I've been trying to have a big mental shift. It isn't easy. At my age my thinking is pretty set. However if I shifted it to become a full time student at the age of 40, then I can do this. I accomplished a hell of a lot for my career. I have shown myself what I can do when I put my mind, time and energy to something.
In the past this was how my brain worked:
90% Illness10% Everyone else, including me
My illness was in the drivers seat. I did anything I could to self-comfort. Social media, fast food, limiting how physical I was, ignoring it and just surviving. Not much of a focus on thriving.
But the power of the mind is mighty. Here's what I'm working towards:
75% ME
my food, being in nature, art, creativity, spirituality, relationships
25% Illness (appointments, crash days, pacing, pain, insomnia)
Rather than numbing myself out of my illness I'm leaning in and making friends with it. I'm not "managing" or "surviving." I am nurturing and feeding my body what she needs to do her best. By leaning in and listening. Rest, art, movement, beauty, nature, good nutrition... These are things I need.
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