Last week Dizzy and I made a little post about our fear of relapses (well I did, Dizzy was nattering on about her dinner at the time…), and we were amazed at the amount of people who left us wonderful tips for helping with this! It also made us realise how many other people also experience the same worries, and therefore we decided to put everyone’s ideas into a little post. 🙂 Helping us to focus on the rainbows instead of relapses. 🙂
‘Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms.’ – Alyssa Knight
I remind myself how far I’ve come and that it’s been tiny steps, day by day. And that’s the only way I can live my life now because I never know what each day will bring. Focusing on things I’m grateful for takes me out of the negative mind cycle too. – Amanda at Walk a Myelin* My Shoes
Think like a donkey (and) make wooly animals. – Cathy at Cathy’s Real Country Garden
Live in this moment, don’t worry about what might happen or when it will happen. These things we have no control over, so enjoy now by not worrying about what might be. – Topsyjkv at Proved Things To Me
I try to use my wise mind (fact checking with an understanding of my emotions) to process!! Then I busy myself (painting, reading, writing, volunteering, teaching, my dogs, my family or a friend, etc….). I can’t control what’s coming but I can enjoy today!!!! – Jennifer at MS Lucky Duck
I find just being around horses therapeutic. Apparently horses heart’s have an electromagnetic field around them that includes humans who are near them and it has been proven that it can help to slow or calm our human heart rates… And riding requires our full concentration so that is also good for getting our minds off the hamster wheel of worry. – Anne Leureen at HorseAddict
Just taking it day by day. This is where time to myself (doing breathing through yoga etc) seems to help me the most, it just seems to quieten my mind. – Jen at Tripping Through Treacle
I’m a take one day at a time kind of girl now! – Toni at myMSrollercoasterride
I try to expect the best and prepare for the worst. – George at Popping Wheelies
I think that trying to be prepared in any way you can helps (knowing how you’ll deal with it, having the tools to manage it, being roughly on top of things) and reminding yourself that you’ve been through tough times before; whatever happens, you’ll cope with the next relapse, you’re stronger because of all the ones you’ve been through before. – Caz at Invisibly Me
None of us know what our futures bring so thinking too much about things that we cannot control only put us in an iffy mindset. Do what you can… when you can. Enjoy your days as best as you can. Read, write, share and overwhelm yourself with the things that put you in a positive frame of mind because that positivity brings happiness… – Christy at Miraculous Smile
Think like a Dizzy (and eat ginger nut biscuits). – Dizzy
We are so grateful to everyone who sent us their tips! 🙂 Do you have anymore to add to our list? And which ones of these are your favourite? 🙂 xxx
‘Be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.’ – Mary Angelou
So sweet and such great tips!
Thank you Gracie. 🙂 xxx
What a fabulous list of tips Heather and Dizzy. I think my favourite is Cathy’s ” Think like a donkey…” xx
That’s my favourite one too! And Dizzy’s. 🙂 x Are you still feeling abit better? 🙂 xxx
Thank you Heather. Feeling better but quite tired. If the weather would pick up, I would regenerate in the garden. Fingers crossed for soon. xx
I am glad you’re feeling abit better, and I hope you are able to rest lots. I am waiting for Spring to properly arrive. It’s still windy here, and we even had hail stones this afternoon! I can’t wait to see the pictures of all your flowers this Spring/Summer when they start to bloom. xxx
Thank you Heather. I forgot to ask how you are doing? xxx
Not too bad at all thank you. We’re quite busy at the moment with work, but the Easter holidays are only a few weeks away now. 🙂 xxx
I am so glad. I hope to take time out near end of April too. xx
An uplifting post! We all have to deal with this uncertainty as lightly as we can. This is no other way!😀🦋😀🌼😀🌸
Thank you Cathy! Your one is my favourite. 🙂 Not that I have made any wooley animals yet. xxx
It is probably a good sign! X
‘Think like a Dizzy (and eat ginger nut biscuits).’ Utterly wise. 🙂
I think so too. 🙂 Dizzy is a very wise donkey. 🙂 hehe. xx Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. xxx
Thank you, I did. Shopping for decor is so therapeutic! 🙂 xx
Such a great post
Thank you. 🙂 xxx
This is a positive and uplifting post Heather.
Thank you Linda. 🙂 xxx
Wonderful collection of posts. I like the “one day at a time” very much. This is an attitude that has often helped me through tough times in the past.
Me too. And thank you Anne. x I love them all, still love your horsey knowledge one. 🙂 I do always feel much more relaxed after horse riding. Give Biasini a big hug from Dizzy and I. 🙂 xxx
I will do that!
Such wonderful tips & great to have them all in one place to refer back to when having a tough time xx
That’s what I thought. 🙂 It can sometimes be hard to remember them otherwise on really bad days, and everyone has had such wonderful ideas. 🙂 x Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend Emma. 🙂 xxx
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome doesn’t have relapse and remission in the same way, but it does have flares and baseline. And, fun associated things like GI troubles and migraines that become even more likely when you don’t prioritize good self-care. So, I guess that’s my tip. Prioritize self-care as much when you aren’t in your worst illness phase as when you are. (AKA do as I say, not as I do, as my Partner would say.)
I think most of our chronic illnesses come with up and downs, even if they’re not specifically a ‘relapse’, it still makes it so hard to plan ahead. x I love your tip, self-care is so important, but yet something that often gets forgotten about. Thank you so much for sharing it and I hope you’re having a lovely week. 🙂 xxx
Are the 4 donkey in the picture trying to wear one wizard’s jacket? Is that foolishness even allowed at Dankeywort’s school of magic these days?
Even I’ve given up trying to understand all of their antics at times. 🙂 One jacket and four donkeys. They seemed happy enough though! 🙂 🙂 xxx
Such a beautiful, uplifting & heartwarming post. See the rainbows, I love it. And I really enjoyed reading the different thoughts and tips, thank you for sharing mine, too.
Here’s to thinking like a Dizzy, eating biscuits & looking for the rainbows ♥
Caz xx
Thank you Caz. I loved reading them all so much, especially yours. 🙂 How are you doing now? xxx
Well, I’m still alive – could be better, but could be worse. Thank you 🙂 I just wish that mentally I could get a bit of clarity and stop stressing about everything at the moment. How’re you doing lovely? I hope this week is treating you kindly..xx
It’s so hard not to stress, especially when it comes to our health, so try not to get frustrated with yourself about it. x I’m not too bad, and the week is going well so far. Just working and sleeping. 🙂 xxx
Stay chipper and strong. Yes, we are all susceptible to relapses but with strength we will pick selves up and I have faith you will too. Do not be afraid. Embrace it and use it as a strength to grow stronger. Much love and Garfield hugs.
Thank you so much! I loved reading this, and you are so right about it being a way of growing stronger. 🙂 Sending donkey hugs your way! 🙂 xxx
Beautiful post! 💗 I do agree that’s important to focus on each day and let it all flow. I always love to control everything but many things are out of our control. We have to focus on what we can control.
I love to be in control too, and it is really hard to accept that it’s not always possible in life. 🙂 I’m still working on just letting life flow, but it is hard to get out of the habit of wanting to have everything nicely controlled. I even started reading a book on flow, I think I might have a little search for it tomorrow. 🙂 x Sending hugs, and hope you’re having a lovely week. xxx
this is such a wonderful post, putting all of these great ideas together, bless you.
Thank you so much Wendi. 🙂 xxx
Bless You! 🙂
That’s such a lovely idea to have a roundup of rainbows. How is the violin going? Xxx
Thank you! And still struggling with it. 🙂 But I have nearly ‘mastered’ the second finger. It is nice to be able to play a few more notes. 🙂 But the progress is very slow…. 🙂 How have you been? xxx
Thanks for including me Heather! Some great thoughts here, for sure! Hope you’re having a wonderful day! 💕
We loved your tips, and thank you so much for letting us include them. 🙂 Hope you’re having a lovely week Amanda. 🙂 xxx
These are all so lovely and inspiring. I’m doing my best to count rainbows instead of thunderstorms. 🙂
Hope you’re doing well. <3
Thank you. 🙂 Hope you’re doing ok. xxx
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