Food for Thought: What We Put Into Our Bodies Matters
Too often in our busy, hectic and chaotic lives, we eat on the go – with no thought to what we’re consuming. Our bodies function best with good nutrition. I know. I’ve been there. When I was diagnosed with scleroderma, my diet was nothing but processed foods. When the doctors didn’t give me much hope, I decided to change my diet. It changed my life.
FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real
Fear. We all experience it at times. But when it starts taking over your life and mentally paralyzing you, it’s time to confront it. Because of my severe pain from scleroderma, I developed my own toolkit to control my fears.
Happiness & Gratitude: Your Secret Recipe for Good Health
Had I not lived through a devastating health issue, I never would have believed that feeling happy affects your health. And there’s proof of that: scientific evidence suggests that positive emotions can …
Attitude of Gratitude Day 1,497
Have you ever tried so hard to make something work out only to fall flat? Felt like swimming upstream was you go to on a daily basis and watched others seem to be able to live with easy? It is amazing how trying to hold your breath to get through hard times used to work all the time. As we grow, succeed in our lives seems that more is needed when more is expected. How can we increase our happiness? Increase the satisfaction each day? Not everyone was born into a family where gratitude was practiced. In fact, as I have seen…
Attitude of Gratitude
In the last almost 18 months since I was given my Stem Cell transplant I am simply in awe of the “journey”. Today, as I dare myself to slow down long enough to reflect my heart is drawn back here to share or at least begin to share the massive part I believe Gratitude has had in it all. Back in 1985 I was given the cute little phrase, have an attitude of gratitude. If I look at the glass as half full and not half empty I will enjoy each day so much better. Jaded as I was about this prospect…
Book Launch, Here we Go!
I am standing at the edge just before the book gets officially launched tomorrow June 5, 2018. How did that happen? Does anyone know? You see 14 months ago I thought OK, it’s time to finally write this book. Time to share how I didn’t die and started to live differently as a result. My life changed and as a result I now get to change others lives. The book I wrote outlines 10 principles I used to fight Scleroderma, learned thought out my life and now have applied to business. Story being, it has been hard but worth it and now…
I can see my back and other miracles
Staring in the mirror in the bathroom my husband says “Hey hon, what are you staring at?” “My back” I answer. But that’s not the real answer…. the real answer is I can see it. I can stand in the bathroom, back to the mirror and turn my head far enough to actually see the reflection of my back in the mirror. My whole back. The realization hits me slowly at first like something coming from a distance and slowly comes into focus as it approaches. I can turn my head. Full range of motion. On day + 6 after transplant I…
Leaving the Stem Cell Transplant Bubble – Betsy 2.0 -Day 12
Right now everything is about numbers. What time did I take my last temperature? What was that temperature? How many hours sleep have I had? How much did I actual eat? How many days til I go home and so on and so on. Feeling like numbers are running my life a little more so then usual but hey, I have a life for them to run so I think I will count that as a win. We were released from the hospital on Friday to return to the comfort and safety of the condo. What a true gift from a truly…