Winter break is over, and last Monday I returned to teaching at one of the local universities. Due to logistical issues with the campus, my course, which normally covers the span of four months, has been changed to a super-accelerated schedule. Instead of teaching an hour and a half each day, I am now teaching [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy usually divides his levels of pain into three (broad?) categories: “It hurts”, “It hurts a lot”, and “It hurts a heck of a lot”. (Okay, that’s not what I really call the last category, but I’ll go ahead and keep things G-Rated here on my blog.) Sure, if I really wanted to, [...]
Six o’clock in the evening: the sun sets, and the temperature plunges. I am once again reminded that I am living high in the Andes Mountains. It’s only the beginning of May. Technically, we’re not even officially into winter – but it sure feels like it! I mentally start my countdown…only twelve more hours until [...]
A year ago today, I launched Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy with the following post:
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy Saves The World!
April 24, 2009
Okay, so maybe I didn’t save the world – yet. But I did launch this blog, and on a Friday afternoon no less. Now I can kick back and relax over the weekend. I’ll [...]
