Chronic Monday: A patchwork of items on chronic illness and the holidays
Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Have A Kickin' Kwanza and a Happy New Year! Here are a few items I'm looking at now: Keep My Mind Focused on Good Health O Lord, I find it hard to remember what it was like to be healthy. Help me keep my mind focused on good health and strength. Let me be positive about the course of treatment I am undergoing. And let me always have faith, great faith, in your presence in my life and your glory in my health. From "Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness" by Maureen Pratt. Psycmaster: Non-Denominational Spiritual Psychology and Mental Health A Spiritual Approach to Holiday Blues by Judy Marshall, PsychMaster.com Positive Strategies for Dealing With Holiday Blues Mental Illness: Coping With the Holidays - Brochure, applies well to any chronic illness. NAMI Award Winners - books and DVDs recognized by NAMI for their outstanding contribution to public understanding of mental illness. I've never been steered wr...