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When you don’t feel enough, I hope you remember…
1. You are not a burden for having mental and/or physical limitations.
2. You never need to prove your worth to others. Not through achievements, not through success, not ever.
3. Success should be based on who you are, not what you achieve.
4. No one should make you feel not good enough, and that includes yourself.
5. You are not worth less just because your body can’t do more.
6. You are enough just by being here on this earth.
7. You are worthy of the love you give others.
8. You can aim to become a better you tomorrow but still feel enough today.
9. There are people in this world whose happiness has expanded simply because you exist.

Sorry for my random absences, I’m still here and I still see you 💛 E xx

The many faces of chronic illness 💛 You can’t

The many faces of chronic illness 💛 You can’t tell how someone is feeling based on their appearance. Be kind 😘

Notes and reminders on rest (a thread)… 💛 1.

Notes and reminders on rest (a thread)… 💛
1. Rest because you want to get better, not because you’re sick.
2. Needing to rest does not mean you are failing; it means you are human.
3. Rest is not something you need to ‘earn’.
4. Just because you can keep running on zero doesn’t mean you should - burn out is not the answer. 🧘🏽‍♀️
5. Sometimes, in order to feel more like yourself, and to show up to life more fully, rest is what you need.
6. Some people have no choice but to rest all day every day due to illness, and this can be frustrating and lonely. 🌍
7. ‘Rest’ looks different for every single person; what works for you might not work for someone else.
8. Even if some days all you can do is lie in bed and rest – that’s okay. You’re still doing a ‘thing’ even if it doesn’t always feel like it.
9. To be able to rest is a privilege not everyone has

Xx

You say I’m invisible but can’t you see how mu

You say I’m invisible
but can’t you see
how much my life has changed:
no more school,
no more work,
no more socialising.

You say I’m invisible
but can’t you see
how it affects my family:
full-time carer,
cancelled holidays,
the worry in their eyes.

You say I’m invisible
but can’t you see
the pain I’m in: the leaving early, the cancelled last-minute, the you haven’t heard from me ‘cas I did a thing yesterday’.  You say I’m invisible; that you can’t see me.  Come, look closer. You’ll see me. You’ll see the pain. You’ll see the life changed. You’ll see the effort to look normal. You’ll see the loneliness, grief, sadness and frustration. You’ll see the ripple effect my illness has had on my life and those I love.  You’ll also see a fighter. You’ll see someone trying so hard to get better. You’ll see the daily acceptance, surrendering, and letting go. You’ll see the extra love I’m pouring into my body and soul, reminding myself it’s going to be okay. You’ll see the unrelenting resilience, courage and bravo it takes for me to get through each day.  Come and look around me too: you’ll see all the other warriors, healers, and just-trying-to-get-by-ers, like me out there.  Why can’t you see me. Why can’t you see me. Why can’t you see me.  Do you see me now? 
~ Page 51 of my book, ‘Everything is Always Changing.’ Available via my shop and Amazon worldwide - 50% off kindle edition in May and use code AWARENESS20 for 20% off the paperbacks via my shop mindfullyevie.com 📚🌍💛 xx

Things I don’t talk about enough with chronic il

Things I don’t talk about enough with chronic illness…
1. How much it hurts when you tell me I look well.
2. How hard I have to try to not compare myself to my peers 👯‍♀️
3. How nervous I get posting only the “good” things.
4. How much effort and discipline it takes to rest every day.
5. How heartbreaking it is to realise how long I’ve been sick 💔
6. How hard the question, “what do you do for a living?” is.
7. How much planning, preparation and recovery I do just to leave the house or do a thing.
8. How insecure I feel always *banging on* about my illness 💭
9. How much I want you to see and acknowledge just how hard I’m trying.

Anything you would add to the list? ✨ xx

Please remember that my fatigue is not the same th

Please remember that my fatigue is not the same thing as your tiredness. 💙

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