Multiple sclerosis is your reality
I know your heart is heavy. Right now you are on the verge of tears…tears that have been collecting deep in the spaces of your heart and flooding over into your mind. You have met reality face to face and you don’t like it one bit. Multiple sclerosis is your reality. It’s real and you feel it deep. You are finding yourself overwhelmed and challenged in every area of life, and you feel the weight of simply getting through today to be daunting. Laundry has piled up and errands are on hold as you sit alone feeling like you’re about to break.
You don’t feel very brave right now. Sure, when you go out the door with a smile plastered across your face, you are brave. But that’s a mask you wear out in public to cover the pain. Here you sit, alone, and the mask comes off. Your thoughts are running wild and the tears begin to fall.
Where’s your brave when you feel numb to the core? Where’s your brave when all you see is clouds before you and not one ray of sunlight can be found? Where’s your brave when you run into walls, trip on invisible obstacles, can’t walk across the room, choke on air, your body trembles, and you drop everything you try to hold? Where’s your brave when you feel defeated? Where’s your brave then?
I want you to know that you are brave even when you can’t feel it. There truly is strength in you. A strength so amazing that even you don’t know it’s there. You’ve held on this long…that is brave. I know it’s terrifying. I know it’s not easy. You don’t see it, but I sure do. You are a brave multiple sclerosis survivor in this fight.
Rise up and be confident in who you are. Don’t give up just because the road is hard. It takes a strong person to wake up in the morning and face a new day surrounded by challenges, pain and uncertainty…and you are doing it.
Discouragement will happen, exhaustion and stress will find you, but don’t allow your heart to grow weary too. It’s okay to let the tears flow. Sometimes that’s all you need to do to lighten the load. Let it go and find your brave today, because you are brave! I can see it.
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Thank you for that. Just reading this helps me to know I’m not alone.
I’m so glad it helped. That makes my day. Hugs to you. xoxo
Somedays truly feel alone, then you post and I read it, my perspective changes, my mind says someone else understands, my burden is still there as MS never lets me forget it is there but my heart stays strong even though my poor body no longer is.
Thanks for expressing what we all know as our truth in such an eloquent and heartfelt manner, it does help.
Thank you as well. I’m glad my words help. xoxo
Thanks for this encouragement. I have a Doctor’s appointment this morning I’m having bladder problems. I’m hoping I get can get something to help with this. Its my first time out of the house since October. Wish me luck. Take Care♥️
I’ve been praying for you and a solution for your bladder. That’s always difficult to work with. xoxo
talk about perfect timing. i’ve been laying in bed for 2days now-physically , mentally and emotionally exhausted .
i keep thinking of 2 mantra bands i own, warrior &
unbreakable. feeling chipped away discouraged and disappointed in myself.
reading your post helps me know the above + tears are ok.
this to shall pass. thanks penelope xoxo
Oh, bunny. Been thinking of you. I share your tears. xoxo
Thank you so much, I really needed this
You are so welcome. hugs
Penelope I needed this reminder to know some else is out there who cares about me and is a super Ms warrior herself!!! Thank you so much 🙂 🙂
(grins) Thank you Tiffany. And it’s true. I care. hugs. xoxo
I needed this today. Always food for thought and motivation that we can all use from time to time.
Thank you for this Penelope. You’re writings are the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
I’m glad something I share is beneficial. I wonder if I can find the end of that rainbow? 😀
Such a great reminder! Thank you! You seem to always say what I need to hear at the perfect time. You are amazing and brave too and don’t ever forget it