the moment

All we have is the moment. No control over tomorrow and the past is gone. But we can have hope for the future and enjoy happy memories.

How do we rescue ourselves?

I try to encourage others to discuss mental illness. I think it's been a while since I mentioned my own.

My MS and taking care of my health are exhausting. I have good coping mechanisms (singing, distracting myself with TV and books, and talking to loved ones). I use antidepressants. Still, staying happy all the time is difficult.

These lyrics describe how I've been feeling lately:

I know that I should think about giving

and think about

helping out

and think about

think about living

but I can't seem to rescue myself

(Mirror Song by Live)

How do we rescue ourselves?

In The Book of Joy by the 14th Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams, the authors suggest that the only way we can feel joy is to help others feel their own joy. So, if we help each other, we can all feel better.

That is my goal. If sharing my own struggle can help others, we might all benefit.

Wishing you joy or at least contentment in the midst of challenges!

be quick

Life is short. We do not have much time to gladden the hearts of those to travel with us. So be quick to love. Make haste to be kind. -unknown

destination

You're going to find yourself somewhere somehow...

Lyrics by Corrine Bailey Rae (Put Your Records On)

I love this thought. One way or another, life will work itself out. Yet, our choices bring us in different directions. Let's hope we make good choices & are happy with our destination.

Wishing you a pleasant journey!

Joke

A little something that made me smile (found online, not written by me)…

I told my husband I saw a deer on the way to work. He asked how I knew it was headed to work. 

happy place

Where is your happy place?

Petula Clark suggests that the city is the place to go. I am more for a walk in the woods or Saturday morning in bed with a good book and a cuddle from my husband.

Wherever your happy place is, you can always go there in your imagination if you can’t go physically. That’s the great thing about imagination!

Wishing you happy thoughts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx06XNfDvk0 

moving forward

We have to keep going. Even when it's scary, even when all of our strength seems gone, we have to keep picking ourselves back up and moving forward, because whatever we're battling in the moment, it will pass, and we will make it through. We've made it this far. We can make it through whatever comes next. - Daniell Koepke