tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63804272024-03-07T15:36:17.630-06:00browser liferants, raves, laughs and a dedication to awareness about chronic illness and having a life despite itklbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.comBlogger2977125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-79197156823296656612014-07-04T00:38:00.001-05:002014-07-04T00:38:22.702-05:00Go Fourth and celebrate!<a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/"><img border="0" height="434" src="http://dl7.glitter-graphics.net/pub/3393/3393377febsmrzekz.gif" width="460" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.glitter-works.org/" target="_blank">glitter-graphics.com</a>klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-54874173137674403352014-06-20T00:46:00.002-05:002014-06-20T00:46:42.863-05:00And the rose goes to....<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/3dd1026448" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><div style="font-size: x-small; margin-top: 0; text-align: left; width: 640px;">
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<br />klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-33381508520924053242014-04-23T00:50:00.000-05:002014-04-23T00:50:10.904-05:00Inspiration of the Day, April 23, 2014;"O come, let us sing to the Most High, Creator of the Cosmos; let us make a joyful song to the Beloved! Let us come to the Radiant One with thanksgiving, with gratitude let us offer our psalms of praise!<br />
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For the Beloved is Infinite, the Breathing Life of all. The depths of the earth belong to Love; the height of the mountains as well.<br />
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The sea and all that is in it, the dry land and air above were created by Love.<br />
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O Come, let us give thanks, let us be humble before the Blessed One!"<br />
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- from Psalm 95, Psalms for Praying, by Jan Merrillklbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-40150788028788922682014-04-21T01:04:00.000-05:002014-04-21T01:04:00.247-05:00Inspiration for the Day, April 21, 2014:"Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women."<br />
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- Maya Angelouklbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-35466479451389204102014-04-20T00:00:00.000-05:002014-04-20T00:00:01.522-05:00Have a blessed Easter!<a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://dl10.glitter-graphics.net/pub/3040/3040560url0bbfcd9.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.glitter-works.org/" target="_blank">glitter-graphics.com</a><br />klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-63469439145329777942014-04-04T19:42:00.004-05:002014-04-04T19:42:58.340-05:00Inspiration for the Day, April 4, 2014:A PRAYER IN SPRING <br />BY ROBERT FROST<br /><br />Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; <br />And give us not to think so far away <br />As the uncertain harvest; keep us here <br />All simply in the springing of the year. <br /><br />Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white, <br />Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night; <br />And make us happy in the happy bees, <br />The swarm dilating round the perfect trees. <br /><br />And make us happy in the darting bird <br />That suddenly above the bees is heard, <br />The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, <br />And off a blossom in mid air stands still. <br /><br />For this is love and nothing else is love, <br />The which it is reserved for God above <br />To sanctify to what far ends He will, <br />But which it only needs that we fulfill. klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-4590002845338205092014-02-08T20:24:00.002-06:002014-02-08T20:24:53.791-06:00Fibromyalgia: more than just hurting....People with fibromyalgia compare symptoms all the time, and no two of us share all the exact same symptoms. But I always wondered which ones were the most common, something addressed in this poll: <br />
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<a href="http://www.fmcpaware.org/ohsu-nfmcpa-survey-of-symptoms-other-than-pain-for-fda-meeting-part-1.html?utm_source=January-February+2014+Newsletter&utm_campaign=February&utm_medium=email">OHSU/NFMCPA Survey of Symptoms Other than Pain for FDA Meeting Part 1</a><br />
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I was truly shocked by the number of people in the poll who cannot work at all. I had always been led to believe it was unusual to be so sick as to be disabled. It's still pretty difficult to be approved for Social Security Disability Insurance, though.klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-13121202216360332922014-02-08T20:16:00.000-06:002014-02-08T20:16:50.784-06:00The world is coming around ever so slowly....Thought I'd share something a little more recent. Got this in a newsletter a few days ago: <br />
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<a href="http://www.fmcpaware.org/fibromyalgia-the-stigma-and-the-truth?utm_source=January-February+2014+Newsletter&utm_campaign=February&utm_medium=email">Fibromyalgia: The Stigma and the Truth</a><br />
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I know the "people with fibromyalgia are lazy" comments still go around, mostly online or in the media because I'm don't see that many people face to face. But I hope we are finally moving in the right direction with proper research getting closer to discovering the cause. klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-71499712431489916642014-02-06T19:41:00.000-06:002014-02-06T19:41:11.626-06:00More good news for celiacs....Have had this sitting on my browser since September. Thought it was important enough to share: <br />
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<a href="http://www.celiac.com/articles/23387/1/New-FDA-Gluten-Free-Label-Rules-Include-Dietary-Supplements/Page1.html">New FDA Gluten-Free Label Rules Include Dietary Supplements</a><br />
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My experience with supplements, at least with the higher quality ones, is that most of them already have gluten information on the label. But it is comforting to know that now it will be required. People with celiac disease, especially those recently diagnosed, often have nutritional deficiencies caused by their ailment, and supplements such as calcium can be essential.klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-82195425918918201772014-01-20T00:00:00.000-06:002014-01-20T00:00:04.131-06:00Inspiration for the Day, January 20, 2014:"When I speak of love I am not speaking of some sentimental and weak response. I am speaking of that force which all of the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door to ultimate reality."<br />
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- Martin Luther King, Jr.klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-80966823437920046152014-01-15T00:15:00.001-06:002014-01-15T00:15:11.833-06:00The media's impaired....by lack of sense.....Came across this whilst intending to do something else (I forget what). I guess the perception of disability in Australia has as many controversies as it does in the States: <br />
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<a href="http://bobisdysautonomia.blogspot.com/2014/01/its-lack-of-permit-not-that-they-dont.html">It's the lack of a permit, NOT that they don't 'appear' disabled.</a><br />
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Certainly, I've seen abuses of the disabled parking spaces, like when a drug rep uses one so she doesn't have to wheel her little suitcases of samples very far, or when a monster pickup is parked on the wheelchair grid and with the engine running so the driver won't be inconvenienced by having to start it up again. Neither of those inconsiderate people was using a permit, and they had taken the last available handicapped spaces so that I was out of luck. But then again, I know people who really should be getting a permit because they are legitimately disabled, but they are so fearful of confrontation by healthy folks that they forego the placard and either have to hike in from the far end of the lot or just not go anywhere because they can't handle the extra walking involved. Remember, disability can happen at any age to anyone.klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-47017867790298226002014-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:002014-01-01T00:00:03.771-06:00Here comes 2014....<a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/"><img border="0" height="474" src="http://dl7.glitter-graphics.net/pub/849/849147kibbg0w0mf.jpg" width="424" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.glitter-works.org/" target="_blank">glitter-graphics.com</a>klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-90068042202982225642013-12-25T00:30:00.000-06:002013-12-25T00:30:01.500-06:00Inspiration of the Day, December 25, 2013:This was the prayer during the lighting of the candle at the Christmas Eve service of my church:<br />
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"As we find ourselves wrapped in the season of wonder and light, the astonishment that is life ignites our spirits, and we feel, if merely for a moment, that we are as we were meant to be.<br />
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"May we hold fast to this sliver of mystery, this truth upon which we set the whole of who we are. May we call ourselves back to it time and again, until we are filled with the wonder that is our life - its hope, its peace, its joy, its love. Infused, then, with all that we are, may our energies be given to the transformation of this world - from despair into hope; from darkness into light; from fear into love. May we be bold. May we be daring. May we be love."klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-28344328956389351112013-12-25T00:00:00.000-06:002013-12-25T00:00:11.736-06:00Tidings of comfort and joy.....<a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/"><img border="0" height="357" src="http://dl3.glitter-graphics.net/pub/696/696963n5795cuig1.gif" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.glitter-works.org/" target="_blank">glitter-graphics.com</a>klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-7567621936304148182013-12-19T21:55:00.000-06:002013-12-19T21:56:29.698-06:00One reason why you should think before you tweet.....Came across this on one of the blogs I follow. While I've seen worse tweets from celebrities, it bummed me out because it came from a celebrity I actually like: <br />
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<a href="http://bobisdysautonomia.blogspot.com/2013/12/and-here-we-are-again-sigh.html">And here we are again. *sigh*</a><br />
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Some months ago, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb were on their live TV talk show and were making fun of people using wheelchairs in airports to get to their gate and then walking onto the plane under their own power. The hosts implied these people were faking a disability so they could be the first ones to board and disembark. I admit I don't watch their show because I have always found Gifford and Kotb annoying, but their rudeness certainly didn't win me over.klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-7943178828775783012013-12-14T02:41:00.003-06:002013-12-14T02:41:42.879-06:00Saw this one in person tonight too...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FgaeKGZ6FDY?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-48730446919662678642013-12-14T02:34:00.001-06:002013-12-14T02:34:23.734-06:00I just love watching lights set to Mannheim Steamroller....<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8DzseeDTX5Y?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-49472238574638353132013-12-09T00:46:00.000-06:002013-12-09T00:46:00.708-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 9, 2013:Why Are We So Driven?<br />
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Why are we so driven<br />
As tho' all depended on us?<br />
The earth will in its orbit be<br />
And a zillion stars still twinkle<br />
At our absurdity.<br />
Slow down, step back, relax.<br />
Look at where you're going.<br />
Look back to where you've been.<br />
Take a deep breath, whisper a prayer,<br />
And step outside your skin.<br />
Do you see it now?<br />
The futility of the treadmill,<br />
The frenetic, frantic fretting<br />
That forever leads us on and on,<br />
Forever going - never getting!<br />
Whisper a prayer.<br />
Now step inside your skin<br />
With new found peace, your heart at ease...<br />
Walk hand in hand with Him.<br />
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- Marion Serrklbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-83064518358790029422013-12-08T00:41:00.000-06:002013-12-08T00:41:00.059-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 8, 2013:This Too Shall Pass<br />
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When the road is rough, when life is rougher,<br />
When everything has gone awry,<br />
A little grin, a lifted chin<br />
Helps some, my dear, helps some.<br />
When life is harsh, beset with pain,<br />
When all the world's gone down the drain,<br />
Remember these words, take heart again,<br />
"This too shall pass."<br />
No one's said life's easy.<br />
Go pick up the pieces,<br />
Then forge ahead with lifted clearer head,<br />
You can be better than before.<br />
Each obstacle's a stepping stone,<br />
Every frustration but a door<br />
That can lead to a life much fuller<br />
Than has been heretofore.<br />
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- Marion Serr klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-42562861747670643172013-12-07T00:33:00.000-06:002013-12-07T00:33:00.715-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 7, 2013:Let Me Not Judge<br />
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Let me not judge, oh God, not judge,<br />
Till I've walked in his or her shoes a way.<br />
Give me the wisdom, the love, the grace,<br />
To choose the right words,<br />
The time, the place.<br />
The gentle touch that means so much to troubled hearts full of anguish,<br />
Let not the day pass, oh Lord, without a gentle touch and a word to soothe that troubled heart.<br />
I too have troubles both big and small that seem sometimes overwhelming.<br />
I am tired and cross and sometimes at a loss until I remember, in giving, I am getting.<br />
I'm hurting today dear God. Words were unkindly spoken by thoughtless folks<br />
Who haven't walked in my shoes a way.<br />
What do I do Lord, what do I do?<br />
The answer came softly, "Love, love." But I hurt too much!<br />
Love, ah yes, LOVE!<br />
That mystical, wonderful phenomenon, LOVE,<br />
Has healed many a heart.<br />
It permeates the soul and radiates apart.<br />
Like a mirrored pond when a pebble drops upon it.<br />
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- Marion Serrklbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-47350095083754878312013-12-06T00:27:00.000-06:002013-12-06T00:27:00.183-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 6, 2013:I Have a Choice<br />
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I have a choice, God made me free,<br />
To wallow in muck and mire.<br />
I have a choice, God gave it to me,<br />
To revel in selfish desire.<br />
I have the choice, God granted me,<br />
To be angry, hateful and tease.<br />
I have the choice, God gave it to me,<br />
To be whatever I please.<br />
I have a choice, God made me free,<br />
To rise above the muck and mire.<br />
I have the choice, God gave it to me,<br />
To renounce selfish desire.<br />
I have the choice, God granted me,<br />
To be loving, gentle and kind.<br />
I have the choice, God made me free,<br />
To choose where I spend eternity.<br />
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- Marion Serrklbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-69220785792543372072013-12-05T00:24:00.000-06:002013-12-05T00:24:00.362-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 5, 2013:Let Love<br />
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Think not yourself greater than he/she<br />
Lying in vomit and shame.<br />
Nor less than a queen or president,<br />
Or other with high sounding name.<br />
Hold your head up high, not falsely proud,<br />
Your soul with compassion fill.<br />
Let LOVE speak from your heart and lips.<br />
In all your dealings here on earth,<br />
Let LOVE flow through your fingertips<br />
To comfort those who hurt!<br />
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- Marion Serrklbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-7436555811497086212013-12-04T00:14:00.000-06:002013-12-04T00:14:00.037-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 4, 2013:'Tis Not Enough<br />
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'Tis not enough to speak the words<br />
They're empty, null and void.<br />
The aching heart's not cheered by them<br />
Nor the sagging spirit buoyed.<br />
Unless - until they're matched by deeds<br />
Of loving kindness and concern.<br />
Without a single thought of<br />
"What's in it for me?"<br />
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- Marion Serr klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-10680825263554050682013-12-03T00:09:00.000-06:002013-12-03T00:09:00.689-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 3, 2013:Adversity<br />
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There is a word in the dictionary spelled<br />
A-D-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y, some definitions of which are<br />
"a wretched state...a misfortune, a calamity".<br />
Experience has taught me this about<br />
That wretched word "adversity":<br />
Webster's always spelled it wrong!!<br />
It's a misfortune and a calamity,<br />
And with him I can't go along!<br />
I move we reprimand the dunce<br />
Who has o'er the years led many awry,<br />
Spell it out correctly for once:<br />
O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-T-Y!<br />
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- Marion Serr klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380427.post-84863994107310303112013-12-02T00:02:00.000-06:002013-12-02T00:02:00.128-06:00Inspiration for the Day, December 2, 2013:Oh Please, Oh Please<br />
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My bunion aches, my shoulder's lame,<br />
My eyes are dry and tired.<br />
My get up and go got up and went,<br />
If the boss walks in, I may be fired.<br />
Oh golly, oh gosh, oh gee, oh my,<br />
Will this day never end?<br />
Aaaahhh...aaaaaaaahhhhhhh<br />
Home at last.<br />
The sink is piled with dishes high,<br />
The house is all a-scramble,<br />
With jacket here, shoes over there,<br />
And newspapers all a-shambled.<br />
Will someone here, oh please oh please,<br />
Give this old gal a break?<br />
Clean up the mess, your own plus some,<br />
It would my whole day make!<br />
You're busy, I know, I'm busy too,<br />
Let's pull in this team together,<br />
A half hour a day would do it I'd say<br />
And keep me from getting MORE MADDER!<br />
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- Marion Serr klbrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.com0