critical thinking

"Plan" is a 4-letter word

by Isy
November 7, 2012
1 Comment
critical thinking, loved ones, meds/drugs, realpolitik, reiki/meditation, travelogue, what works

Last night, in an effort to give my autonomic nervous system a chance to calm down, I turned off my lovely hostess’s wifi while I… Read More »"Plan" is a 4-letter word

Vocation and purpose (illustrated)

by Isy
June 26, 2012
7 Comments
critical thinking, loved ones, perspective

I’ve spoken of myself as a writer for ages, and made a decent living writing professionally (about software) for several years — until I got… Read More »Vocation and purpose (illustrated)

Getting it right

by Isy
April 19, 2012January 8, 2014
5 Comments
adaptation, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., perspective, reiki/meditation, sheeple, what works

H’mm… Struggling with the recurring message from the world around me that I can’t do this, I can’t cure this case of cold chronic CRPS.… Read More »Getting it right

New glasses, renewed perspective

by Isy
March 26, 2012
adaptation, critical thinking, loved ones, perspective, self-care

I used to have remarkably acute vision (20/15, if you’re curious) and exceptional color perception to go with it. It used to make me happy… Read More »New glasses, renewed perspective

Pertinent pain data

by Isy
February 12, 2012
critical thinking, legislation, perspective, realpolitik, sheeple

Here’s a little gem I found while cleaning up my hard drive. It’s from early last year… =========== Each year, 80,000,000 (that’s eighty million) Americans… Read More »Pertinent pain data

Reality check bounce

by Isy
February 4, 2012
adaptation, critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, insur-dance, mortality, perspective, what works

I got a settlement last year of $40,000. In 8 months, it’s nearly gone. I ran through my numbers and realized that all that money… Read More »Reality check bounce

Himalayan dreams

by Isy
December 26, 2011
critical thinking, legislation, mythology, nature, travelogue

Had a dream of a remarkable wolf. It said it was from an extinct ancestral species. There were great mountains around us. I got curious… Read More »Himalayan dreams

Refocus on what works: In memoriam

by Isy
December 16, 2011
1 Comment
critical thinking, legislation, loved ones, meds/drugs, perspective, politics, science, what works

Debbie died yesterday. She was a never-failing source of encouragement and intelligent support on one of my key online CRPS support groups. She died on… Read More »Refocus on what works: In memoriam

Polarity, Extremism, and the Real Alternative

by Isy
October 19, 2011
critical thinking

We have gotten so used to thinking in binary terms — either/or, for/against, all/nothing — that it’s becoming more and more common to have to… Read More »Polarity, Extremism, and the Real Alternative

Pain Manifesto

by Isy
September 26, 2011
10 Comments
critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, loved ones, opinion, perspective, philosophy, poetry, tasty words

This came out of cold chronic CRPS type 1, a debilitating condition of intractable chronic pain, nervous system disruption, and multi-system dysregulation — destroying the… Read More »Pain Manifesto

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