by Callie | Aug 6, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, hope, writing
You’re standing there, shifting the weight from one hip to the other: hand in your pockets; hands crossed; hands back in your pockets. Who’s that idiot trying to jump on the stage? The lights go down. The band comes out. Your hands come together, with the hundreds...
by Callie | Jul 30, 2018 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, encouragement, Healing, hope, writing
The End of a Chapter I recently completed the last page of a journal I’ve had since my illness began in 2015. I realize this is a long time to be writing in the same journal, but I tend to write more on my Mac these days, and use my journal as more of a “quote...
by Callie | Jul 24, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, hope, Interstitial Cystitis, writing
It’s About Time I’ve done a few guest posts lately, where I explain my story through an interview with the authors, and it just dawned on me I have never told you the full story here, on my own blog. Whoops! (btw – there is a great River and Quill...
by Callie | Jul 17, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, hope
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up -Babe Ruth A New Journey Hi friends. I have embarked on a new journey which I would love to share with all of you, and it has to do with a dog, a valley, a car, and how I am surviving a chronic illness flare. If you...
by Callie | Jul 10, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, discouragement, encouragement, Healing, health anxiety, hope
If you are reading this, you have likely spent a solid amount of time trying to figure out how to heal chronic illness, or chronic anxiety or mental health issues. I am about to share something with you today which may be a bit unexpected and contrary to anything...
by Callie | Jul 3, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creativity, encouragement, Grief, Healing, hope
Heal. To Heal is “(of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again.”1 Healthy. the state of being free from illness or injury. I was healthy. Then I wasn’t. Then all I wanted was to heal. Then healing didn’t happen. ...
