By Clarissa Shepherd
Many times we feel disconnected from everyone due to chronic illness. We can't always express how or what we feel to others. This leaves us frustrated and alone in a room filled with people.
We reach deep inside to see a part of us that many people never need to find.
We hold on tight to places in our mind that many people never need to go.
Survival is a daily task, and peace can many times be a stranger to us.
As I think of those surviving chronic illness, I am reminded of how brave you are.
You are not your illness. You are a mighty sword, of a warrior, going to battle each day for your life.
You are not your harmful thoughts, for they are imposed on your mind. Yet, as a mighty sword, you are greater than those awful thoughts that enter the mind and affect your body and life.
Together we stand, for apart we fall. We each
give to the other the strength to move forward even when we would rather
lie down and quit.
You show your strength and courage with each breath you take, every obstacle you overcome, each time you learn new ways to cope.
You are fearless, even in your pain, for you move ever forward, in spite of it.
All of your adversity has rebuilt you, mind, body and spirit.
Allow the reality of this truth to wash over you.
To fill up your innermost being, bind you, hold you, carry you and
settle inside you.
You are heroes of a unique kind, taking a journey down a very winding road.Walk in the light of your fearlessness, for you are the description of courage.
With uncertainty around every curve, you rise to the occasion with grace.
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