so today I am laying here in bed, got the shakes, fever. Not happy about being sick on top of my fibro which usually makes me feel sick anyhow. So I thought this would be a good time to check in with you all, see how your lives are going and what is new. I kinda started to feel sorry for myself, looking and feeling pretty pathetic today. But then I felt a little tug on my heart. Randomly a funny memory of my boyfriend popped into my head, riding bikes with him and watching him swerve around and almost fake crash just to make me laugh. Yes its a small thing, may not seem very funny to anyone else, but its a memory that I have obviously filed away in my head and heart, something dear to me. This led to another tug on my heart. Even in these moments where I don't feel well, and I could spend my time complaining - I could also spend that energy treasuring the small things that make me happy. And I have to say that the after affect is SO much better than when I am negative. I'm not saying that I don't vent (Lord knows I do), but in these down time moments it makes me giggle just to reflect on the good times and sweet memories I have had.
I hope you all are having a pain free day, and that this post somehow made you smile and think of a joyful or hilarious moment of your own. If you don't mind sharing, please post something positive in response. You never know who's mood your going to lift :)
That did prevoke happy thoughts, thanks for sharing and spreading positivity! I’m newly diagnosed tho have suffered a while. Had a really bad few days flair up wise but I bit better today. My 6 year old son made me smile despite the agony I was in on Sunday. He has 2 girlfriends. He was sat putting his shoes on when he said " mummy, I feel like I’m being punnished" I asked why and he said " do I go with my heart or my head, who do I marry". It really made me chuckle! Xxxx
Thanks for sharing, that reminded me of something. When my daughter was about 3 years old, she said to me in all seriousness, "mommy you are a genius." Well of course that made me feel good thinking I was doing a good job hiding fibro fog. Then she said, "mom, what does genius mean?" So I explained to her that it means someone who is very smart. She thought for a minute and then said "oh, you aren't that smart." I burst out laughing. Thanks for the topic and this reminder.
I hope you are feeling better soon. I always look for the small things in life to find joy in. My middle grandson will find flowers in the yard and take me to look at them I hope it is making great memories for him.
Aww that’s funny!! I wish I’d wrote a book of all the funny things they say. I used to be mega bleach blonde then I went black. Well as an attempt to cheer and brighten myself up I have gone blonde again. Obviously it will take a while for the dark to lift out, but after 3 lots of bleach ( I know I know, fried hair!) it is mostly blonde with bits of orange. I asked my daughter who is 9 " is there still lots of orange in it Layla" ( hoping not) and she said " don’t worry mum it’s totally orange, it’s fine" lol xxxx
Thank you everyone for sharing your sweet stories. :) They all made me chuckle and smile. Today its super cold and rainy outside, my fibro is flaring like there is no tomorrow. But revisiting this thread is always a happy reminder to me of all you wonderful fibro fighters with awesome life experiences. Its always refreshing to know that even when we are exhausted and in pain there is always something to remember or do that will help us make it through the day. Thank you everyone for taking a moment of your time to respond and spread the positivity! :)
Sorry for the delay in my response. I think sharing these moments is a wonderful idea, thank you code thinking of it. We have 2 grandchildren, 10 & 9, now. When our granddaughter wad not quite 2 years old we had her for a full day. We were out running some errands and my husband mentioned he was getting hungry, so I turned to our granddaughter and I said to her, Baby girl what do you want for lunch? Without hesitation she said "thoup!" My husband and I laughed so hard. How many times do you hear that come out of a babies mouth?! So even all these years later, especially when my husband thinks I need a laugh, he will out of the blue ask me if I want some group? and we laugh all over again. That is just one of many examples how our grandchildren keep us laughing! It is always the little things that bring us the largest amount of joy!
I agree, memories of good times can help chase away the blues sometimes. My dogs frequently make me laugh with their crazy antics. I have been a bit blue this week. I have been in pain for the last two weeks. I have not gotten any of the things I wanted to do accomplished and we are having friends visit this weekend. I am a bit worried that I will not have the energy to do much during their visit.
Hello all, well a beautiful memory I have is when my son received a metal at school for most improved reading and when he ran and hugged me and told me he was so proud of me that I never gave up on him and made him do his work all year.( he has sever ADHD) Reminds me that I am a good mom when I have doubt...
Thanks for sharing everyone it deff made me think of my good times :)