"Jeanne's Endo Blog" Says: Smile! Happy Valentine's Day!

I was tagged by My Endo Journey to share 6 things that make me smile.

I don't normally do these (this is actually the only tagging I've ever done with my blog) but this smile graphic was too good to pass up... especially since it's Valentine's Day. :)



Six things that make me smile:

1. My amazing husband and daughter, who experience challenges in conjunction with my conditions daily and demonstrate flexibility, patience, and unconditional love!

2. My extended family and "in-person friends".

3. My blog... which is so therapeutic for me and which simultaneously helps other people. Helping fellow patients and local support group members makes me happy. Networking with fellow health bloggers is wonderful too. I have blogger friends coming out my ears now. :)

4. Acupuncture... which is totally amazing!!!!! (I have been writing a post with details about this forever. Stay tuned because I should be posting it soon).

5. When I find a coping mechanism that helps me manage pain (or when I use an existing coping technique).

6. Music and art. Funny DVDs. Robin Williams. Tori Amos.

I tag: Steph, Foxy, Mckay k, and Kerry. Enjoy!

RULES: Link to the person who has tagged you. (For me that's My Endo Journey).

Write down six things that make you happy. Post the rules, tag others and let them know you did it. Then tell the person when your entry is complete.

P.S. I was about to publish this when I saw that Endochick tagged me for this too. :)

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Endometriosis Blog: Gratitude Moment!

Above is an image I wanted readers to have the pleasure of viewing. This symbol is called a mandala...

It was used with permission from Jennifer Jones at:

http://www.mandalaspiritart.com/

You can learn more about mandalas at the above site. Many more mandalas can be found there.

Today I wanted to post something simple but meaningful. I wanted to "lighten things up" with the beautiful image above... and I wanted to post a "Gratitude Moment" to two wonderful women.

I'd like to thank these two very special people!!!

These are two women who have consistently posted thought-provoking, supportive, insightful, hopeful, positive comments on this blog. If you look through the comments on most articles on this blog, you'll see one or both of them listed as having commented:

Alicia (aka "yaya")
Mckay k

These two women have been incredibly supportive of this blog and I wanted to dedicate a "Gratitude Moment" to each of them!

Each of them is also a blogger.

Alicia has endometriosis and infertility. She occasionally includes these as topics on her "Random Thoughts" blog. (She descibes her Yayastuff blog as --- "Random thoughts, Daily Thoughts, Life, Friends, Family, Nanny Job"):

http://yayastuff.blogspot.com/


Mckay k writes two blogs. One is on chronic illness and the other is about her Koi Pond/Garden. (She is an avid gardener and also has multiple chronic illnesses):

Chronic Illness Blog:

http://livingwithachronicillness.blogspot.com/

Koi Pond Blog:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=123987592

These two women are strong, intelligent, supportive, helpful, and kind. I am grateful to have them in my life. One lives nearby and another lives far away. Regardless of who lives where, both of these women have had a profound impact on this blog with their frequent comments and great observations/information!

I would like to publicly thank each of them for helping me be a better blogger and a better person! They are both inspirational to me!

THANK YOU Alicia! THANK YOU Mckay k!

PLEASE NOTE:

This was written last week. I was unable to access my computer and post this at that time. I will probably not be able to update my blog regularly for awhile. I will get back on schedule as soon as possible but wanted to finally get this posted.

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.