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yes, yes; me, yet again.
OK. So, I've prayed now and then for an 'attitude of gratitude.' I think it was a Rick Warren-ism, but...its mine now, LOL.
For once...I'm genuinely, remarkably, undeniably...HEALTHY. I was a weird kid, a sickly and messed up teenager, then straight up deathly ill, not going to "last much longer," etc. etc. etc. And now...
...well, clearly: God is good! I need to work out. I need to curb my iced coffee intake. I should probably shave more often. And yet...
...yup yup. Healthy, in a big, big way. I have sufficient energy (mental+physical) to "get er done." That's huge. Bright eyes, better IQ estimate (of course, IQ is a flawed concept, and IQ 'estimates' aren't exactly rocket science, but...you see where I'm going with this...), and...
...HEALTHY. For once, I even have healthy, normal, "good skin." Keep in mind; at 13+/-, when most kids were struggling w/ oily skin, acne, etc....I had dry skin. Eczema, or...something. My hair also started thinning around age 13, and the hair that was left was brittle, uncooperative. I had scalp problems, too.
I'm 33 years old now, and I'm genuinely, remarkably...miraculously...HEALTHY. My hair's thick, too, which is...unexpected, to say the least. When I take deep breaths, my body cooperates, no prob. I sleep well, no need for sedatives. My "anxiety disorder" and agitation...vastly, vastly improved.
At some point, I should see about...I don't know...a j-o-b would be nice, but I'm so thoroughly labeled and stigmatized around here, I don't know if I should even think on a j-o-b in this area, realistically. I've been blessed with disability and my (loving, kind, generous, long-suffering) parents. The Lord has provided everything I need for life and for godliness (and then some, if you ask me...). God is good!
Even my blood pressure...often at the higher end of acceptable, then straight up hypertension, etc...is normal, healthy, no problems there, Praise God (!!!!). The last time I had a shrink appointment at the clinic, the psych nurse took my BP, and...well...its within the normal range, everything is a-OK.
"I count my blessings --every-- day." That's what Verna tells me, on a regular basis. I am blessed beyond measure. There was a time when I thought that the massive vitamin supplementation had somehow "fixed" things, or would, if only I'd take more of this vitamin or that amino acid or...
...rambling. Now that I'm genuinely healthy, I still take the vitamins, etc. If the Orthomolecular people are even 1/2 correct, the supplements should at least make the tranquilizer easier to tolerate and reduce my long-term risk of common health problems. Not too shabby for a bunch of vitamins from an online, discount mega-store.
Well...I guess that's about it from me, for now, anyway. Thanks for reading, the support, prayers, etc.
OK. So, I've prayed now and then for an 'attitude of gratitude.' I think it was a Rick Warren-ism, but...its mine now, LOL.
For once...I'm genuinely, remarkably, undeniably...HEALTHY. I was a weird kid, a sickly and messed up teenager, then straight up deathly ill, not going to "last much longer," etc. etc. etc. And now...
...well, clearly: God is good! I need to work out. I need to curb my iced coffee intake. I should probably shave more often. And yet...
...yup yup. Healthy, in a big, big way. I have sufficient energy (mental+physical) to "get er done." That's huge. Bright eyes, better IQ estimate (of course, IQ is a flawed concept, and IQ 'estimates' aren't exactly rocket science, but...you see where I'm going with this...), and...
...HEALTHY. For once, I even have healthy, normal, "good skin." Keep in mind; at 13+/-, when most kids were struggling w/ oily skin, acne, etc....I had dry skin. Eczema, or...something. My hair also started thinning around age 13, and the hair that was left was brittle, uncooperative. I had scalp problems, too.
I'm 33 years old now, and I'm genuinely, remarkably...miraculously...HEALTHY. My hair's thick, too, which is...unexpected, to say the least. When I take deep breaths, my body cooperates, no prob. I sleep well, no need for sedatives. My "anxiety disorder" and agitation...vastly, vastly improved.
At some point, I should see about...I don't know...a j-o-b would be nice, but I'm so thoroughly labeled and stigmatized around here, I don't know if I should even think on a j-o-b in this area, realistically. I've been blessed with disability and my (loving, kind, generous, long-suffering) parents. The Lord has provided everything I need for life and for godliness (and then some, if you ask me...). God is good!
Even my blood pressure...often at the higher end of acceptable, then straight up hypertension, etc...is normal, healthy, no problems there, Praise God (!!!!). The last time I had a shrink appointment at the clinic, the psych nurse took my BP, and...well...its within the normal range, everything is a-OK.
"I count my blessings --every-- day." That's what Verna tells me, on a regular basis. I am blessed beyond measure. There was a time when I thought that the massive vitamin supplementation had somehow "fixed" things, or would, if only I'd take more of this vitamin or that amino acid or...
...rambling. Now that I'm genuinely healthy, I still take the vitamins, etc. If the Orthomolecular people are even 1/2 correct, the supplements should at least make the tranquilizer easier to tolerate and reduce my long-term risk of common health problems. Not too shabby for a bunch of vitamins from an online, discount mega-store.
Well...I guess that's about it from me, for now, anyway. Thanks for reading, the support, prayers, etc.
