Wonky Pillow

"For those of us with chronic conditions, changing our relationship with them is often the very best..."

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:53:17 +1000

“For those of us with chronic conditions, changing our relationship with them is often the very best medicine. Being locked in a battle with your pain is exhausting, and it reinforces the sense that something is deeply wrong with your life. Letting go of resistance and learning to stay with what’s actually happening can be a homecoming for the heart.”

- Vidyamala Burch

poboh: Sola! Emilio Longoni. Italian (1859 - 1932)

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:01:57 +1000

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Sola! Emilio Longoni. Italian (1859 - 1932)

poboh: Sick young girl, Michael Ancher. Danish Impressionist...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:03:21 +1000

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Sick young girl, Michael Ancher. Danish Impressionist Painter (1849 - 1927)

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:59:46 +1000

by Katsuo. Sometimes having a chronic illness feels as if you...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:03:23 +1000

by Katsuo. Sometimes having a chronic illness feels as if you are suspended between life and death.

Calm.com

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:04:41 +1000

Calm.com:

The people who made Do Nothing for 2 Minutes have just launched a new site. Calm is a simple little site where you can do a 2-minute guided relaxation. Or you can just stare at their peaceful pictures in silence for 2 minutes. Quite a lovely idea!

Widowed and Fatherless (1888) by Thomas Benjamin Kennington.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:04:05 +1000

Widowed and Fatherless (1888) by Thomas Benjamin Kennington.

poboh: Note in Red The Siesta, James McNeill Whistler. American...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:02:35 +1000

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Note in Red The Siesta, James McNeill Whistler. American Tonalist Painter, Printmaker (1834 - 1903)

poboh: A Love Story, 1903, Emanuel Phillips Fox. Australian...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:01:52 +1000

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A Love Story, 1903, Emanuel Phillips Fox. Australian (1865 - 1915)

poboh: Beautiful morning, Frederick William Elwell. English...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:02:47 +1000

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Beautiful morning, Frederick William Elwell. English (1870 - 1958)

Some days we are well enough to open the curtains and see how beautiful the day is.

"Recovery does not mean cure. Rather recovery is an attitude, a stance, and a way of approaching the..."

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:02:31 +1000

“Recovery does not mean cure. Rather recovery is an attitude, a stance, and a way of approaching the day’s challenges. It is not a perfectly linear journey. There are times of rapid gains and disappointing relapses. There are times of just living, just staying quiet, resting and regrouping. Each person’s journey of recovery is unique. Each person must find what works for them. This means that we must have the opportunity to try and to fail and to try again.”

- Project Heal (via meant-to-live-free)

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Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:04:01 +1000

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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:02:08 +1000

"Whatever your difficulties—a devastated heart, financial loss, feeling assaulted by the conflicts..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:02:09 +1000

“Whatever your difficulties—a devastated heart, financial loss, feeling assaulted by the conflicts around you, or a seemingly hopeless illness—you can always remember that you are free in every moment to set the compass of your heart to your highest intentions. In fact, the two things that you are always free to do—despite your circumstances—are to be present and to be willing to love.”

- Jack Kornfield (via lazyyogi)

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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:05:20 +1000

"We are all going to die. our health habits do make a difference but do not change the eventual..."

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:03:34 +1000

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We are all going to die. our health habits do make a difference but do not change the eventual outcome.

Illness is not a punishment and healing is not a reflection of goodness. The state of our bodies does not reflect our “worthiness”.

We are healed when we grow from our experience of suffering, when we can reframe it as an act of grace that leads us back to who we truly are.

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- Jane Borysenko (via markruge)

On spending the whole day in your pyjamas

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:46:08 +1000

On spending the whole day in your pyjamas:

chronicstupidity:

Pajamas are the best piece of clothing ever. That and slippers. I’m lucky enough that for 1/2 of the school year I can now wear pajama pants underneath my skirt because of how long it is :> Does this count to wearing pjs in public?

Sure it does. That’s some awesome guerilla-style secret spy pyjama-wearing right there.

pyjamas in public

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:01:18 +1000

inktrees:

See? AWESOME.

61. Spend the whole day in your pyjamas.

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:25 +1000

Got this great response to our last fun thing to do in bed—

fibromyalgiaproblems:

All the time, i dont even know why we ever invented real clothes.
My uncle was making fun of me for wearing my pyjama bottoms to my grandparents for Easter dinner, and I was like fine, judge me for wearing my pjs, but I bet i’m a lot more comfortable than you are.

You know what? I think we should start A PYJAMA REVOLUTION. Let’s wear our pyjamas everywhere, all the time, until society accepts that wearing pyjamas is friggin’ awesome.

61. Spend the whole day in your pyjamas.

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:59:09 +1000