tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post7258082650072380271..comments2023-11-03T03:46:46.500-07:00Comments on Quixotic: My M.E. Blog: How ME/CFS puts things into perspectivePatrick W. Calvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367341763526176019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-75769973371132201542012-04-17T16:47:09.082-07:002012-04-17T16:47:09.082-07:00Patrick, I think you are finding the silver lining...Patrick, I think you are finding the silver lining of ME - that it does open your heart & soul, provoking a profound change in how you look at life, both your life & the lives of others. We all know the saying, "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger," which I personally hate (been told it way too many times), but there is a deep truth in it.<br /><br />Life with ME is challenging, from many different angles - physically, emotionally, mentally. It forces us to re-evaluate what is really important in life, and *who* is important to us, since we have such limited energy to share with others.<br /><br />As we get older, and the months become years and then decades (which I'm hoping doesn't happen in your case - I bet you'll be one of the lucky ones to go into remission in the first five years), we have a choice: become bitter at all that the illness has taken from us (our jobs, finances, friends, activities we loved, on & on), or to accept that this is what it is, and relish whatever we can still do.<br /><br />You've already made that choice, which is really phenomenol for someone who has been ill such a short time. May you continue to grow and learn...<br /><br />Ash<br /><br />PS For some unknown reason this won't let me post as wolfdreams. No idea why...Ash Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549025123715039066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-25181908903093960022012-04-15T13:13:29.045-07:002012-04-15T13:13:29.045-07:00Thank you zac. I appreciate that.Thank you zac. I appreciate that.Patrick W. Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367341763526176019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-14297771329026778122012-04-14T02:10:36.917-07:002012-04-14T02:10:36.917-07:00nice write-upnice write-upzachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15189027321961226572noreply@blogger.com