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One is a proactive and necessary choice, the other One is a proactive and necessary choice, the other is involuntary. One is filled with days of endless boredom, the other is filled with days of being plagued by symptoms. One is binge watching TV shows, watching concerts online, learning new skills, the other is being forced to rest, to heal, to lie in bed in silence. One is calling and FaceTiming friends and family, organising group chats, the other is losing friends and family due to not being well enough to see or talk to them for months or years. One is working from home, the other is losing jobs, careers, or dropping out of school or university. One is doing it with the knowledge that the rest of the world are doing it too, the other is doing it alone knowing you are far and few. One is knowing this self-isolation is temporary, weeks, maybe months at the most, the other is knowing this will be the reality for years and not knowing when you’ll get better. ~ In no way does this take away the fact everyone in the world deserves endless amount of compassion right now: every situation is hard and the mentality that “someone might have it worse than you” is not helpful. *All situations and feelings are valid*. I want to repeat it: ALL SITUATIONS AND FEELINGS ARE VALID!! But please do bear in mind that your self-isolation as a healthy person, is not the same thing as being housebound as an unhealthy person. ~ Love to everyone ❤️❤️ p.s. sorry if you’re sick of seeing posts on everything going on atm, I promise this is the only time I’ll be posting about it xx
A little dose of happiness for anyone who needs it A little dose of happiness for anyone who needs it 🌈🌞🍰 Sunshine, @hollytreekitchen cake, a beautiful garden to lie in, and one very gorgeous dog - it’s day’s like these when I’m reminded the small things in life really are the big things. In case anyone here needs the reminder: if you want to step away from everything and everyone going on at the moment (which is exactly what I’m doing), then you have permission to do that. And if you want to cheer yourself up, go order a cake from @hollytreekitchen, they’re GF, refined sugar free and vegan, and delivered right to your door (currently at a safe distance 🙈). She’s still very much open for business right now and even has an offer of 25% off everything - so go support her little business and stock up your freezer with some slices of happiness xx ~ Two other amazing businesses also run by women who live with chronic illnesses that you can support right now: - @spoonie_box - uplifting subscription boxes for chronically ill people by post - @bearhugsgifts - a “hug in a box” thinking of you gift also by post 💙💙
I realised recently just how much my illness takes I realised recently just how much my illness takes up rent space in my mind. It’s kind of hard for it not to when it’s been with you for so long and everything you’ve always done for the past few years has constantly been surrounded and defined by it. When I was asked the question, “Do you define yourself through the perspective of illness?” I wrote the answer: “Always. My illness is who I am and it completely defines me. I'm not sure who I am without it anymore.” This answer scared me, a lot. And it also made me feel really sad. Have I really come to believe so deeply that my illness defies me and is a part of who I am? And I realise now I do feel this way and believe it completely. Realising this has made me understand just how much I need to change this belief. I need to find a life away from illness and labels. I need to discover who I am, not who I am temporarily with these physical challenges I face but who I am as a person; whole, healthy, and healed. So this is me announcing to all of you guys that I’m ready. I’m ready to start again; to rebuild my identification away from illness. To believe to the core of my soul that I am not my illness and my illness is not me. I need to get out of this damaging thought process because it’s so incredibly limiting and goodness knows it’s not helping me in my healing or recovery. So here’s to starting over. To discovering who I am without illness and learning (or unlearning) it is not who I am and that there is a life to be lived away from these self limiting beliefs. I’m so ready to let it all go and discover who I truly am ❤️
Guess who left the house for the first time since Guess who left the house for the first time since 2017 !!!!!! 🎉👑🌞💃🏼
It’s so easy to get wrapped up in all the things It’s so easy to get wrapped up in all the things we still need to do to get to where we want to be. I know that I often find it overwhelming to think about how far I have to go towards physical healing and the great distance that lies between where I am now and where I want to get to. But then I remember I don’t need to think about the future because the future doesn’t exist. All that exists is this moment, and all we ever need to think about is this moment. So when I catch myself starting to think about how far I still have to go, all the things I need to do to get there, I think of these words. Because sometimes we just need to remind ourselves of the beautiful, honest truth: that to live life moment to moment, is always enough 🌿 xx
I am forever needing to remind myself that althoug I am forever needing to remind myself that although I didn’t finish school or get a university degree, this does not therefore automatically make me inferior to my peers who did. Nor should I ever compare myself to their list of physical achievements. There are far more important qualities and better ways to define yourself by. So, a gentle reminder for those who need it... ~ Things that don’t define you as a person: – Your qualifications – Your health or illness 💉 – Numbers in a bank account – Your relationship status – Your exam results – Your list of physical achievements 📃 – Your gender, race, sexuality, or physical appearance – External circumstances that are not within your control • The things that do: – How you treat your friends and family 👭 – How you treat strangers – How you treat yourself – The energy you put out in the universe – How you make other people feel – Your attitude in life – How kind you are – Your morals and beliefs – The care you show for the planet 🌍 – Who you are as an individual ~ page 80 of my book, “within these four walls”, available worldwide on amazon xx
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