tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post2650051548134255100..comments2023-11-25T02:52:50.396-07:00Comments on Faith in Ambiguity: Mother's Day: Just the Way it Is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-10882133802055967542013-07-04T16:33:52.179-06:002013-07-04T16:33:52.179-06:00I am yet again in awe of the beautiful things you ...I am yet again in awe of the beautiful things you are able to create from such suffering and darkness. Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-64491010958546078892013-05-15T07:58:01.153-06:002013-05-15T07:58:01.153-06:00I don't know if this information will do you a...I don't know if this information will do you any good, but here goes. I have a friend who is 7 years younger than I am (which makes her 65). She had fibromyalgia for years, all over her body. A few years back she developed hip problems and ended up having replacement joints put in both hips. And now her fibromyalgia has disappeared. She says that apparently she had some type of congenital joint problem in the hips for her whole life and it was affecting the nerves that radiated over her whole body. So maybe you should consult an orthopedist. Maybe you have a similar problem that you don't know about. I doubt it would cause migraines and TMJ, but it might be worth considering in the case of the fibromyalgia.Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-63769454998294905112013-05-15T00:37:53.712-06:002013-05-15T00:37:53.712-06:00Chronic pain sux so bad. I didn't think it cou...Chronic pain sux so bad. I didn't think it could be properly expressed. Your words just proved me wrong. *hugs* I hope the aching bout ends quickly. ramblings of the cold northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16460733768132459536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-88982115782706377662013-05-14T17:34:49.242-06:002013-05-14T17:34:49.242-06:00Educational institutions and online trade schools ...Educational institutions and online trade schools offer dozens of Microsoft training methods.<br />What should you do if you meet with the decision maker?<br /><br /><br />Feel free to surf to my blog post: <a href="http://xn--imprezy-integracyjne-bielsko-biaa-nof.pl/" rel="nofollow">imprezy integracyjne</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-52055494978218022062013-05-13T21:03:08.656-06:002013-05-13T21:03:08.656-06:00" I think so many of us have moments—maybe ev..." I think so many of us have moments—maybe even moments that come under the radar—of a sort of hopeless feeling about ourselves and our ability to deal with life."<br /><br />Amen to that, Sistah! You write so poignantly and so truthfully, Tara. I AM that mother too who tried with all her everything to do it right.... yet it did not come easily (for complicated reasons) - and the kids would look at me with those nervous glances and I knew I, too, needed to be less disappointing. Good news is that they are now officially grown up and are genuinely compassionate and responsible and good people. Despite my influence.<br />I have a feeling you will have the same result someday.Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-22021045760082130732013-05-13T19:12:14.714-06:002013-05-13T19:12:14.714-06:00I do have some moments of thinking I'm rocking...I do have some moments of thinking I'm rocking this thing called life. And then I have a lot of moments of general peace and happiness, where I do remember to be kind to myself. I think I'd have even more if pain didn't tend to disrupt my brain circuitry as often as it does. All that said, I think so many of us have moments—maybe even moments that come under the radar—of a sort of hopeless feeling about ourselves and our ability to deal with life. I guess I write because I think that the good quality I've been given is that I am able to see that this ugliness is not just me. The circumstances are different, but I think there are others who, although generally happy people, feel occasionally tossed upside down and worry it's just them. I always love you, Beth, for your honest and thoughtful ability to share what works for you. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-36760236461097826722013-05-13T16:49:29.989-06:002013-05-13T16:49:29.989-06:00I haven't been to a pain clinic, but I have ac...I haven't been to a pain clinic, but I have actually read a bit about the approaches they use. My sense of it is that they try to teach you to live with pain, much in the same way I am trying to, to take care of yourself, and ultimately to live a life that includes both great happiness and chronic pain. Sometimes, there's not a whole lot more medical science can do. I greatly appreciate the empathy and good wishes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-7854909866517090352013-05-13T14:59:06.432-06:002013-05-13T14:59:06.432-06:00Seriously, I can't help worrying about you, Ta...Seriously, I can't help worrying about you, Tara. Nobody should have to live with that much pain. I'm sure you've seen lots of doctors, but I'm wondering if you've ever tried a pain clinic. There ought to be something that could be done without hooking you on Rx painkillers. You have so much talent as a writer and so much love as a human being - you don't deserve to suffer so much. You certainly have all my good wishes and empathy, for whatever good it does.Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-67305750518900882452013-05-13T11:45:03.417-06:002013-05-13T11:45:03.417-06:00I wonder if such a being exists who looks at their...I wonder if such a being exists who looks at their life--and more specifically, at themselves--and thinks, "I'm rockin' this thing called _______!"<br /><br />I'm not that being. Never have been. It's not that I don't recognize, appreciate, and even celebrate my gifts, because I do. It's just that I'm simultaneously acutely aware of the many ways in which I fall short. <br /><br />That list is a long one. A really, really long one. I try hard. That's my gift, I suppose. I try and I continue to try to be better and when I find that I'm still me, I try to be better at accepting that. <br /><br />Mostly, I remind myself that I deserve my kindness as much anyone, and I do spread it freely and genuinely amongst those I love. When I'm tempted to judge the woman in the mirror by too harsh a standard, I step back, remember that she's trying (and that really, she's kind of awesome), and I do what I'd do for anyone I love. I tell her that while she might not yet have every quality she'd hoped to have mastered, she has the ones that matter most in human beings. She's kind and true. And she tries hard.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com