Jessica—your words were a balm to me today. I have been struggling with health issues and recovering from surgery. I have been spinning my wheels trying to find the perfect balancing of pushing through pain and fatigue and letting myself rest. It is such grace to hear “there is no sweet spot.” I am not just failing to navigate this season; this is the nature of chronic illness. Thank you for sharing the ways you’re learning to be gentle with yourself. 💛
wow. I resonate with so much of what you've written and am sorry about the pain that you've been experiencing and feel tender about the ways you're trying to push towards thriving
This really resonates with me. I was disabled by COVID a few years and it's been the steepest learning curve to figure out what is now within my capacity. Sometimes things feel somewhat in balance, but a lot of the time it's more about me deciding what pain is worth enduring to do the things I love than finding any sort of balance. I'm sorry you understand what this feels like, and am grateful that you put words to this experience.
Jessica—your words were a balm to me today. I have been struggling with health issues and recovering from surgery. I have been spinning my wheels trying to find the perfect balancing of pushing through pain and fatigue and letting myself rest. It is such grace to hear “there is no sweet spot.” I am not just failing to navigate this season; this is the nature of chronic illness. Thank you for sharing the ways you’re learning to be gentle with yourself. 💛
Sorry to hear you’re struggling, Aly. You deserve all the gentleness you need. 💙
Thank you, Jessica! You too!
wow. I resonate with so much of what you've written and am sorry about the pain that you've been experiencing and feel tender about the ways you're trying to push towards thriving
This really resonates with me. I was disabled by COVID a few years and it's been the steepest learning curve to figure out what is now within my capacity. Sometimes things feel somewhat in balance, but a lot of the time it's more about me deciding what pain is worth enduring to do the things I love than finding any sort of balance. I'm sorry you understand what this feels like, and am grateful that you put words to this experience.
I’m sorry to hear that, Kelly. It’s so difficult making the dozens of daily decisions, isn’t it?
It really is!