Overcoming Challenges

Someone recently asked me what I am most proud of about myself. At the time I couldn't think of anything. I was having one of those days where I was really getting down on myself. I was thinking of all the things I haven't done rather than all the things I have done.

One of the things I am most proud of is the way I don't let challenges in my life stop me. I have a few medical conditions including a chronic pain disorder and severe anxiety. Yet, I don't let it stop me from doing what I need to do and normally it doesn't stop me from what I want to do either. I realized that this was something I was proud of while reading this blog post over at
http://empoweringsuccessonline.com.

I have my bad days, for sure. I have had to miss work here and there, and I missed a lot of school back in the day. But, I have never given up on myself. I don't use my pain as an excuse not to do things. I have made big steps in regards to conquering my anxiety.

That is what I am most proud of. Overcoming challenges that have come my way, not just the pain or anxiety, but those are some good examples.

Do challenges stop you? What are you most proud of?

Ouchies :-(

I had hoped that I'd be able to write about all the stuff I got done around the apartment yesterday. I had plans to go out to dinner and thought I'd come home and write about it as well as all the chores I managed to get done.

Instead I spent the night in the emergency room b/c my dog thinks he's a ram. I swear he's having an identity crisis. First he thinks he's a cat and now this.
Do you see a resemblance?

Well, he may not LOOK like a black faced ram but his head sure felt as hard as one when he excited charged at me and headbutted me in the face. Crazy little thing got so excited and I put my head down at just the right wrong moment. I would have bet $1,000,000.00 that it was broken. It's a good thing I didn't make that bet though b/c fortunately for me, it is not.

This does not mean that it does not hurt. To quote the doctor, "You got clocked in the face. Of course it hurts." He also said it'd take a few weeks to heal. Lucky me.
Combine this with the fibromyalgia and let's just say that it is going to be a struggle to keep up with the plan.

In the meantime it's like the worlds worst sinus headache and I do not plan on spending more time than needed in front of the computer. So please forgive me if I do not comment on your posts, I promise to read them all when I can.


Have you ever broken a bone?