Feeling Pretty "Normal" These Days
I started my first day of volunteering at the Joshua Tree branch library yesterday and I think it's going to be a nice adventure. The County only requires 2 hours per week, so I'll be working Thursdays from 10-12. I may add more hours since summer is here in the high desert and pretty soon it will be too hot to do much of anything outside. I do want to leave a few days free in case I'd like to make a drive to the local mountains to have some hiking time in cooler temperatures.
Needless to say, I am feeling pretty "normal" these days and have had very few IBS and/or Fibro symptoms. I truly believe it is because I have finally forced myself to stop having anxiety, anger, worry, depression over the fact that I am unemployed and that our retirement financial future hangs in the balance. I am totally living in the NOW and my body seems to have healed. It's very mysterious and miraculous at the same time.
I might add that I have been working on Dr. Howard Schubiner's Mind/Body program and I'm also trying to be faithful to meditation and yoga. I have examined some very painful issues from my childhood and I believe this has helped me release some demons from my subconscious. Overall, I am feeling very healthy and I have a lot of optimism about my life.
My next goal is to find a way to deal with stress so that I might be able to go back to work, should the economy ever turn around. I do need 3 more years of CalPERS service credit in order to be able to apply for a retirement benefit when I turn 55. Granted, this benefit won't be very large, however it is a benefit that I could potential collect for the rest of my life. It is something I do need to strive for eventually. However, I need to learn to deal with stress so that it doesn't manifest into these physical symptoms.
Needless to say, I am feeling pretty "normal" these days and have had very few IBS and/or Fibro symptoms. I truly believe it is because I have finally forced myself to stop having anxiety, anger, worry, depression over the fact that I am unemployed and that our retirement financial future hangs in the balance. I am totally living in the NOW and my body seems to have healed. It's very mysterious and miraculous at the same time.
I might add that I have been working on Dr. Howard Schubiner's Mind/Body program and I'm also trying to be faithful to meditation and yoga. I have examined some very painful issues from my childhood and I believe this has helped me release some demons from my subconscious. Overall, I am feeling very healthy and I have a lot of optimism about my life.
My next goal is to find a way to deal with stress so that I might be able to go back to work, should the economy ever turn around. I do need 3 more years of CalPERS service credit in order to be able to apply for a retirement benefit when I turn 55. Granted, this benefit won't be very large, however it is a benefit that I could potential collect for the rest of my life. It is something I do need to strive for eventually. However, I need to learn to deal with stress so that it doesn't manifest into these physical symptoms.
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