I wish I felt perky.
I wish I could run and leap and dance.
I wish I could tell you that I felt good, but I can’t.
I wish I could stop talking about Fibro once and for all.
Sometimes, life with Fibromyalgia is very challenging. I am currently suffering from the worst flare I’ve had since December of 2006. It feels like it is going on and on and on.
What do I feel like?
You know how it feels like you are coming down with the flu? You are achy and tired. In fact, you feel so tired that your chest hurts. You feel so tired that you could cry.
Like that.
Right now, I am only able to do what I must do, rather than what I want to do. I’m grateful that I am able to do what I must do. When you are having a Fibro flare, small achievements are cause for celebration.
- “We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world” – Helen Keller
- “I’m very brave generally, he went on in a low voice: only today I happen to have a headache.” – Lewis Caroll
- “Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.” – Seneca
- “I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.” – Mother Teresa
- “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” – Jenhi Miyazawa
- “Sleep, riches, and health to be truly enjoyed must be interrupted.” – Johann Paul Friedrich Richter
When I am past this flare, I will feel truly grateful. Until then, I will do my best to be courageous.
