Wise words. I’ve had this photo up on my computer for a few days, just to remind myself to make each and every day count.
I’ve busied myself with my jewelry shop for the past month. I’ve found that the creative focus has helped me. I missed creating. I missed that aspect of my life. When I was little I went around telling everyone I could that I wanted to be an artist when I grew up.
Over the years as I’ve dealt with first FMS and now Lyme, I felt myself forgetting. I’d lost that passion. I knew it was in me, somewhere, but I didn’t have the energy to rekindle it.
Recently I’ve discovered that those pieces of jewelry I create actually do make each day count. I can see tangible proof that my life is in my hands. I chose to make something. At the end of the day I can look down and see what I did that day. That counts for something when most days are a blur.
Of course that’s only one thing in my life that makes a difference each day. I could list them all, but that would make for one l-o-n-g post!
What makes your days count?
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November 17, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Kim
Hi Molly! I left the blogosphere and my creative outlet for months, too. And I definitely started to feel like I was missing that outlet. I’m so glad to see your new posts over the past couple weeks. I hope you’re feeling better since your last major herx. And congrats on all the jewelry and the etsy store! I think it’s awesome.
November 18, 2010 at 11:15 pm
dizzygrl05
Kim, thank you!! I’ve got an update in the works – just saw my LLMD a few days ago. More changes, yet I feel like I’m at a standstill. Funny, huh? It does feel amazingly good to be back and active in the blogging world though! I haven’t however opened my rss feed reader since May… baby steps.
November 18, 2010 at 10:36 am
Barbara L. Baker
So glad you’ve found joy. I was just telling my friend Clark how discouraged I get being sick all the time with little energy for enthusiasm, or to sustain enthusiasm for my own writing, or friend making etc.
That’s why I suppose lyme would be such an effective biowarfare
item, that’s why there’s no “cure” I guess, or the “cure” make one as sick as the disease itself.
Lately, because of Jesse Ventura (news) folks seem to know about Plum Island, WWII science stuff off of NY. And they all want to tell me about it.
I wish they wouldn’t.
The Holidays are nearly here. I’m wishing for you joy, joy, joy Molly.
Thanks for posting.
Barbara
November 18, 2010 at 11:40 pm
dizzygrl05
Barbara, thank you!!
Joy is one of my favorite words. People don’t use it, or think of it, nearly often enough, if you ask me! I wish you an abundant blessing of it yourself this season :)
I have found my own energy extremely lacking lately. Energy is such a loaded word in our Lyme world. To us it means so much. It is literally the ability to DO things. To anyone else the word means hardly the same thing. I’ve noticed that lately. And, that being said, Lyme would be a fascinating bio warfare study. Imagine the slow acting time-bomb. Oh my.
I’d rather think about joy.
Look out for a new update soon! Saw my LLMD this week.