perspective

Protected: Outrageous fortune

by Isy
November 17, 2019November 20, 2019
3 Comments
adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, brain care, bugging out, care team, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., imp-possible, loved ones, martial & internal arts, money, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care, what works

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Floating again

by Isy
November 17, 2019November 20, 2019
adaptation, basics, brain care, imp-possible, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care

I’ve removed two posts: “Departure & apology” is moot, completely overtaken by events. “Outrageous fortune” has the seeds of a good tutorial for navigating intensely… Read More »Floating again

Protected: A departure & a public apology

by Isy
November 12, 2019November 20, 2019
1 Comment
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, bugging out, CRPS knock-on effects, loved ones, martial & internal arts, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care

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Shore Break

by Isy
September 23, 2019September 23, 2019
2 Comments
activity, brain plasticity, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, loved ones, moving/traveling, nature, perspective, self-care, story

There I was, trying to steer the 3-headed rhinoceros that is the de-mold-the-mobile-home project (dubbed “DeStroy DeMold.”) Two of my volunteers had gotten sick with… Read More »Shore Break

What I did with my summer

by Isy
September 1, 2019September 1, 2019
activity, care team, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, imp-possible, loved ones, massage/bodywork, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

I’m aware that I disappeared for awhile. Obsessively focusing on housing and breakup, everything else sorta disappeared. Here’s what that period looked like, framed around… Read More »What I did with my summer

Interim choices

by Isy
April 18, 2019April 18, 2019
adaptation, basics, critical thinking, home-hunt, imp-possible, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care

After my head exploded last month, it took awhile to recover. It wasn’t happening while I was up to my eyeballs in what I can’t… Read More »Interim choices

3rd panel of triptych: The action of deciding

by Isy
March 11, 2019March 11, 2019
adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, critical thinking, home-hunt, humor, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care

This is the third panel of the triptych. It took awhile to write. You’ll see why soon. First panel: my pre-CRPS decision mechanism broke, but… Read More »3rd panel of triptych: The action of deciding

Decisions 2 – housing

by Isy
January 22, 2019January 23, 2019
brain plasticity, critical thinking, food allergies, home-hunt, imp-possible, money, perspective, radiation, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

Making a major decision, for someone with so little margin for error as a ragged, underfunded, spoony crip like me, means being able to answer… Read More »Decisions 2 – housing

Service animal in training

by Isy
October 30, 2018October 30, 2018
2 Comments
brain care, care team, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, kitten, loved ones, massage/bodywork, perspective, what works

So, here she is: my little fuzzbutt of curiosity, in a mellow moment. I told my pain specialist about her, as follows: She is turning… Read More »Service animal in training

A week on, slightly shocky but keeping calm

by Isy
August 31, 2018August 31, 2018
1 Comment
adaptation, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, loved ones, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance

Those of you who’ve been, been with, or treated addicts won’t be surprised to know that J’s story changed 3 times in a week, but… Read More »A week on, slightly shocky but keeping calm

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