I have not posted in a while. Things have changed and stayed the same. I love when Spring comes, and we change our clocks forward, so it stays light later. There's something so cheery and healing about natural light that artificial lights can never replace. I suppose that's stating the obvious. I watched a film today about Hashimoto's called "Walk Talk Dance Sing." You should look it up, it's free, informative, and encouraging, and there's a lot of dancing (not sure what it's called, but the words "interprative dancing" come to mind. What I got from this movie is that no matter what path of healing I choose, I should not let this disease rule my life, and that focusing on doing things I love and need/want to do will be extremely helpful and healing in itself. On that note, I've decided to make a list of things I truly love to do.
)Dancing- zumba, freestyle, whatever
)Singing- There's something incredibly therapeutic about singing, and it uplifts your spirit.
)Writing- Though I don't do this much anymore, I feel I have a real knack for it and will definitely be doing more of it in the future.
)Meeting new people- As long as they're not terribly rude, I feel I can get along with most anyone.
)Hanging out with people- As a self-proclaimed (and, okay, many friends have labeled me as such) extrovert, I DO NOT like to be alone. I get depressed if I'm at home all the time, and I feel best when I am constantly on the move (for a while, at least, then have a few days where I just stay at home. Everyone has their limits!). Of course, the Hashi's can zap my energy whenever, so that's a bit limiting as well.
)Shopping- When I have others to shop with, anyway. Shopping by myself isn't much fun.
)Going to Church- My faith is extremely important to me. It's been very difficult living in a place where we are having to travel over an hour for church almost every weekend, when I was so used to being able to attend every (at least, almost every) service and church function.
)Spending time outside in nature! Very few things make me feel more peaceful than going to the beach, hiking near creeks/waterfalls, and just enjoying being outside.
