"When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less" Thich Nhat Hanh.
I am a great lover of quotes and often look to them for motivation, inspiration, wisdom, etc. You would think that at my age, I wouldn't need them, but I think we all need encouragement at some time in our lives - I certainly have. The above quote came up on my twitter timeline and was placed there by someone who became paralysed and remains positive - an inspiration to me! It isn't always easy, is it? My life changed drastically when Fibromyalgia hit me and It took me a long time to realise that I had to adapt to it and live my life around it - I could still have a life, but it wouldn't be the same. During that 'long time', I cried - I didn't want to give in - I was suffering in lots of ways. Once I accepted that my Fibromyalgia wasn't going to go away, then I began to plan. "How could I help myself?". At that time, movement was very slow and getting dressed was quite a challenge, especially with zips, buttons, etc.; I couldn't lift my ar...