When Life Gives You Lemons Give Yourself a Pep Talk
I have a plethora of time with which to think so I often think about who I want to be. Specifically, who I want to be with this illness. As you might imagine, I would prefer not to have a chronic illness. I wouldn't choose this for myself. If I could get rid of it once and for all, I would, no hesitation. As it is, I actually have no control. It wasn't a choice and I have to live with life being this way for as long as it is this way. There is no amount of resolve, dedication, optimism, anger, or fear that can change my chronic illness. I'm fairly certain that you, Dear Reader, can relate, one way or another, because I know we all go through challenges and circumstances where we have no control. Your story is different than mine but we all know what it means to suffer. We have our lack of control in common. It is difficult to be in circumstances under which we have no control. It can be a very depressing place, full of hopelessness and unpleasant emotions. We have...