acceptance.. sort of

today was a bit of a bust.. this morning, i worked on the dining room's woodwork for 2 hours, which is alright. then, i got a migraine around lunchtime. i'm now sitting here, watching tv, feeling like i'm going to hurl, spaced out, and like i got water up my nose. yay imitrex! meh

i need to remind myself that a) i am not 'normal' - i have chronic pain and serious fatigue issues and b) working for 2 hours straight is pretty damn good for me and c) there are millions of people out there who have it waaaay worse off than i do.

before, i used to scoff at people who would say my point "c", wondering how on earth can they completely discount their life and health problems? now, i understand that it's not a matter of discounting current circumstances -- if you want to be happy, you *have* to accept the way it currently is even tho it sucks. of course, i am by no means perfect, and i struggle with my pain and imposed limitations and acceptance every.single.day. i'm striving for happiness so that means learning to live with the pain...