Saturday 3 February 2024
I am looking up!
Tuesday 26 December 2023
Not as I appear
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Sufficient to the day
As a woman who suffers from chronic illness and pain through fibromyalgia, I often succumb to bouts of depression. I have a few tips on overcoming it.
First and foremost, start your day in prayer. Ask God for the strength to face the day and play worship music to lift your spirit.
Try to be in the moment and take one day at a time. That's all we can tackle otherwise, the sense of failure can be overwhelming. We aren't meant to take it on all at once.
If you try to just focus on the next task at hand and not dwell on the future, it will help your attitude to realise that you have accomplished something. It will then snowball as you progress through the day.
With chronic illness, I set myself just one or two daily goals that are achievable: for me it is wash the dishes and put away the clean clothes. I only focus on those goals that I know are achievable and if at the end of the day, they are done, then I feel a sense of accomplishment instead of defeat.
Nothing depresses me more than a feeling that I have achieved nothing all day. I don't worry that others may say "for goodness sake, it's only washing dishes..." for us in the throes of illness, be it mental or physical- it's a big deal. Delight yourself in small victories.
I find that in setting small goals it knocks the cloud of gloom off its perch and makes me hopeful that I will be able to rise above the depression. Give yourself a high five and see that any job you do is a step in the right direction. It still blesses your family and serves the LORD.
I think when we are depressed and/or in pain, the desire to go Home to the LORD is strong. After all, we are tired of living in a world of pain and we look forward to our redemption. But in saying that, we still have a work to do until that time.
As FlyLady says, baby steps. But just taking baby steps lead us out of our rut and it is that first baby step that will hasten our healing of depression and sense of failure.
© Glenys Robyn Hicks
Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:34
Thursday 30 November 2023
God's got this!
He wants to do a stress test on the bicycle but I can't because of my ligaments being torn in my knees. My last chemically induced exercise test saw them do a code blue for me as it gave me a heart attack.
So I said no to that and to angiograms.. it's kind of freeing to know that I get to call the shots in my life... it's sad that I got to old age before I said no to doctors... anyway, he waived the $300 fee for video consultation yesterday. Medicare will pay him. So I am very happy and relieved about that...
Thanks to God, I can relax, God's got this!
Thursday 23 November 2023
"We give You thanks"
May we be truly grateful
For the bounty You have given us.
We thank you for the earth and rain,
The good harvest and the wholesome grain
That went into our daily bread
And kept the stock that kept us fed.
Thank you for the hands that cooked and baked,
And for the water that our thirst slaked.
Please accept our thanks as we honour You
For Your goodness in giving us this food.
© Glenys Robyn Hicks
Wednesday 10 August 2022
Stating your name and business
Monday 8 August 2022
We really like our new house
Monday 18 April 2022
He works in mysterious ways!
Sunday 13 February 2022
Being saved is crucial if you want to live.
Thursday 27 January 2022
We live in a fallen world
Monday 17 January 2022
Our little haven
Thursday 22 July 2021
Drowning in fear?
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Wednesday 14 July 2021
Like, sure that will work!
Sunday 9 August 2020
And Baby makes three!
Thursday 23 July 2020
In my dreams!
Monday 20 July 2020
Watch, pray and wash your hands.
Monday 13 July 2020
Beauty is all around us
Sunday 14 June 2020
Strine's a language all its own.
Friday 12 June 2020
Let's be clever ducks!
Thursday 11 June 2020
From the comfort of my couch
When I woke from my resultant slumber, Chris had closed the door as it was getting cold again. My muscles felt more relaxed and I had a few spoons to cook some fish and mashed potato with peas for dinner. I even did an apple pie sweetened with Hermasetas and cinnamon.
I was so comforted by just getting to rest and sleep and I intend to go to the "beach" again tomorrow- all from the comfort of my couch!