Remember those scenes from old superhero television shows, when brightly colored sound bubbles such as bam and splatt popped up during fight scenes?
Well, if my evening last night were ever to be depicted in this comic book art form, let me just say that it would include a lot of these sound bubbles…including one final [...]
About a month ago, I decided to go back to the gym. Over the past few years I’ve had an on again, off again relationship with the gym. If I had it my way, there would have not been any extended breaks during this time. Yoga has done wonders for my flexibility and my mental [...]
Last month, I had more episodes of forced stillness than I have had in a long time. Come to think of it, these were probably the most episodes I’ve ever had in a one month period. While most of my experiences stayed in the present, some of my memories from the past did resurface.
Right around [...]
Soon after I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis a few years ago, my world seemed to split into two spheres. Everything that I used to enjoy doing slowly seemed to fade away.
What used to be the present was now the past, and day by day “my life” became more and more distant. At a certain [...]
Resilience in psychology is the positive capacity of people to cope with stress and catastrophe. It also includes the ability to bounce back to homeostasis after a disruption. Thirdly, it can be used to indicate having an adaptive system that uses exposure to stress to provide resistance to future negative events.
Wikipedia: Psychological Resilience
I have a [...]
Based on the following list of items that have been submitted by readers of this blog, no one can doubt that we are a powerful group of superheroes! Rheumatoid Arthritis, please take note: you may be a part of our lives, but you’re certainly not going to conquer this group of superheroes!
Finding peace and happiness [...]
In my last post, I spoke about an upcoming schedule change – instead of spending my mornings at the university, I would now be spending my afternoons at the university.
As luck would have it, during the past few weeks my most difficult moments had been sometime during the afternoon. I wasn’t exactly sure how things [...]
Mondays. For many, this is the worst day of the week. Wake up early…get dressed…and go back to work. For me, the third part of this routine actually started yesterday. Sure, I slept in late and stayed in my pajamas all day long…but I did have lots and lots of assignments from last week to [...]
