#fundamentals

Healthy Living with Chronic Disease The Fundamentals Part 1 “Plan your work and work your plan.” ~ Vince Lombardi “Gentlemen, this is a football.” This is what Vince Lombardi said to a team of professional football  players on the first day of training camp for the Green Bay Packers in 1961. The year before they  had suffered crushing losses, and were at an all-time low. Lombardi went on to lead the Packers  into winning five NFL...

HEALTHY LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASE AND PAIN THE FUNDAMENTALS, PART 2 Thinking out of the Box “We are reluctant to live outside tribal rules because we are afraid of getting kicked out of  the tribe.” - Caroline Myss We’ve all had this experience at least once. Sitting, listening to a favorite band, and really wanting  to get up and dance. Looking around, and everyone else is seated. “Should I get up alone? Will I  embarrass...

HEALTHY LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASE AND PAIN THE FUNDAMENTALS: PART 3 Every Effort Counts One of my favorite inspirational writers is Caroline Myss. She is someone who helps me to  elevate my thinking about challenges and chronic pain and inspires me with her fearlessness and  gumption. When she talks about health and illness, she isn’t afraid to bring up sensitive subjects.  One thing she has said that really hit home for me was: “ If our...

HEALTHY LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASE AND PAIN THE FUNDAMENTALS: PART 4 Take Responsibility “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends  until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”—Eleanor  Roosevelt Researchers at Ohio State University recently did a study on how people feel about their health.  Despite a dramatic expansion of the medical industry- more health...