Physical symptoms have nothing to do with abilities. This morning I woke up to a variety of symptoms that I could allow to alter the course of my day. My brain is foggy, my tummy is tossing & turning and every muscle in my body is screaming..but my mind and spirit, they will prevail. I have the free will to choose how this day will go in spite of how I physically feel. I can decide to turn the negatives into something positive today...to be a blessing to someone else.
A few kind words written or spoken to another person, a smile, a photograph or a package or card mailed...all may brighten the day of another person. A silent prayer offered up, a song that is sung as worship...being kind...all reasons to be joyful and full of gratitude.
I have had some people tell me that I am "too positive" or "overly optimistic"; that I have a false sense of reality about my illness. I don't have any illusions about dysautonomia. Not one. I know exactly what I have. I heard the doctors' diagnosis and prognosis loud and clear. However, I will not let dysautonomia define who or what I am. I refuse to give up and become a "victim”, a person who does not try to beat the odds. Instead I choose to push the limits and live my life to the fullest. I also serve a God who is mighty. I believe in miracles.
