Don't Laugh. It's Not Funny. It's My Life.

This is my fourth blog post for 2022 and possibly the last one for a while. There is one main reason for this: I write to help others and have fun, but I would like to figure out other ways to do this. I am not ready to delve into pure content creation, but maybe something close to that.                                                                                                                          This quote is everything to me. I have entered the "True enlightenment" phase of my life! " Enlightenment is when you finally see you're screwed. True enlightenment is when you see you're screwed, and you're okay with that." -Gary John Bishop           ...

This "short and sweet" post is inspired by the quote below from the page-a-day calendar "UNFU*CK YOURSELF" by Gary John Bishop. " Who or what have you blamed for your life being the way it has been?  Maybe your life was turbulent and upsetting when you were growing up, or perhaps it was boring and uneventful.  The thing is, there are plenty of people who grew up in similar situations who haven't turned out anything like you ." This quote encapsulates one of my life mottos, " Do NOT make excuses! " To say, "I cannot stand excuses." is a significant understatement.  As the quotes below state, you will not accomplish anything if you make excuses. You do not need to be the best; you just need to do "it"!  You can talk and make excuses until you are "blue in the face," but action is the only way to get results. We live in a world of people struggling to survive.  The antidote to struggling is solutions (with an emphas...

My smile and genuine zest for life are representative of how I feel almost all of the time, but I was not always this way.  After I transitioned to using a wheelchair more often than not (about two years ago), I was sad and frustrated just about every day.  It was hard to get used to the changes I was facing as a result of my physical decline in my lower legs (and then some).  However, I knew I had to tackle the feelings of sadness and frustration to get where I wanted to be mentally, and I DID!!! I am writing this entry to share what has helped me cope with life's difficulties on my own.   To be completely transparent, I am not depressed or suicidal, but I expressed for years through tears I did not want to live this way.  It's freaking HARD to have a disability.  I did not understand how hard until I was faced with one.  The irony of being at the level of disability I am at is I have a lot of company instead of being alone as I had been for so m...

For this post, I wanted to recap my history with chronic illness and physical damage I am left with that is continuing to get worse. Part 1 History Lesson  Today, I am almost completely paralyzed from the knees down in both legs.  I can still feel, but that's about it.  I no longer "walk" (dragging my feet behind me while standing upright holding on to a walker for dear life) more than five to 10 steps with aids.  I can still stand on my legs independently, but I am much more comfortable holding onto an inanimate object for support/balance.  My lower legs are essentially heavy dead weight attached to the rest of my leg. This did not happen overnight.  The unraveling of my legs' ability to operate normally (along with a laundry list of other issues) took place over a decade, which part of occurred even before I knew I had multiple sclerosis, the cause of my physical decline.   I know now I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when the disease was ...