I am well, sort of most of the time. I say ‘sort of’ because I have MS (Multiple Sclerosis). which causes some problems for me, in various degrees of trouble. At the moment, I’m feeling more or less OK, able to easily stand up and sit down, and with a reasonable amount of energy available.
Earlier today, while being able to stand up and sit down, I was feeling extremely tired (fatigued), and I lay down for a while when I got home from visiting my mother. I was able to get up again though, and then go outside with my dogs, who had all been left inside the house, and needed to go out for a toilet break …
I am happy with the various things I do in my life, my various volunteer things, and helping a little around the home, assisting in cooking our meals occasionally. Once upon a time, I did almost all of the housework, feeding and cleaning up after the dogs, and cooking the main evening meal and often lunch on the weekend too. Then MS came into my life, then my husband retired and took on the role of carer for me as well as husband.
Things are working out in good ways, mostly. I have the things I’m interested in that my husband isn’t, he has his things he’s interested in that I not, and there are other things we’re both interesting in, that we do together. After being married for well over thirty years, things are going well, but I know that one shouldn’t take things for granted.
I’m grateful for all of the things my husband does around our home, and I do my best to make sure he knows this. He is older than me and has his own health issues, but fortunately is also well, most of the time, more often than I am. Even though my health is definitely affected by MS, I do my best to have a positive attitude to my life, and my happy attitude, I think, helps to keep things friendly and happy in our home.
I’m interested in the ideas about how your attitude to life, whether positive or negative can have on your life, both mentally and physically. The article explains more about this idea, and it’s certainly one I believe in. My life is a good one, I have family and friends who love me, and I have few people who don’t like me, as far as I know … If there are more people who don’t like me than I realise, that’s sad, but I won’t stress myself about it, because I know how badly stress can affect my body.
Happiness is much better for me than stress is, and not just for me, having a happy or positive attitude is good for us all. Friends, something to look forward to, feeling you’re doing good things for yourself and for others, these all help a person to be happy. Happy mind, happy body. Do you have things in your life that you look forward to? Please share these happy things with us all here 🙂
Mick, Jane and Me 