I wanted to take a second to reflect. Reflecting is and can be very healthy done the right way. I have met some of the best humans ever in my short life. I'm only 2.5 yrs old in this life. I was born way back in 75 with the help of my mother Julia. She raised me with such pride in all she did. She worked her way up in a company that is so good to their people. They treated her as an equal in a time when women were just really getting deep into companies. We didn't have much money when I was very young but this company changed all that for us, all because of equality in the workforce. She showed me so much growing up, how to stand tall even when you don't feel like you shouldn't have a right. She taught me how to stand up even to Newt Gingrich in Ga when I was 16. She taught me things like how to enjoy the beauty of a sunrise out on the lake. She has taught me so much. I know, I have never ever given her the credit she deserves! I don't think I really know all the words to describe how wonderful she is.
Reflecting still......Current day reflections.
I have been given this pleasure to change, change things. I know when I got my DX of RSD,,,,chuckling,,,,I was so angry, angry at the world. I had no idea! I knew there was some reason even as a kid, I KNEW! I knew I had a purpose, I do, I always did, it's so hard to see it when looking into the eye of the world as it is teaching you so much. I had been given all these puzzle pieces and had, had no idea that in only 1 year and nine months, I would have figured out anything but my cure. I looked into the world as a whole big picture master piece. With-in a year I had experienced so many TRAGIC things in my new life. I knew; I had created this vision in my head, my head had been holding onto these ideas of what my life and other's life with RSD would and should be more like. I had talked with Samantha one late night. I had opened up to her and she told me "it only takes one to make a difference". I told her I was going to start. She came to me in Nov last year saying "I need that group info for the cook book" OMG! AHHH I had to do it. So I did. I made the group, I knew I had been supported, I had been given such a therapeutic life. I had been taught so many different types of things in life. I keep saying to myself, "if it was not for all these people, where would I be".
Today my/our Bay Area Support is making a difference in others lives. We are becoming the best of friends, we have pushed each-other so hard we cried from the pain. We came back and showed each-other why we do what we do here. We do workshops, travel to bring meetings close to others who have RSD (WOW). Talking all the time of how to change another life! We included the whole family, kids are so wonderful, why should they not be heard too. I love you guys so much! Thanks for caring cuz maybe I cared.
Today, is no different than 2 weeks ago and 4 months ago and 1 year ago........and on... Everywhere I have been in life I have been blessed. Tonight I look into the yes of the world and know why I'm here. I'm here for the RSDer. I'm here to make waves so things get changed for a better NO MATTER WHAT! No one left behind!
I would like you to take a moment and reflect on all the bad that was good for us, it taught us to be who we are, be proud of who we are. I would like you to reflect on how you can make life better for you with a change of perception. Perception in my big eyes are so important for me. Don't think for a moment that I don't know that the flash of RSD can't come up and bite my fanny in a way that would make it feel like I was starting all over! I am only human and realizing it and knowing that life lessons are beautiful and make us who we are.
I am beautiful and you are too. I love me, I maybe little....but I'm so worth anything and everything and so are you. I wish I could write more but it's dinner time. I love all that I am because of my mother and all that has happened to me, even RSD and mostly the people!
