tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170807854514947077.post1413886115716741508..comments2023-05-19T04:22:31.778-04:00Comments on Healing Hopefully: Four Hours A WeekMeggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17688539987583679389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170807854514947077.post-35407270447371358552013-09-17T22:55:11.647-04:002013-09-17T22:55:11.647-04:00I'm so glad that you're so glad I wrote th...I'm so glad that you're so glad I wrote this post. And I know I do contribute (and in other ways besides this too). But it's so hard to realize it sometimes. Sometimes school makes me feel so unaccomplished, but accomplished at the same time, if that makes sense. But today I felt like I had real, real purpose. <br /><br />And don't feel old. I had a xanga too. Though I didn't use it for health advocacy, I used it to track my mountain climbing and hiking escapades. But what will be will be ;)Meggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688539987583679389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170807854514947077.post-59221643893621772512013-09-17T22:41:48.624-04:002013-09-17T22:41:48.624-04:00I'm so glad you wrote this post! I get it, and...I'm so glad you wrote this post! I get it, and I'm glad you figured it out. I have been screaming this (screaming in my head, softly pleading it out loud) for the past 7 years. A lot of times I still feel like I'm watching from the sidelines even though I know that I DO contribute. Trying to raise 2 kids is an obvious contribution, but trying to do so with dysautonomia (among other things) can make one feel like their coming up short all the more. For the brief time I was back in school I felt more accomplished than I had in years. Starting Sapling Stories was my saving grace. It morphed into something that I was passionate about (funny story: I originally stayed away from health advocacy because my cousin had already started Just Mildly Medicated and I didn't want to be a copy cat. Never mind that I had started a support network years ago on xanga - wow, I feel old)... Anyway, sorry about my rambling. This just really hits home for me :)Little Moon Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105671589315534040noreply@blogger.com