Bouncing Backpacks

April 22, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

Day 22 Health Activists Writers Month Challenge – Day to Day > Write about something ordinary that’s inspiring to you, something simple, perhaps overlooked, that fuels your activism. Prompt suggested by Abigail. Thanks Abby for a great prompt today. This is a neat topic today. I like it because I am most often inspired by […]

Burnout

April 22, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

Day 20 Health Activist Writers Month Challenge > Write about burnout. What does it feel like? What are your burnout triggers? What gets you OUT of the pit of despair when nothing is going your way? So this is what I sometimes feel about diabetes. Thank you Kerri for sharing this – I totally stole […]

No Take Backs

April 19, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Day 18 Health Activist Writers Challenge – Write about a time that you lashed out at someone close to you because of frustration/fear/anger resulting from your health condition and wish you could take it back. Forgive yourself and let it go. On the flip side, write about a time that someone said something to you that they […]

Always Tell The Truth

April 19, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

This is my Day 16 Health Activist Writers Month Challenge. > Tell us 3 things that are true about you, your condition, or your health activism. Tell us 1 lie. Will we be able to tell the difference? “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” Mark Twain I’ve known a few […]

Thursday Shout-Outs – A Collective

April 18, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

Day 14 Health Activists Writers Month Challenge. Todays Challenge: Spread the Love – Thank a few of your fellow HEalth Activists for what they have done. Call them out by name or twitter handle. Share your love. So many people I’d like to thank for all they do to inspire me as a mom of […]