Chronic illness has been the biggest lesson in acceptance.
Unfortunately, this is not a one-time thing.
It’s a process of resistance- feeling the anger, grief, disappointment, frustration- for varying periods of time and then coming back into acceptance. And then being triggered and doing the whole thing all over again.
Read MoreThere is a breaking point when you’ve realized you’ve done SO much healing- physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, nervous system work, subconscious reprogramming, making big changes in your life, stepping outside of your comfort zone, etc. And all of these have helped tremendously in certain ways. And you are a much more authentic version of yourself. AND you are still dealing with pretty debilitating physical issues.
Read MoreI have an upcoming workshop in Portugal. The thought of going feels expansive, exciting, exhilarating.
And terrifying.
Because the truth is, I have spent most of this past year apartment-bound, most days in bed.
Read MoreI made it through my first year back at school.
After two years on medical leave, I was nervous about returning to work in September, even part-time. It meant waking up at 5:50am, commuting over an hour, walking up and down five flights of stairs all day picking up and dropping off students, working with special needs kids who need a lot of attention, and then commuting an hour home.