I was just sitting here thinking that we all have things to say and we all have passionate views on something or another. So I'll start and you share.
Let's see. I have multiple sclerosis and it's a challenge but it's not the end of the world. It's changed my life, yes, and it's presented me with some significant challenges. I sleep at its command. Most months, I sleep for 16 or 20 hours a day, at least two weeks of the month. Lately, I can also fall asleep instantly and wake less than a minute later, shouting or slapping at things that aren't there. Or I will wake when my head smacks against my desk. Or I will wake when my body realizes that I am falling out of my chair.
I wear braces on both legs and while they make it possible for me to continue walking, by the time I take them off at night, I want very much to set them on fire and watch them burn.
But in spite of those things, I see life as a wonderful adventure every single day! A new recipe from Gina's daughter resulted in two bags of delicious snacks at my beck and call. A bag of sweet potatoes in a priority box (not YAMS!) made fries the first day. My home health aide will make pies from some of them and those will freeze nicely, and most of the rest will be mashed with lovely spices and those freeze, too.
And my cat, Smokey, makes me laugh every single day at her antics. She gets up on my bookshelves and very carefully arranges herself to perfectly match the cat bookend on the other end of the shelf. There she will sit for hours, proudly being a bookend.
She will saunter into my study looking ever so very casual. Then, patiently waiting until she has my complete attention, she will with one gentle push of her little chin, knock over a 4' pile of books and then run for all she is worth, I'm sure, laughing as I shout, Smokey! Leave my books alone!
And all of this is the long way of saying something so simple. There is joy to be found in life no matter what burdens you carry.
