July 11th, 2008
One of the things I aspire to do is to raise awareness of living with chronic illness. One of the main tools I’ve used is this blog and being open about living with lupus. I aspire to help at least one person understand chronic illness. Many people do not understand what it means to live with a chronic illness until they walked a mile in your foot steps.
Another thing, I aspire is to be the best parent I can be. Living with the chronic illness has changed this role in many ways. I am not able to run like my daughter would like me to do. My energy level only allows me to “run” one errand in a day. When we went to Menards I felt really exhausted before we entered the store. I felt like I’d run a huge marathon. I have to depend on my partner to pick up the slack where I can’t keep up. My memory is not what it used to be. I aspire to have more energy and be a little more patient and understanding with others.
One person I think is an aspiring person is Montel Williams. He has MS and has continued to work and raise awareness on his website. I could go on about the many people I’ve seen as aspiring.
Everyone aspires something different. One person may aspire to be a doctor and another may aspire to be a graphic designer. It doesn’t make either one right for everyone. It just means that they each had their own aspiration and need to work in that direction. Each of our aspirations makes us an individual.
What is your aspiration?
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I agree about Montel Williams. Some days I can’t even find the energy to roll out of bed and there he sits fighting to get awareness for MS and other chonic autoimmune disease. I also have Lupus and Fibro… I have two daugthers who are 4 and 5. I just started my own blog, after reading yours and feeling inspired. Drop by and read it if you get a chance… any imput is apperciated. And keep up the good work.. I will be checking this blog often.
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I believe that having ‘aspirations’ is what makes us human, gives us hope and lets us be more than we might have been. I think of it as living with intention – looking ahead in the best sense of the word. Living with chronic illness can leave us feeling despondent and hopeless but when we can create an image of how we want to show up, it gives us something concrete to focus on and to FORWARD to. I aspire to be a more loving person each and every moment (and I sure don’t reach that place most of the time!)