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Thankful Thursday’s

June 4, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

I know I get negative in some of my posts. I’m trying to hold back from that. And here comes that word that usually follows this kind of sentence “BUT”… So, here I go. I’m trying to hold back from that, BUT I’m sick today. Just blech blech blech! I think it’s kind of a flu bug. My point is that I am going to bed now, after doing next to nothing all day. I basically made it from the bed to the couch, and now I’m going back to the bed. Therefore, tonight I don’t have much to offer…but, in an effort to force myself to be more positive, I have decreed that from this day forward, (on my blog only, unfortunately I don’t have that much power over the rest of the world – lol!!) that Thursday’s will now be “thankful Thursday’s”. Doing so will force me to find the positive in life! So, today I am very, very, very thankful for my husband. I’m keeping it just like that. I could easily list all of the reasons why, but I need to lie down right now!

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health Topic List”!

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

Lessons

June 3, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

Life has countless lessons to teach to you

Obstacles that you must work your way through

Sometimes obvious, sometimes a surprise

Behind all that you go through, a moral lies

Do you ever find yourself in the same circumstance

Feeling like you’re always dancing the same dance

That’s life’s funny little way of forcing you to

Delve deeper into things and work them through!

JKC

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

Busy Day Of Bla

June 2, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

I had a pretty bla-ish day today. For most of the day my little man and I had an “upstairs day”. We haven’t had one in a while. It was nice to just sit and play and goof around. Things have seemed to be busy these days. Not that I feel like I do all that much. Or it doesn’t feel like I do, but the time seems to fly by. I find it’s bedtime and it feels like I just got up. I know that I do get exhausted easily. So, a lot for me isn’t necessarily a lot for most people. If that makes sense! I just feel like I have piles of things to go through. So many things that end up on my “to do” list just seem to stay there. Things went downhill once I went to get the girls from school. Just a bad bad pain day today. Dual-sided pain too! I’ve also had a bad headache going on for too many days. I have to get my pain cream on my face and take some meds. My son’s going on an end of the year playschool field trip to Fort Edmonton Park tomorrow and I need to get some rest. If I feel better than today, I will go with him. If not, well, then I won’t! I didn’t tell him I’m coming because I didn’t want to get him excited and then end up feeling crappy and have to explain that I can’t come. Instead of committing, I told his teacher that I’d play it by ear. So, off to bed for me. Night night💤

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

A Terrible Assault

June 1, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

Do you have those voices that reside inside your head

Those many tangled ramblings like to fill my mind dread

They criticize and argue; tell me yes and tell me no

They judge and shame me, try to tell me where to go

Sometimes it feels like chaos is exploding in my brain

“You shouldn’t this”, “you could’ve that”, it’s driving me insane

It seems no matter what I do my mind will find some fault

These penalizing voices wage a terrible assault

JKC

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

Dance On My Pain

May 31, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

Sunshine and butterflies dance on my pain

Honey and cupcakes sweeten the strain

Headaches and face pain sear on my smile

Depression and loss scar me with style

JKC

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

The End Of Dance For The Year!!!

The final dance show of the year is tonight! 👯The last competition, the “grand championships” that was scheduled for late June has been cancelled. Apparently they didn’t have enough dance studios register for the championship and, well, I’m rather happy about it! No more extra biweekly practices until June! Hip hip hooray!! This gives my daughter and her limo company (aka my hubby and I) some down time. My daughter dances five days a week and sometimes more than once a day. She really enjoys dancing, but it tends to take over her life. I think she’s also relieved she’ll no longer, have to rush around, get her hair done, inhale her supper, make sure she has the right dance shoes, tights, etc. It’s just a lot and when you’re in grade 7, you want some time for yourself and to be with your friends, to just be a kid! Also, the dates would have been a real pain! My daughter leaves for her school trip to Quebec, Montreal and Ottawa on the 22 of June and the finals for dance were supposed to be on June 20 & 21. So, yes, that would have been a pain in the butt, instead of packing and getting ready for her trip, we would have been driving to Red Deer for dance. I am really happy that isn’t going to be happening now! So, we go to the final “performing showcase” tonight (she is already there, makeup and hair done because the dress rehearsal is all afternoon and the show is this evening.) I do love watching her dance, not just her actually, there are some amazing dancers and I enjoy watching them all. However, yes, after tonight she is done for the year and I am quite relieved, definitely ready for it!! I don’t know what next year will bring with dance. I know she wants to be given the opportunity to attend competitions and she isn’t offered that with her current dance school. (Well, other than hip hop, but that was due to the new teacher not knowing how this dance studio chooses the kids who compete; a whole other conversation I’m not getting into right now!!) I told my daughter that we’re going to wait until she receives her “report card” before making any decisions about next year. She’s says that she’d like to go to a different studio, where the parents can decide whether or not to register as a recreational dancer or a competitive one. The problem is that changing studios would mean having to drive her to dance in Edmonton, which would be a real pain in the butt! However, I see her confidence slipping away, in the way she carries herself, her expression, her posture and, well, I just see it. This hurts my heart so so much!! But, no decisions have to be made right away. Once she gets her report card and we see what she has been recommended to take next year, we will have to look at the pros and cons and make some decisions!! Until then, I just need to not worry about it. I just want her to be happy. To feel appreciated by her teachers, not rejected by them; which is how she feels…🙍🏼

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

May I Have Horns For The Day?

May 29, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

May I have horns for the day?

Permission to blow the pleasantries away

No worries about right or wrong

Be free to sing my private song

Forget about those who judge and talk

Do what I want and let them gawk

Dance and sing and yell out loud

I don’t have to please anyone in the crowd

May I have horns for the day?

If I enjoy it too much, they may just stay…

JKC

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

MIA Poem

May 28, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

I just had another of those fun moments when I’d like to toss my iPad out the window then run outside with a sledgehammer pound the crap out of it! The poem that I was just reading through is suddenly MIA…poof! It is gone! I can’t find it and have no idea why or how or where…so so frustrating. I don’t think I’ll have a long post today. I need to do my lights still and it’s already 9:00. I have to do them tonight and I can’t go to bed late tonight. Or rather, I won’t go to bed late. Pain comes far too easily and I may not know all of the things that trigger my pain, but lack of sleep is one thing I do know makes it worse. So, I apologize for this short post. I still can’t find the poem I wrote earlier and it’s bothering me…argh!

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

With His Heart In His Hands

May 27, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

She says the words he yearns to hear

He lets them caress away his fear

He wants to believe there’s been no change

But he senses a hint of something strange

In the way she smiles and casts her eyes

The tilt of her head betrays her lies

His doubt holds him down with regret

Can she possibly forgive and forget

He’ll cling to promises from time past

With his heart in his hands holding fast

JKC

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

First It’s The Dollar Tree, Then It’s The World!!!

May 26, 2015Uncategorized# atypical facial pain, # kids, # laser therapy, #acute pain, #Beaumont AB, #chronic fatigue, #chronic pain, #clinical depression, #dependency, #edmonton, #facial pain, #lasertherapy, #mairrage, #medication, #meditation for pain relief, #meditech, #MVD surgery, #neuroplasticity, #pain, #pain relief, #pain sensitization, #parenting, #poetry, #Striking Back, #TN, #TN research, #trigeminal neuralgia, #www.tnnme.com, #www.zazzle.com, #yoga for pain reliefJenn

Today I spent almost 2 hours in “The Dollar Tree” store. I know that’s a bit crazy, but it’s true. I was just walking through each isle, looking at all of the “great deals” that would encourage me to buy things that I don’t need and wasn’t even looking for! You know what I mean? You’re walking through the store and something catches your eye. You check it out and you’re flabbergasted by the price. You’re like”OMG! I just can’t believe how cheap that is!! What a great deal. I’ll never find it at that cost again! I can’t pass by this deal! Actually, I better buy a couple while I can!!” Then, as you leave the store where everything costs only $1.25 (yes, everything – a great deal, right?!) you find yourself wondering how you could possibly end up spending $40!! Well, at least I was out of the house right?! That’s got to be worth something! I was forced to crawl out of my cave because my husband forgot his work ID Pass at home. He needs it to enter the restricted areas. He can get a temporary pass for the day, but it doesn’t look very good when one of the bosses doesn’t have his pass. Also, he has a very high clearance level that may not be covered with a temporary pass. So, my point is that he called me from work to ask me if I’d mind bring it to him and that’s what forced me to get moving today. It’s pretty sad when you feel like you had a productive day because you spent a chunk of your afternoon in a dollar store…baby steps right?? First it’s The Dollar Tree, then it’s the world!!!!

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

The Spirit Scribe

I challenge myself to write 365 posts in 2016to heal Body, Mind & Spirit. Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

Category Archives: Uncategorized

Thankful Thursday’s

Lessons

Busy Day Of Bla

A Terrible Assault

Dance On My Pain

The End Of Dance For The Year!!!

May I Have Horns For The Day?

MIA Poem

With His Heart In His Hands

First It’s The Dollar Tree, Then It’s The World!!!