tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57377721546625050482024-02-19T11:24:46.279-05:00Sara's Sweet Escapesaritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-77513334295741128312018-03-17T17:15:00.000-04:002018-03-17T17:15:40.633-04:00Our New Discoveries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now is a great time to be alive. Discoveries that have taken place within our lifetime are both wonderful and terrifying. The possibilities of what man can do seem unlimited but the value of any new discoveries will depend upon how they are used - for destructive or constructive purposes, to hurt or to heal, to hinder or to help. How we respond will depend on how strong within us is the desire to serve, upon whether or not our love for others is greater than our fear of others, upon the extent we are willing to sacrifice and place service above self, upon how much we are willing to give for the sake of the welfare of all. The extent to which we are committed to ordeals will determine the use we make of power, for ultimately the spiritual will control the material. </span></div>
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saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-50598683706353934212018-03-06T17:34:00.003-05:002018-03-06T17:34:46.493-05:00Basic Needs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Within all of us there are basic needs which must be met if we are to live a full, well-rounded life. One of these needs is rooted in the desire to be somebody. The feeling of being important, of being wanted and needed, is as essential to us as food. We cannot live by bread alone. A word of encouragement, a compliment, a kindness or a favor, will do much to assure another he/she is important and means something to somebody. To let someone know that he/she is wanted is one way of letting him/her feel important and one of the best ways for us to feel important is to be of service to others.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From <em>Moments of Meditation</em> by Paul S. McElroy</span> </div>
saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-4455208527623603312018-02-18T10:45:00.000-05:002018-02-18T10:45:06.361-05:00Living Within Limitations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If we live under a handicap - and who does not - let us not pity ourselves. The tragedy is not to be found in the handicap but in our inability to to live within the margins of our strength. For even within our limitations there is an opportunity to improve and find contentment. We shouldn't be dissatisfied with what we have not, but rejoice in what we have. The secret of rising above rather than being defeated by our handicaps, of being victors instead of the victims of circumstances, is to be found not in rebellion - but in adapting and making the most of situations that confront us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From <i>Moments of Meditaion </i>by Paul S. McElroy ©1961</span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-41084463092083799192015-02-03T17:53:00.002-05:002015-02-03T17:53:52.633-05:00Sweet Darkness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time to go into the dark, where the night has eyes to recognize its own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dark will be your home tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, it's been a while. Hope all is well with everyone. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just for fun, I'm going to start with a stupid joke...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Mary was having a lot of problems trying to sell her old car because it had 250,000 miles on it.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> One day she told her problem to a friend, who said, "There is a way to make the car easier to sell, but it's not legal."</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> "That doesn't matter," Mary whispered, "if only I can sell the car."</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> "Okay," Mary's friend said. "Here is the address of a friend of mine. He owns a car repair shop. Tell him I sent you, and he'll turn the counter in your car back to 50,000 miles. Then it should not be a problem to sell your car."</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> Mary quickly made the trip to the mechanic. Two weeks later, her friend asked Mary, "Did you sell your car?"</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> "No," Mary replied, "why should I? It only has 50,000 miles on it!"</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know, I know, booooooo. It's bad. LOL</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hoping to check in more often from now on.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Peace & Love,</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sara </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">xoxo</span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-69171137830615565822013-03-15T11:55:00.001-04:002013-03-15T11:55:37.747-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">You know how people always say death comes in threes? Well since the beginning of March through today, March 14, 2013, I have known of at least 7 deaths that are either people I knew or family and friends of people I know. That seems like a pretty high number. It reminds me of March 1985 when I experienced a similar occurrence. First of all, why so many?. Second, what's up with the month of March? Although some people don't believe in coincidences, I'm pretty sure this is just that. </span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">So what are the chances of death affecting a person that many times in such a short span? Of course if you know a lot of people the chances are going to be greater. Do I know THAT many people? Did I know THAT many people in 1985? </span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the leading causes of death in the U.S. are, in this order, heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases and "accidental injury," a broad category that includes a lot of stuff that just happens.</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Here are the odds of a person dying of the following:</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Heart disease (1 in 5)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Cancer (1 in 7)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Stroke (1 in 23)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Accidental injury (1 in 36) </span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Mother vehicle accident (1 in 100)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Intentional self harm (Suicide) (1 in 121)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Falling Down (1 in 246)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Assault by firearm (1 in 325)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Fire or smoke (1 in 1,116)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Natural forces (heat, cold, storms, quakes, etc.) (1 in 3,357)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Electrocution (1 in 5,000)*</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Drowning (1 in 8,942)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Air travel accident (1 in 20,000)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Flood (1 in 30,000) *</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Legal execution (1 in 58,618)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Tornado (1 in 60,000)*</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Lightning strike (1 in 83,930) *</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Snake, bee or other venomous bite or sting (1 in 100,000)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Earthquake (1 in 131,890)*</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Dog attack (1 in 147,717)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Asteroid impact (1 in 200,000)*</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Tsunami (1 in 500,000)*</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Fireworks discharge (1 in 615,488)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Some pretty strange one listed here. And really, statistics are not very accurate since there are so many factors involved and most are outdated anyway and they are changing everyday.But the odds of dying period are 1 in 1.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Here's what I know: I'm not afraid to die. I'm ready whenever it is my time to go. What I do worry about is the ones I leave behind. I don't want them to mourn and grieve. Of course it's hard knowing that a person will no longer be there like before and that we will miss them deeply. But know that they are at peace and find strength in this knowledge so that you can also experience a peace of your own. Cherish the memories, know that your loved ones are with you in some way and they always will be.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">So this March thing, in my opinion is coincidence and it's just unfortunate when one has to take in so much at one time. All I can do is be here for the one's that need me and that the one's that are no longer with us are resting in peace which should bring comfort to some. Some are taken way too soon and we feel anger, but we can't bring them back and we must be selfless in our thoughts just because we weren't ready for them to go. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Live each day as if it were your last. Tell your loved ones how much you love them and how much they mean to you. Forgive and have no regrets. Cherish every moment of every day.</span><br />
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Hope you have been doing well & enjoyed your holidays. </span></b></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I took a couple months off but I’m back & hoping to keep sending out my daily quotes.</span></b></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I hope that 2012 is a wonderful year for you and full of peace, love, positivity & happiness! </span></b></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Xoxo</span></b></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sara</span></b></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" class="MsoNormal">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></b></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When you wholeheartedly adopt a “with all your heart” attitude and go all out with the positive principle, you can do incredible things.</span></b></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~Norman Vincent Peale</span></b></span></p>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-57954927663502761932011-05-11T15:41:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:50:21.007-04:00Forever Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWbvkQGPnM7bdIEo69KFH3ugB943pxuxHbrBXSjcsZktvI1kGNcpD3sVUST9kWSJi_X7yDVM5xbMZcLynz-0p1ozcPQYwxVv8tB4PSsI23CYWGyxCk88_5s2O-jZRdLi1VruOtrJlXQg/s1600/fr82.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWbvkQGPnM7bdIEo69KFH3ugB943pxuxHbrBXSjcsZktvI1kGNcpD3sVUST9kWSJi_X7yDVM5xbMZcLynz-0p1ozcPQYwxVv8tB4PSsI23CYWGyxCk88_5s2O-jZRdLi1VruOtrJlXQg/s400/fr82.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605546734146836482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >The following is an article from The Charlotte Observer dated Saturday May 3, 2003 that I just so happened to keep.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Forever friends' are the ones you plan to keep. ~Some friendships stay viable for only a certain season in our lives~</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Lynne Hinton</span><br /><br />"What is a 'forever friend'?" someone asked me recently when they saw the title of my new book.<br /><br />I thought it was a reasonable questions, since I dedicated the book to three women, designating them as my "forever friends." Before answering, I considered what each of the three of them meant to me, the relationships I share with them, their undisputed importance in my life.<br /><br />Then I gave my answer:<br />A "forever friend" is the one you plan to keep the rest of your life.<br /><br />People come and go in and out of our lives. Many of them we call friends. Often the friendships are made because of convenience, a shared event or location. We work together, take classes together or live near each other. Our children are in the same day care. We go to the same gym.<br /><br />As our lives change and the convenience factor is removed, we find that many of these friendships are no longer viable. We lose touch because we realize that once there is effort required to see each other, to sustain the friendship, we find that we really don't want to make the effort. Those friendships are important but only as long as time and location permit convenience.<br /><br />There are friends who are our friends during a particular season in our lives. We were in school together or ran around together when we were younger. We played on the same sports team, studied the same major in college.<br /><br />Then as the years go by, as we age and develop who we are, we find that we have less in common with those friends. The changes we have made across the years separate us. We let those friendships lapse, allowing them to become part of our history, a part of our memories.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Treasures to keep</span><br /><br />Then there are those treasured friendships we choose to keep.<br /><br />Over years and seasons, throughout changes and developments, across time and space, even amid conflict and disappointment, these friendships require attention and commitment and we gladly give it to them. We do so because, frankly, we couldn't imagine our lives without these relationships.<br /><br />We have decided that these friendships are important. They matter. They count.<br /><br />These are the few important persons who have passed of our tests. They have proven their loyalty because they have seen us on our worst days. They know us inside and out, cleaned up and messed up.They have heard our worst secrets, watched us fail and succeed, fall down and rise up.<br /><br />They have laughed with us, cheered for us, fought for us and most of all, cried with us. They have said at the most critical moments in our lives, "It doesn't matter what happens, what you have decided to do, I will always love you."<br /><br />Those are the words of a true friend, a keeper.<br /><br />The "forever friend" is the one you count on to be truthful and loving, loyal and committed. They are the ones you count on in crisis and celebration. The "forever friend" is the one you will attend to, stand up for, love with unrelenting fierceness because you know that person will do exactly the same for you.<br /><br />These are the chosen companions, the lifers, the ones you plan to grow old with.<br /><br />These are your "forever friends."</span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-4815291198250253422011-05-10T16:35:00.004-04:002011-05-10T16:41:59.222-04:00Learn the Facts about Fibromyalgia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2MpLo70mSsxO4jflaTyk30Lh32O7KIrjJ5mj15_7WiW_7I4kbpMGfwKWUb1oh5R7OJ4YXcqTXcvKm41rHcRp23rfctTpsBTqEkXSM7Lf3lyO54U5lDpRiyEOM9_B_QQvkyCdF-KcVV4/s1600/image19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 188px;" 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and compassion. It is shameful how often we fail to see that what people desperately require in human affection. Deprived of human warmth and a sense of value, other forms of treatment prove less effective. Real care of the sick does not begin with costly procedures, but with the simple gift of affection and love.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In the practice of healing, a kind heart is as valuable as medical training, because it is the source of happiness for both oneself and others. Not only do other people respond to kindness when medicine is ineffective, but cultivating a kind heart is a cause of our own good health. Similarly, inner peace can be found in prayer and meditation, but it is also profoundly important that we bring that inner peace to bear in practical ways in the generous service to others.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There is a connection here with the practice of nonviolence. Nonviolence is something more positive, more meaningful than the mere absence of violence. It means to respect the rights of others, to be concerned about their well-being, based on a sense of compassion. Today, there is a growing global awareness of what this implies, for the application of nonviolence is not restricted merely to other human beings. It also has to do with ecology, the environment and our relations with all the other living beings with whom we share the planet. Since human beings are basically gentle by nature, I feel that we should not only maintain gentle, peaceful relations with our fellow human beings, but that it is also very important to extend that same kind of attitude towards our environment and the creatures who naturally live in harmony with it.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I believe that it is essential that we extend our understanding of each others spiritual practices and prayers. This is not necessarily in order that we can adopt them ourselves, but because to do so increases our opportunities for mutual respect.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sometimes too, we encounter something in another tradition that helps us better appreciate something in our own. Consequently, I hope that people of all faiths as well as those who do not believe in a religion will find inspiration and understanding that in some way contributes to their own inner peace. And I pray that through inner peace they too will become better human beings and help create a happier, more peaceful world.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">May all who are sick and ill</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Quickly be freed from their illness, </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And may every disease in the world</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Never occur again.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And as long as space endures, </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As long as there are beings to be found,</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">May I continue likewise to remain</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To soothe the sufferings of those who live.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">~The Dalai Lama</span></span></p>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-52563934324457968482010-12-22T19:25:00.004-05:002010-12-22T19:42:08.546-05:00Comfort And Fortitude<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwNh_vy8kp0COoSl_f3Cs0j2YTpykfzuguVStkL9A9poXxnjDddEkmvJuvjH0gAKc-ueUnCVCkCNd67WKTlncyGk7ZVHqwBv4lr8fIQoXCrmzEBitcdNFObjnCQdEmwETxGjmchir4yU/s1600/15f2562aca00c7c1dc54aa04cc55fef7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553667555314406594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwNh_vy8kp0COoSl_f3Cs0j2YTpykfzuguVStkL9A9poXxnjDddEkmvJuvjH0gAKc-ueUnCVCkCNd67WKTlncyGk7ZVHqwBv4lr8fIQoXCrmzEBitcdNFObjnCQdEmwETxGjmchir4yU/s400/15f2562aca00c7c1dc54aa04cc55fef7.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Our old word "comfort" did not originally mean ease, it meant "with fortitude, with courage." The ability to face a situation with courage regardless of the outcome does give a kind of comfort that is possible in no other way. This comfort or courage is not evoked by putting our confidence in a sure thing or in some guaranteed safety, but rather in some risk whose outcome is uncertain. The person who can face difficulties "with courage" will find that he is buttressed from within. Just as a soft balloon yields to the touch and a hard balloon resists outside pressure so one who has sufficient internal resistance can withstand forces that press in upon him. An ability to endure whatever happens "with fortitude, with courage" should enable us, in the root sense of the word, to have comfort.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">From <em>Moments of Meditation</em> by Paul S. McElroy 1961<br /></span><div></div>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-48227830775984637292010-12-15T22:11:00.004-05:002010-12-15T22:48:35.559-05:00FM Sort of Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKlWb6Z60d1tBmvz18ZCY0WBF0AvQ-XawnXXdoFou7qiVtIX8Jy0BWd8zAGfz0A6gP9NXZLbFxGguT7q3J4TFwFr_RFGF1DMap61_TgJ3_0TXFxqE1f6NrlgGjI5vimIeS28ge_8TC-M/s1600/fibrosortofday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 337px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551112731693615298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKlWb6Z60d1tBmvz18ZCY0WBF0AvQ-XawnXXdoFou7qiVtIX8Jy0BWd8zAGfz0A6gP9NXZLbFxGguT7q3J4TFwFr_RFGF1DMap61_TgJ3_0TXFxqE1f6NrlgGjI5vimIeS28ge_8TC-M/s400/fibrosortofday.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>I have really tried to remain positive for almost a year regarding my fibromyalgia. I have refused to let it take over my life and control what I can and cannot do. As I have mentioned before in previous entries, my worst months for fibro flares have always been February, August and November. This year has been a strange one when it has come to the weather which usually plays a big role in my flare-ups. It is December 15th and I am having one of the worst days I can imagine. Actually the last several weeks have been miserable. Today though I am in such severe pain I just want to scream at the top of my lungs! I am having so much trouble typing this but I thought that I would "journal" today on here.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>I wish I could describe it but I can't. Yes as usual, I feel like I have been hit by a train, but the weird sensations & pain in my arms, legs, shoulders, neck, etc. right now are so annoying that they are overpowering my every thought. I can't even watch the movie that is currently on. I can't even believe that I am able to even put a straight thought into what I am typing. Maybe I'm not. Maybe this makes no sense whatsoever. Maybe I'm just venting in my own way.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>I really hate to complain & discuss my fibromyalgia with negativity because I know that all that does is bring me and the people around me down. I am trying so hard to fight it but right now the fibromyalgia is winning. I know it won't last forever. It comes and goes. The weather sucks! It's cold! We're supposed to be getting some kind of wintry mix tonight! UGH!!!!</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>I changed my blog so as not to concentrate on the fibromyalgia and try to make it a more positive escape. Today is not positive. That doesn't mean tomorrow will not be. I am still human and I will have my bad days. Yes I feel like complaining about it today because I am so frustrated. </strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>The thing with FM is for instance, right now out of nowhere I get this sharp pain in my left knee that feelis like someone is stabbing it with a knife & twisting it around. It kind of just moves from one part of my body to the next.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>I like to offer solutions and help and once again, positivity, but today is about me & my pain and I am going to whine about it! Althought I really don't think I can type much longer as I lay here on the sofa, miserably uncomfortable.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong> </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>I think my rant is over. I know there is really no real content or valuable information in what I am typing but just knowing that I cannot always be perfect and happy and perky and yes, positive just makes me normal like everyone else. </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>I suffer for a reason. I sometimes pray that as I suffer in pain that I can take the pain of others away-if that makes any sense. It does to me. Even though I think like that I still am going to complain and say once in a while "It sucks to be me" even if it's just for a moment or an hour or a day, week, month or year. There are other people worse off than me and I should feel blessed and I do! Life really is great!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"><strong>Feeling better now! :-)</strong></span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-27664101608405992010-12-09T17:01:00.004-05:002010-12-09T17:10:51.822-05:00Pain & The Holidays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUicyq_FF27ItD_klDW0-bh8t8Uz63zsrICK4kDuIbbiVIvBCqlfCtPuzHXqIx7PDT1S7sthiPAwjgrBK262pdUX0xwrWe5F0s1jIzTNOx5YnHAHaJ684g2awKJD8pIp_28uqEDWM0zf4/s1600/%255D%255D%255D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUicyq_FF27ItD_klDW0-bh8t8Uz63zsrICK4kDuIbbiVIvBCqlfCtPuzHXqIx7PDT1S7sthiPAwjgrBK262pdUX0xwrWe5F0s1jIzTNOx5YnHAHaJ684g2awKJD8pIp_28uqEDWM0zf4/s400/%255D%255D%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548807700453193298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Wow- It sure has been a while since I posted so here I am! Yay! Only thing is I am actually sharing something written by someone else. So much for my creativity :) I read this & wanted to share with my friends who suffer from chronic pain.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">The following was written by Paul Gileno from the</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;"> INvisible Project</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">. In this he also quotes from Michele Gargan, Psyd.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Yep it's a long one. Hopefully I will be back on real soon with some good stuff for ya! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Here is Paul's message:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">I think during the holiday time people who have pain and or illness actually have a very hard time. I feel this way for many reasons. One reason is I notice it in myself, I am in more pain, I get frustrated and I get depressed quicker. Holiday times become very busy and in turn we try and do more to stay "normal" at least I do: maybe bake some cookies, or travel to someones house, or spend more time on your feet, get less rest, we spend time worrying about others, and we put pressure on ourselves. Living in pain can be draining as it is and then you add some of these to our days and it is a recipe for disaster. The pain is ignored because we are with family or friends for that momemt and we don't want to loose that moment of joy, because that moment of joy is so powerful and uplifting yet at the same time when those moments are over we have higher pain and all the baggage pain brings. Truthfully we need to balance all of this but not only during the holidays but always. We can have those moments of joy all the time, the problem is for me still to this day is I find myself doing all or nothing. When I feel good, I do to much and when I feel bad I do nothing. It is true I preach to everyone to find a balance each day, I have posted and printed articles written by Doctors on how to find that balance. In all honesty I have tried and found some balance but not enough and during the holidays it seems to just disappear. I want everyone to know your not alone in this and do not be hard on yourself. We are all in this together and we understand all of this and together we can help one another through all of this. BELOW IS THE ARTICLE FROM DR. GARGAN. Hoping you have a low pain and high spirits holiday season. - Paul</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Pain and Activity: Use It or Lose It</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">The human body is meant to move. Yet a person who experiences intense, persistent pain will probably move less and less over time. He or she is also likely to develop a number of “pain behaviors” such lying down for long periods, using unusual postures to brace against the pain, or favoring one side of the body over another when moving. After a while, these pain behaviors take on a life of their own and actually add to the pain.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Long periods of immobility disrupt the body’s pain sensing mechanisms because pain perception relies on feedback from normal muscle activity, particularly the larger muscle groups of the body. Avoidance of activity under stimulates the large sensory nerves and results in more pain when movement is resumed. The habitual use of unusual postures results in secondary pain in other areas of the body as certain muscle groups go into chronic spasm while other muscle groups atrophy from lack of use. So, rather than decreasing pain by avoiding certain patterns of movement, a person is actually increasing his or her pain as well as creating new pain.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">A common pattern that I see in my pain patients is a burst of activity on a good day followed by several days of increased pain and immobility. As much as I preach consistently moderate activity, my patients habitually try to get everything done when they feel good. But when they do this, they get nothing at all done in the following two or three days. A prudent and effective pattern to follow is to do the approximately the same amount of physical activity each day. On “bad” pain days, you will have to push yourself, while on “good” days you will have to hold yourself back. If you do this, you will see that you get the same amount done as when you do a burst on Monday and nothing on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you do a little each day, you will get the same amount done without misery on Tuesday and Wednesday.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">The following are some suggested techniques you can use to maximize your functioning:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Keep an activity log for a two-week period. Write down everything you do including quantity (how many dishes you washed) and how long you spent at it. You will probably be surprised at how much you do accomplish even though it feels to you as if you are doing little or nothing. Keeping this type of log will make you more aware of your patterns as well as help you set reasonable expectations. Challenge the artificial deadlines you set for yourself. What does it matter if the whole task is completed in one hour or one day, or in three hours or three days? How perfect does the work have to be? Learn to say, “That’s good enough.”</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Breathe while you move. Be aware of using your breath to support physical exertion instead of holding your breath against pain. Also be aware of the amount of energy you are using to accomplish a task as well as the quality of your movement. Replace short, quick, intense movements with longer, slower, lighter movements. Elongate the muscles when dusting, scouring, or reaching, and slow down to allow a full range of motion.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Take frequent breaks. Every twenty minutes or so, change positions, change activity, or just rest. It may take you longer to do what you used to do in the blink of an eye. So what? It is important to learn to pace yourself.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Schedule a rest period in the middle of the morning and the middle of the afternoon. A half-hour is usually effective, but some people take an hour or longer. If you have to nap, go ahead. But many people find that just relaxing, listening to music, taking a bath, daydreaming, or meditating is effective in extending their ability to function throughout the day. Go back to your activity log and find the natural breaks where you can insert rest periods. If you think there is no time to rest, you are trying to accomplish too much.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Make conscious transitions between tasks. For example, if you are cooking dinner, take a few seconds to breathe and stretch between peeling the potatoes and molding the meat loaf. This allows you to release muscle tension and adjust your posture as well as tune into your physical effort in order to maintain a steady, easy pace.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Put some type of regular physical exercise into your life. Don’t deprive your whole body of exercise and fitness because part of you is in pain. Yoga is excellent for persons with pain because it increases flexibility and strength while focusing on breathing to support movement. Most yoga instructors will modify the poses to fit your needs. Walking and swimming are also good activities to keep the whole body healthy.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Explore new recreational activities. If you used to play soccer or go skydiving for fun, you have to find new pursuits. Music, painting, gardening, creative writing, and handicrafts do not offer the same physical thrills, but they are relaxing and rewarding. Make time for fun even if you have not completed all the chores that need to be done.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">If you have a chronic pain condition, you have to accept that much of your life has changed permanently. This does not mean your life is over. It just means that you can’t do things the way you used to before the pain set in. If you set realistic goals, learn to pace yourself, maintain a moderate level of daily activity, and engage in pleasurable pursuits, you will be able to have a full life.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;">Michele Gargan, Psyd </span><span class="GBThreadMessageRow_AuthorLink_Wrapper"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-7694994454244899162010-04-25T16:42:00.004-04:002010-04-25T17:10:37.147-04:00About Prayer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_6J2PliD5va3OqCkXjQC7TsgmAjBix934fvv6crom2GsFWQ4tCQAdfY54UDSG1LhIhdqDjCaEUe0isKxROVuxbVJyVWqR6HrIazQiuhzg5EBeLfcfcBYYuEqAKWZ6mANJjfkHejrfKo/s1600/PrayerCircle2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_6J2PliD5va3OqCkXjQC7TsgmAjBix934fvv6crom2GsFWQ4tCQAdfY54UDSG1LhIhdqDjCaEUe0isKxROVuxbVJyVWqR6HrIazQiuhzg5EBeLfcfcBYYuEqAKWZ6mANJjfkHejrfKo/s400/PrayerCircle2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464178905275911458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">Those of you that know me well know that I am not a religious person in the regular sense of the word. I consider myself more of a spiritual person with a universal love for all and the religions that they follow. I usually do not talk religion or politics, but I've been finding a lot of articles and such lately on Prayer. Whether you believe in God or a higher power or nothing at all, I do believe we all have to have faith in something to keep us going and it does not have to revolve around religion, although this is where is customarily comes into play. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">One thing I do believe in is the power of prayer (no matter who you are praying to). There is something about a group of people actually putting their thoughts & good intentions into your well-being that enacts a positive, peaceful energy flow that you can actually feel at times of despair. I know that people pray for me & I pray for a lot of people, hoping that whatever troubles or ails them will somehow be alleviated and they can feel the love & peace that I am sending their way. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">My mom has this book, well it's actually in my possession now, called </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">Moments Of Meditation by Paul S. McElroy, copyright 1961</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">. I use this in a lot of my blog entries and when friends need special comfort. The entries in this book are still so relevant in 2010.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">Here is an entry called </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">About Prayer</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">, which is really aimed at praying to God, but can easily be interpreted to meet your sense of worship and/or your higher power.</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">About Prayer<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">Prayer is not an attempt to get what we want but an endeavor to give God an opportunity to do what he wants through us. Prayer is not begging from God but cooperating with Him. The thing to be sought is not how to get our way, but how to accept the will of God. The intent is not to change God's mind, but to change our attitudes. Prayer is really thinking in God's presence. As the level of our conscience is raised toward the level of God's thoughts, the happenings of life are seen in truer perspective. Effective prayer involves a deep yearning to know God, an eagerness to trust God all the way, an ability to relinquish our hold, and a willingness to let go and let God.</span></span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-57791232582047447382010-03-14T17:27:00.003-04:002010-03-14T17:41:04.215-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFCjaQvx6_lZ4NNZSU3bREy1UMrvOJuJQayYIQrbWWrSTfSSg9Vx5scoWZWVpQTV8Uv8hBvB91JWicHgKjC8SJ1urDEfJtR2qS1rehwGgFlphgTS6278P0iICBamJH2II-zKi3nIy3cU/s1600-h/2IR8NBCASFNVJ8CAIOIZG1CAR1B54XCABADLH6CAWUFYPLCAZ7O6ASCABNX9M8CAV2WAM5CAL73QQGCACQC2RZCAW65FTFCAZLJPPXCAAZ5JTHCAXV8XVACA12KZWFCAPNGMN3CADFIDR2CAV8B9WJCAETCZUM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFCjaQvx6_lZ4NNZSU3bREy1UMrvOJuJQayYIQrbWWrSTfSSg9Vx5scoWZWVpQTV8Uv8hBvB91JWicHgKjC8SJ1urDEfJtR2qS1rehwGgFlphgTS6278P0iICBamJH2II-zKi3nIy3cU/s400/2IR8NBCASFNVJ8CAIOIZG1CAR1B54XCABADLH6CAWUFYPLCAZ7O6ASCABNX9M8CAV2WAM5CAL73QQGCACQC2RZCAW65FTFCAZLJPPXCAAZ5JTHCAXV8XVACA12KZWFCAPNGMN3CADFIDR2CAV8B9WJCAETCZUM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448607260014172930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" > <span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is a "Letter From Fibromyalgia" that was sent to me by a friend. I don't know who wrote this, but it seems pretty accurate. Yes it seems depressing, but at the same time it brings awareness to exactly what fibromyalgia is to those who suffer from it. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">One thing is for sure- Only someone else with fibromyalgia can really understand what you're going through.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A LETTER FROM FIBROMYALGIA</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Dear Miserable Human Being,</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Hi, my name is Fibromyalgia, and I'm an invisible chronic illness. I am now ‘velcroed’ to you for life. Others around you can't see me or hear me, but YOUR body feels me. I can attack you anywhere and anyway I please. I can cause severe pain, or if I am in a good mood, I can just cause you to ache all over.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Remember when you and Energy ran around together and had fun? I took Energy from you and gave you Exhaustion. Just try to have fun now! I also took Good Sleep from you and in its place gave you Fibro Fog (a.k.a.)Brain Fog.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />I can make you tremble internally or make you feel cold or hot when everyone else feels normal. Oh yeah, I can make you feel anxious or depressed, too. If you have something planned, or are looking forward to a great day, I can take that away too. You didn't ask for me. I chose you for various reasons: that virus you had that you never quite recovered from, or that car accident, or childbirth, the death of a loved one, or maybe it was those years of abuse and trauma.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Well, anyway, I'm here to stay! I hear you're going to see a doctor who can get rid of me. I'm ‘ROFL’ (rolling on the floor laughing)! Just try! You will have to go to many, many doctors until you find one who can help you effectively. In fact, you'll see many doctors who tell you ‘it’s all in your head’ (or some version of that). If you do find a doctor willing to treat this ‘non-disease’, you will be put on pain pills, sleeping pills, and energy pills. You will be told you are suffering from anxiety or depression, given a TENS unit, told if you just sleep and exercise properly, I will go away. You'll be told to think positively, poked, prodded, and most of all, you will not be taken seriously when you cry to the doctor how debilitating life is for you every single day!</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Your family, friends, and coworkers will all listen to you until they just get tired of hearing about how I make you feel, and that I'm a debilitating disease. Some of them will say things like "Oh, you're just having a bad day", or "Well, remember, you cant expect to do the things you used to do 20 years ago," not hearing that you said "20 DAYS ago"! Some will just start talking behind your back, while you slowly feel that you are losing your dignity, trying to make them understand, especially when you are in the middle of a conversation with a ‘normal’ person, and can't remember what you were going to say next!</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />In closing, you've probably figured out that the ONLY place you will get any real support and understanding in dealing with me is with Other People With Fibromyalgia! They are the only ones that will understand your complaints of unrelenting pain, insomnia, fibro fog, the inability to perform the everyday tasks that ‘normal people’ take for granted.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Remember, I'm stuck to you like Velcro – and I expect we'll be together for the rest of your life.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Have a nice day!! (ROFL),</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fibromyalgia</span></span> </span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-365276875342638082010-03-10T08:10:00.001-05:002010-03-10T08:16:41.063-05:00Practicing gratefulness in all circumstances - - practices for grateful living<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYzAoSXfFjJMxS6kZUx9PoWhbNbEGZONqNFP9yr3O0AB22j0DMqOpsyG_BkzkpcSeGHfXwG7CVvYk2pRJSr6iYTcWEkuCxIdpcWomCKkUudX4mNNwVS3VrqyxVX3HH8ac7UKmb02Eazo/s1600-h/2DSC00030+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" 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Extra duties and the trivial all too easily crowd out the more important work that should be done. When we feel crowded and pushed and feel that things are running us instead of our running them, that is the time to slow down. That is a warning to stop, to take time to get away from it all and be alone. When we are overworked and tense, we become inefficient and we overtax our strength. At such times much more will actually be accomplished through rest, difficult and impractical as that may seem, than through overwork and overdoing. Nature demands that we now and then take time out to let our souls catch up with our bodies.</span></b><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">--Paul S. McElroy (<i>Moments of Meditation 1961</i>)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-68260017404795625172010-02-18T22:38:00.001-05:002010-02-18T22:50:10.664-05:00Peace & Happiness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s_Z1ViZ70YM-u8EUHNlr-yZGtZsoRmMin3evX5yvpj7SehCGcyQwRmDo0cgU0kNOGcuvVPTLsKRhxJT6buMpa2pnxpy85F7XrsTjsUqOjr1Scwp3_HWncoPEjfZRPNJGjzhJY-FSiJ4/s1600-h/46082_S.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s_Z1ViZ70YM-u8EUHNlr-yZGtZsoRmMin3evX5yvpj7SehCGcyQwRmDo0cgU0kNOGcuvVPTLsKRhxJT6buMpa2pnxpy85F7XrsTjsUqOjr1Scwp3_HWncoPEjfZRPNJGjzhJY-FSiJ4/s400/46082_S.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439793505055041938" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">BE YOURSELF ... DARE TO DREAM... REMEMBER TO LAUGH - We've all received advice over the years from family, friends, co-workers - even from hairdressers and bartenders. Sometimes we nod our heads in casual agreement, but pay no more attention to the advice than we would to emptying the trash. At other times, good advice arrives just when we need it the most, Our best friends tells us to go on that job interview, and we get the job offer and the happiness and fulfillment we're looking for.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sometimes, like a thief, happiness sneaks up on us when we least we least expect it - and we are forever changed. We become open to new experiences; we feel that single ray of sunshine on a cold, wintry day; we feel blessed to be alive. At other times, happiness can be not only hard to obtain but also hard to recognize. The search for happiness can be a lifelong process of discovery and trial and error. I hope that I, as a person, can help you discover what you can do to enjoy the peace & satisfaction of a happy life. My goal is to bring peace & happiness to all.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I am always here for you ♥</span></span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-23695871456364167362010-02-02T16:32:00.003-05:002010-02-02T16:36:30.053-05:00Penguin- Inspired Advice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnflTn754iICtO23WL7hko0X8YhVfjm9_cpPtbKyC6kCOC7TVJc6_XsO7V5TkIaWIsQLVYISjpniFpKR9YgME6ekZy3UnL4yBG7ZQRnSYHfqUQgjmXWp4ZPu0jDHNYrcavwOcIxd-ptc/s1600-h/your_fly_is_open.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" 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style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:24pt;" >There are two kinds of penguins: the white ones coming toward you and the black ones going away from you. That probably qualifies as the oldest joke in the Antarctic. It’s not true, of course. There are actually seventeen kinds of penguins, and most have at least a little bit of color. It’s tempting sometimes to see the world in black and white and to take unwavering positions about right and wrong. But things are seldom that simple, and it’s life’s full spectrum – of colors, emotions, philosophies, and ideas – that make it so worth living.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> </div><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:24pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" >From: Flipping Brilliant-A Penguin’s Guide To A Happy Life</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-90232099201877974472010-02-02T09:58:00.005-05:002010-02-02T10:07:37.095-05:00A Toke a Day Keeps the Doctor Away<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwGUzRMFHPcOzhzEi2v2Zl6nK8soDtu0sK_BwNx6O8RDCPZx-faW8V5QTPndlEtk-5x3Pv5nyPxKiMoqExkkjCmENWYv6YUxn4h-hhBQHGt8OWfJMveOwt_YA5XXhHRXdMYEQncxiUx4/s1600-h/marijuana.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwGUzRMFHPcOzhzEi2v2Zl6nK8soDtu0sK_BwNx6O8RDCPZx-faW8V5QTPndlEtk-5x3Pv5nyPxKiMoqExkkjCmENWYv6YUxn4h-hhBQHGt8OWfJMveOwt_YA5XXhHRXdMYEQncxiUx4/s400/marijuana.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433660796072171346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >A Toke a Day Keeps the Doctor Away</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);">posted by </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);" href="http://www.annpietrangelo.com/" title="Visit Ann Pietrangelo's website" rel="external">Ann Pietrangelo</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);"> on Care2</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);">Alone in her Birmingham, England home, a woman stirs a half teaspoon of cannabis into her hot tea. By seeking relief from pain and spasms caused by multiple sclerosis in this way she is, in the eyes of the law, a criminal.</span></span> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">She doesn’t take this action lightly and is not out for a recreational high. She simply wants a reprieve from the relentless pain that plagues her and, after sipping her tea, generally experiences about three hours of relief. Only those who live in chronic pain can fully understand her anguish.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Speaking of her predicament she says, “I want politicians to be nice to me… I’m sick.” One cannot put it more simply than that. (You can read the rest of her story and view the heartbreaking video on <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8474532.stm" target="_blank">BBC News</a>.)</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Medical marijuana enjoys legal status in many parts of the world, where it is recognized as an effective treatment for chronic pain or nausea caused by conditions like multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, arthritis, and cancer. Canada, Chile, and the Netherlands have decriminalized or legalized it, and Australia and Belgium are conducting trials on its benefits.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Patients report that use of medical marijuana provides relief from spasticity, nerve pain, tremors, sleeping disorders, nausea, and depression, greatly improving quality of life.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">In the United States and some other countries, social stigma and stereotypes twist the issue into a moral argument rather than a purely medical one.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ironically, if you watch television for a few hours, you’ll be bombarded with ads for powerful <a href="http://www.care2.com/causes/health-policy/blog/states-cracking-down-on-big-pharma-gifts-to-docs/" target="_blank">prescription medications</a> with lengthy lists of potential side-effects up to and including death, but they are perfectly legal… and encouraged.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">They side-effects associated with cannabis are mild in comparison. Long-term smoking of marijuana has some of the same negative effects as smoking tobacco (a legal substance) and is associated with some short-term cognitive problems. For those living life in chronic pain, it is a fair trade for improved quality of life. It is a very personal decision, one that should not be criminal.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">In the U.S., <a href="http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=000881" target="_blank">14 states</a> allow some use of medical marijuana with a doctor’s approval (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington), and legislation was recently introduced in <a href="http://cannabisnews.com/news/25/thread25369.shtml" target="_blank">Maryland</a>.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration <a href="http://www.justice.gov/dea/ongoing/marinol.html" target="_blank">insists</a> that legal medical marijuana already exists: “A pharmaceutical product, Marinol, is widely available through prescription. It comes in the form of a pill and is also being studied by researchers for suitability via other delivery methods, such as an inhaler or patch. The active ingredient of Marinol is synthetic THC, which has been found to relieve the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy for cancer patients and to assist with loss of appetite with AIDS patients.”</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/03/health/main5209380.shtml" target="_blank">According</a> to some patients who have tried Marinol, it is much more expensive than traditional marijuana and does not effectively relieve their symptoms. “If I smoke a joint, the tremors go away most times before the joint is gone,” says one man with multiple sclerosis. “It makes my life a little easier.” Marinol, by contrast, “didn’t really do much of anything for me,” he said.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It is time for the United States let go of antiquated notions of marijuana and recognize its legitimate medical use. Stop penalizing the ill… please <a href="http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFTk6/zkGb/bKFuZ" target="_blank">sign the petition</a> asking the U.S. Congress to recognize the benefits of medicinal cannabis.</span></p>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-46636642944346918292010-01-21T22:47:00.005-05:002010-01-21T22:58:54.079-05:00Strong Enough<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FqXCu5e_O-Pjyj33s6Pwa9Obiix93HCaVGEootExryZrN2f3-1NETZVvd9umgIhE_EIz8z1j_k7QZw3k3du0v4qlBfkl755XT5EI1UFE-NbkTKGo__n8uoyFR-NNpMp_LnfBu5pYuUw/s1600-h/love18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FqXCu5e_O-Pjyj33s6Pwa9Obiix93HCaVGEootExryZrN2f3-1NETZVvd9umgIhE_EIz8z1j_k7QZw3k3du0v4qlBfkl755XT5EI1UFE-NbkTKGo__n8uoyFR-NNpMp_LnfBu5pYuUw/s400/love18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429406135073234338" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Stylus BT"; 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The only alloy that can successfully strengthen and fuse with our impure hearts is love.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Love is a concern for others that knows no limitations.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Love is the ultimate in altruism.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Such love can endure all things.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">When our souls are fused with such love, then the metal of our souls will be strong enough for anything.</span></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:20pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div> </div><p style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:20pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >- Moments of Meditation by Paul S. McElroy 1961</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-34218318421514368352010-01-06T09:05:00.009-05:002010-03-10T09:01:00.018-05:00Brrrrrrrr!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3q6jGC-9_0ccILF-Veplz5cCAOhp3EPsJUgHQU-ktsvua3CtfplbbioA0yD3DLlY2Ik5Wxjj1z4UJpjwIjNtllgp0Oh5oMCiMvIiYWP13eWqMfjtO0AKQ5TexYAxmmalu_SbBpvnOwEw/s1600-h/peekingpenguin.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3q6jGC-9_0ccILF-Veplz5cCAOhp3EPsJUgHQU-ktsvua3CtfplbbioA0yD3DLlY2Ik5Wxjj1z4UJpjwIjNtllgp0Oh5oMCiMvIiYWP13eWqMfjtO0AKQ5TexYAxmmalu_SbBpvnOwEw/s400/peekingpenguin.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423628367809454722" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I Love Penguins!!! I have a huge collection & feel like somewhat of an expert. Heck I even have a penguin tattoo, and some of my art features penguins as well. They certainly are amazing creatures. I would love to see them in their natural habitat one day, which I really don't see ever happening-It's so cold down there. Well, lately we have a had some freak arctic blast here which makes me feel like my penguin friends. I know, it's really not THAT cold here, but still. Still Freezing!!!<br /><br />Nothing new & exciting here on my end, and lately my mind has been drawing blanks on creative ideas.<br />I do want to share a video though, made by my beautiful step-daughter, Jennifer, which highlights her family in 2009. Having no biological children of my own, Jennifer is the most wonderful daughter one can imagine. I feel so blessed to have her & her family as part of my life. She & her husband Tommy have also given me the greatest gift of a granddaughter-Payton. This is a beautiful video.</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Wy5C-LihjU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Wy5C-LihjU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-5731990865464705692009-12-29T08:22:00.004-05:002009-12-29T08:34:57.463-05:00Happy New Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVMLixIid65rtS5rV-KaI9irnJdYAV5WIURR1bt075zZV-M8J6uiuIt2cx9eAPfR_rOCNmYSCZofjA2k4PpZchy9vnmUpObR5BRJPFk7Q_hwp5wuNy7Nqp8xqLjL4OU80dTxJItTnzAo/s1600-h/534823032PazdkK_fs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVMLixIid65rtS5rV-KaI9irnJdYAV5WIURR1bt075zZV-M8J6uiuIt2cx9eAPfR_rOCNmYSCZofjA2k4PpZchy9vnmUpObR5BRJPFk7Q_hwp5wuNy7Nqp8xqLjL4OU80dTxJItTnzAo/s400/534823032PazdkK_fs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420648216121126530" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >I really do hope that everyone had a blessed 2009 and I wish only the best for everyone in 2010.<br />This past year has had it's ups & downs for me, but I'm still here.<br />I have grown in so many ways and have finally accepted that I am a new person physically due to my fibromyalgia, so I've kind of been able to get a "new beginning" as the "new" Sara. I'm still the same on the inside, and if you look at me, I still look the same on the outside. I am the only one who really knows my physical capabilities although you still may not notice.<br />I am so grateful for my family & friends, both old & new, and look forward to the new friendships to come.<br />I wish you all health, happiness, peace, love, joy, financial stability, tolerance, laughter, I could go on & on....<br />Big HUGS to all of you ♥<br /></span>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-18404218716783329222009-12-15T11:03:00.001-05:002009-12-15T11:06:26.136-05:00Fibromyalgia Awareness 5<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here is a video made by one of my fibro friends, Catherine</span></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oeP9O5znkwE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oeP9O5znkwE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737772154662505048.post-90727310800451783512009-11-20T10:07:00.001-05:002009-11-20T10:13:48.889-05:00A fibromyalgia awareness living in fibrohell<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yQhzFusr-Mg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yQhzFusr-Mg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>saritameowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670250911124055085noreply@blogger.com0