I know that for those of us whose daily lives are ruled by the ever constant pain of our situations, it's very hard to keep a positive outlook on things. Since I'm new to the group, I don't know if this has been done yet or recently, but what if we all post something here about something good that we've experienced lately? Maybe by reading the posts of others, it'll help those of us who are really struggling at the time to have a little bit of hope. I'll start.

I had a really long and painful weekend. I easily reached my pain scale of ten, and there were times when I didn't think I'd make it. But guess what? I did. And because I did, I feel really good about myself! I faced my "demons," so to speak, and survived instead of letting the pain beat me down. I made it through it all and am still here. The best part was the hugs from my friends I had received here when I was gone. Thank you! :)