Perspective
from Bruce Campbell's site http://www.cfidsselfhelp.org/:
The last comment suggests that pacing means not just altering what we do, but also how we think. We have to make mental adjustments in how we understand ourselves and then translate those into action. One adjustment is to find an appropriate standard to compare yourself to.
One person reported that he felt guilty about how little he got done in comparison to healthy people. Reading about koala bears, he learned that "they spend 16 to 18 hours a day in a motionless stupor" and concluded "from now on, I'm going to look to koalas to see how I'm measuring up in the productivity department."
Useful AND funny!
The last comment suggests that pacing means not just altering what we do, but also how we think. We have to make mental adjustments in how we understand ourselves and then translate those into action. One adjustment is to find an appropriate standard to compare yourself to.
One person reported that he felt guilty about how little he got done in comparison to healthy people. Reading about koala bears, he learned that "they spend 16 to 18 hours a day in a motionless stupor" and concluded "from now on, I'm going to look to koalas to see how I'm measuring up in the productivity department."
Useful AND funny!
Replies
that\'s not a \'motionless stupor\', honey; that\'s called \"laid back\" :)
(Not to mention, Thoreau did the same thing - and look where He ended up!)
;)
They are conserving energy! Which is what we need to do, too! Funny though, huh!
Yay for koala bears! From now on, I\'m comparing myself to koalas too.
If you try to grab hold of a koala in the wild they freak out and scratch you with their sharp claws very quickly.They look so laid back and sleepy but they react mighty quickly.However if tame they are so cuddly and sweet.Got off track Jack. I like the idea of changing our subjects of comparison.Compared to a koala I move like a super woman . Yeah baby!!
\"laid back\", hah! \"ooh, he\'s so mellow, man...\"
Maybe we should replace \"koala\" with \"three-toed sloth\". Look, it\'s got SLOTH right in the name!
\"For the most part, a sloth\'s life revolves around sleeping and eating in their tree homes. The only times these mammals leave their tree is to use the bathroom and to take a swim.
\"Sloths in captivity sleep from 15 to 20 hours per day, which can leave them very little time for social activities....\"
http://www.livescience.com/27612-sloths.html Check out the video 1 to 1-1/2 screens down from the top... Now THAT\'S MELLOW!