Or, at the very least, give yourself more resources to fight it! Cognitive abilities are like muscles, in that they have to be developed and exercised regularly, even stretched to keep them flexible. We can’t necessarily avoid the cognitive deficits that come with some of our illnesses, or as a side effect of our medications. What […]
Hope for Pain Relief
I’ve known of mindfulness practices for several years, and read Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn several years ago. It is one of the books I’ve recommended on this blog in the past. I have only recently, though, truly committed myself to […]
Book Recommendation: The Mindful Way Through Depression
I’ve been responding to writing prompts instead of writing personal posts because I haven’t had a lot to say publicly. I feel a need to stop now, though, and strongly recommend a book that I’ve been reading. The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness takes a very different approach to recovery from […]
SBQ: Other crafts?
This weekend’s Stitching Bloggers Question: Are there other crafts that you have tried and abandoned? Why do you like stitching better? Short version: Because it’s one of the few visually-beautiful things I’ve ever been good at.