Perseverance is the Word of the Week
Perseverance was a word I was thinking about the other day. I thought about the ways I have perserved thru the many aspects of my illness. I have gone from being afraid of pain, to being able to accept it being a part of my life. If I don’t wake up in pain I wonder where it is. For those of you living with chronic pain, or another chronic illness you understand exactly what I mean. I have my days where I don’t know how I will make it through the day. The longer the flare last the more I wonder if my “normal” strength will return. Someday, it’s extremely hard to preserve and other days it’s easier to do. I’ve had to learn to say the serenity prayer to myself and accept things a day at a time.
Christopher Reeve is someone that I admire- God Bless Him. He did so much for the disabled and he was a quadriplegic. He did not let his disability hold him back. He kept plugging away, His wife a great woman who kept plugging away. Both of these people have preserved away while dealing with to different things- One as a person living with chronic illness and another whom was the spouse of a person with chronic illness.
In life, we have to find our own way to persevere. For the baby it may be just to roll over, for the college student it may be to finish college passing all there classes and for an elderly person it is to walk across the floor without breaking a bone.
How do you persevere in your life?
Each week I’m going to pick a word to describe how I deal with living with chronic illness- Make suggestions of a word.
July 03 2008 08:15 pm | Life with Lupus and Word Of The Week
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
I have faith in each tomorrow. I love and am loved.
WORD: Arise
July 7th, 2008 at 8:04 am
I love words so thank you for sharing your thoughts. Keep going and as your word of the week says keep persevering!
July 7th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Hey there, what a terrific post - you’re right, perseverance is something that all of us ChronicBabes must strive for every day.
One of the things I do every day is so classic it’s almost passe, but it works - I “fake it until I make it.” No matter how bad I feel, I put on an outfit I like, some makeup and some jewelry, and I look myself in the mirror and remind myself I’m darn lucky to be alive. Yes, I may feel like crud, but I’m still kicking. It doesn’t always feel awesome but it does sometimes get me through the day, and that’s what matters.
Best wishes, Jenni Prokopy - Editrix and Founder of http://www.ChronicBabe.com
July 10th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I have fibromyalgia, chronic back pain, and osteoarthritis. I smiled and nodded my head when I read the words you wrote in the pink box. I have felt that way many times in the past 3 years. It’s very hard to persevere. I never can quite get enough inner strength to plow through everything, but I try to do the best I can. Even if it is not enough for everyone else, at least I know inside that I gave it what I could. I like the idea for a word each week. One I personally would like to see the response to is: NOSTALGIA.
You know, this is a wonderful idea. I may try it in my own personal diary. It may help me find the positives in my own illnesses, too.