Hi All,
It has been a few weeks since I've written, and boy what a few weeks its been. I am still not up to par but I figured the best place to discuss this would be on here since there are probably many of you in the same situation as myself.
It is quite difficult, to say the least, to be very young and dealing with some many things at once. I just graduated from with my bachelors in December and started my masters program, full time, right away. On top of that, I started a full time job in January. Needless to say, the past few months have finally caught up to me. Trying to keep it together and going to school and working full time, on top of my FMS among other issues has definitely put a hold on life. I do not like to let my issues control what I do, but I now know that sometimes it is impossible. It is impossible to be strong all the time and sometimes you just have to let go and go with the flow. I usually tend to fight the current and at times it does work. However, this time I was not that lucky. It seemed that one thing after another kept happening and it appeared to be impossible to catch up. To be honest, I am still not caught up on everything, and have definitely been feeling awful for quite sometime. I am hoping that once the weather gets nice and stays nice, it will help give me the push to get back ahead of the game.
I just wanted to let all you young people know that, yes, at times it feels impossible to do all that we need to do, and sometimes it is important to let go and really just flow with the times. By doing so, it will allow you some time to just be and in the end give you the energy and encouragement you need to get back in the game. I know I am not alone and felt it was necessary to share my experiences because I am sure there is at least one other GRATE member who feels the same way I do!
What are your thoughts? Please feel free to add, share, or ask questions if you have any.
Be well,
Candace
Faith Young is the pseudonym used by one of Lumigrate's longest content providers, as she began writing at the age of 24 in Lumigrate's FIRST year on the Internet! In real life, this young woman who has been living with FMS for many years received her Bachelors degree in Health Education from Montclair State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude. To further her career, she is currently working on two Masters degrees, one in Counseling from Seton Hall University. Since she is a 6th grade health teacher working to educate students on the importance of being physically and emotionally healthy, we found it best to provider her with a pseudonym of her choice and "Faith Young" is what resonated. In the long run, this very real young woman has faith and hopes be able to use health education in counseling and provide up to date information at Lumigrate which will appeal to the younger people 'out there' and bring them 'in here' to Lumigrate in addition to our more mature adults. In addition, she is a LumiLiaison for Lumigrate.com and helps facilitate Lumigrate FMS fan pages on facebook. Search on Lumigrate and Lumigrate: Fibromyalgia and join us related to general and/or FMS specific information; Like us and those #s count with our advertisers and supporters and also allow YOU to keep up with what we're up to!
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Comments
Candace,
I am sorry you are experiencing difficulties. You speak for many people who are trying to accomplish many things at once while living with FMS. It is difficult. You push yourself, because that is the only way and then it catches up with you and you have to rest. You have to rest if you are going to recoup so you can resume your busy schedule.
I commend you in your endeavors with work and education. Rest when you can, be sure to include time in your schedule to do things you enjoy, to visit with family and friends, to worship and to exercise. These things round out your life, are enriching and rewarding. Take some time for yourself everyday.
Alice Franklin was raised on a sandy beach in Point Clear, AL and lived along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Alabama in her youth, graduating from Fairhope High School on Mobile Bay. Prior to becoming disabled due to severe spine problems, she worked her way into management and purchasing positions in industrial manufacturing and art industries. She worked her way into Lumigrate unknowingly by impressively writing at Lent 2010 about utilizing her religious and spiritual beliefs with chronic pain/disease management (she has had fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain for decades); it turns out she holds the priesthood office of elder in her church and became active again in this office in May 2010 and has been pastor or copastor in previous churches. We are so very proud to have her words and thoughts gracing our 'pages' of this website and look forward to what the future holds for her.
Hey Alice,
Thank you for your feedback. I am definitely trying to keep on top of things and relax when I can! I am trying to get into a routine and try to establish one day out of the week for me :)
Hope all is well!
-Candace
Faith Young is the pseudonym used by one of Lumigrate's longest content providers, as she began writing at the age of 24 in Lumigrate's FIRST year on the Internet! In real life, this young woman who has been living with FMS for many years received her Bachelors degree in Health Education from Montclair State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude. To further her career, she is currently working on two Masters degrees, one in Counseling from Seton Hall University. Since she is a 6th grade health teacher working to educate students on the importance of being physically and emotionally healthy, we found it best to provider her with a pseudonym of her choice and "Faith Young" is what resonated. In the long run, this very real young woman has faith and hopes be able to use health education in counseling and provide up to date information at Lumigrate which will appeal to the younger people 'out there' and bring them 'in here' to Lumigrate in addition to our more mature adults. In addition, she is a LumiLiaison for Lumigrate.com and helps facilitate Lumigrate FMS fan pages on facebook. Search on Lumigrate and Lumigrate: Fibromyalgia and join us related to general and/or FMS specific information; Like us and those #s count with our advertisers and supporters and also allow YOU to keep up with what we're up to!