The holiday season has officially kicked into overdrive now. For most, this time of year includes an insane amount of stress which can be very devastating for people with chronic health issues. So the question comes to how to deal with this season in a healthy manner. Lately, I have been working on getting out on the trails more often (still a work in progress, but I’m getting there). Due to my work and mommy schedule, I have managed to juggle stuff to the point that I might be able to return to yoga. My body is nowhere near the point of being able to do traditional yoga and I can’t afford to risk attending hot yoga (I love it but I seem to be a pro at overdoing it). Luckily, there is a local yoga instructor who I have been blessed to know for years who teaches a lot of rehabilitative yoga classes. I am hoping with a combination of other activities this will keep any holiday flare up at bay.
On a sort of side note, the past few months have been very politically charged, as it should be. I have seen friendships dissolve because of political view points and the nastiness coming from both sides. I am not saying we should all sit in a big circle and sing kumbaya, but I will say we need to start acting more humane towards each other. It is not only ok, it is human, to have differences in opinion. Please, when possible, to have the courage and strength to agree to disagree.
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
–Thomas Carlyle
