Do You Need A New Normal ? Why ? BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

Hello everyone, I came across this in my travels and thought it may help someone on the discussion board today or in the future. It is written by a woman named Mandymuff, her (screen Name) This woman's insight is timeless. I take no credit for this just passing it along. I hope this helps or inspires someone today.

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Mandymuff : Do You Need A New Normal ?

During
much of our lives we do have what we like to call a normal day. That
is…until a chronic illness creeps in, and “normal” seems to fly out of the
window!

Suddenly nothing seems the same….there is no order, no
normal in our lives, and we become discouraged and depressed, everything
is a mess, and we begin to feel like we are in a small boat with no
motor and no oar…..just drifting in the wind, and we all know that does
NOT FEEL GOOD!! However…we do not want to stay like that!

So that
we are able to bring ourselves back to some semblance of order, we do
NEED to establish a new normal. We need that because all humans need to
feel that they have accomplished something, by the end of any given
day. If we go to bed at night feeling that we did NOTHING today, it
leads to…yes, actually can CAUSE depression!

That which we can call “accomplishing something” with our day is as varied as we are.

Some
may be able to get out and take a fast walk for 20 miles in the
morning, but unfortunately, most of us cannot do that. Some are able to
walk from the easy chair to the bathroom, and that is the limit. But
let's each try to make a realistic plan for “a normal day” for self, and
see what we can come up with. Remember that the old normal has passed
away (for now) so we are going to establish a “new normal”! Why should
we do this? BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL
HEALTH.

I’ll start, and then I ask you to share what would be a
new normal for you, and let’s see if it does make us feel better when we
lay down to sleep at night. Please remember to be realistic with what
you can and cannot do.

I wake in the a.m. and fix a coffee in the
Keurig and sit in the lazy-girl chair in the living room. As I sit and
sip my coffee, I dedicate my day to my Lord. My cat comes to my lap
for some cuddling, and my day begins. We have breakfast and I load the
dishwasher, make the bed, and get a shower. Those are my “normal”…even
on a bad day I have already accomplished something. No…it’s not a big
deal, but already I am pleased with self, because I have done something
worthwhile. Any time we can still care for self on some level, we have
reason to be thankful for it! And it needs to become “our normal”.

It
gives me some structure, some satisfaction. Now that is not usually
the end of my day but it is as far as I am going tonight. I’ll come
back to it later on, down the line here.

Now how about you? Do
you have a normal, or….are you needing to establish a new normal for
yourself? Please share….we all need each other!

Wishing You The Very Best

Take Care, God Bless,

(NEGU) Never Ever Give Up