clinic at my local hospital, as well as online classes, I have mindfulness apps on my phone, I have chronic pain mediation CDs, YouTube mindfulness videos favourited, and … Continue reading 21-Day Meditation Challenge for those with Chronic Pain
I am honoured and thankful to Nicole, at Born a Lemon, for nominating me for a “One Lovely Blog” award! I still have a long way to go with my blog but this award encourages me to work harder at it. As per the award guidelines here are… 7 Random Facts about Me: I own a glittery ten-pin bowling ball with my old bowling name … Continue reading One Lovely Blog Award – 7 Random Facts About Me
I am stuck in bed yet again. Unable to feed myself. Unable to move. The sun beats outside my window. I hear people laughing as they walk by my condo building. I imagine all the things “normal” people are doing on this summer day…working, driving, exercising, playing, walking, dining out on patios, … Continue reading A summer day with disabling chronic pain
Six years ago if you had told me that drawing or music could assist me in dealing with my pain I would have said, “no way, I am not an artist and I need medical treatment not art or music”. Interestingly as the years passed and my pain and disability increased, I opened up to the idea of utilizing the Arts to help me deal with the … Continue reading How drawing, music and photography have helped me, a non-artist, deal with chronic pain
If you are interested in participating in a project, “Pain in Focus” utilizing photography to assist in dealing with chronic pain please contact me at twirlnow@yahoo.ca. Please visit and join my daily photo theme group on Facebook “Life in Focus“. Continue reading Photography and Chronic Pain
I am really struggling with the fact that I think I have finally given up on believing there is a God. I just can’t possibly understand the purpose of my housebound life. A life where my spine requires I eat my meals laying down, a life without the ability to have children (whether adopted or my own), unable to drive, go to the movies, grocery … Continue reading Disabled from chronic pain, I am questioning my faith.
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I was once told that the sun shining through the trees had healing qualities. That the act of partially blocking out of the sun as its rays emit through the green helped with emotional release. I always thought this was a myth—a beautiful story I was told in adolescence to make me feel better. Still, the great Egyptian architects… Continue reading When Healing Our Body Is Not an Option, We Still Can Heal From the Inside
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