Re: Identity and choosing to be healthy

Last night in the middle of the night I woke to pee and I usually think something like, "yeah, still sick". Instead I didn't let myself grab a hold of any negative words. Instead, in the ten minutes that I was awake I wrote the first half of a children's story in my mind. I finished the basic outline today. It's terrific! I'm so excited! It's all about compassion and what a gift it is to be able to be compassionate for someone else. If I hadn't changed my perception of myself last night I would have probably stayed up twice as long and wouldn't have written a childrens story.

My plan is to start doing more things that take my mind off of being sick, things that are healing for me.

Btw, I agree with both of you. I think it's dangerous to pretend like nothing is wrong and not respecting your body's limitations. For me, I have many real physical limitations right now, but focusing on them isn't giving my body the opportunity to heal.

I like the word visionary, because it's someone who envisions beautiful things that seem impossible and somehow makes them happen. This feels perfect.