Comments on: How I Crossed The Stream http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/ Musings and Ramblings from a Not-So-Average Girl Next Door Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elisa Doucette http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Elisa Doucette Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:52:22 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2285 Jenny - Haha, you should have been on my TweetDeck Wednesday morning when I had an entire Tweet typed that said "Well, now that I've shared with the world my illness I feel I have open license to say "I'm having a flare-up today and it SUCKS!!" The grace must have kicked in cause I end decisioned that it would be silly to Tweet that. :) It's funny (at least to me) how the whole thing is perceived by others. I just go through my days, some are good some are not good some downright suck. But I'm alive and the sun is rising and setting and there's much bigger things in the grand scheme. And no, I'm not so prolific that I'm thinking of others dying and starving children in Kenya (though those are bigger issues...) Instead I'm thinking selfishly of myself and I realized long ago that I'll make it through and another day will come. And all those days bring me closer and closer to AN IRL SLUMBER PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO IN APRIL!!!!!!! :D Jenny – Haha, you should have been on my TweetDeck Wednesday morning when I had an entire Tweet typed that said “Well, now that I’ve shared with the world my illness I feel I have open license to say “I’m having a flare-up today and it SUCKS!!” The grace must have kicked in cause I end decisioned that it would be silly to Tweet that. :)

It’s funny (at least to me) how the whole thing is perceived by others. I just go through my days, some are good some are not good some downright suck. But I’m alive and the sun is rising and setting and there’s much bigger things in the grand scheme. And no, I’m not so prolific that I’m thinking of others dying and starving children in Kenya (though those are bigger issues…) Instead I’m thinking selfishly of myself and I realized long ago that I’ll make it through and another day will come.

And all those days bring me closer and closer to AN IRL SLUMBER PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO IN APRIL!!!!!!! :D

]]> By: Elisa Doucette http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2284 Elisa Doucette Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:47:50 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2284 Lael - Aw, thanks! It's definitely something I'll share with people but not really talk about. Mostly because then people start thinking of you differently, associating you with your illness/disability rather than just yourself. And I, of course, am not one who likes to be defined. Described but never defined. I respect the hell out of you, so the reciprocity of that warms my little heart. :) Lael – Aw, thanks! It’s definitely something I’ll share with people but not really talk about. Mostly because then people start thinking of you differently, associating you with your illness/disability rather than just yourself. And I, of course, am not one who likes to be defined. Described but never defined.

I respect the hell out of you, so the reciprocity of that warms my little heart. :)

]]> By: Jenny Blake http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2266 Jenny Blake Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:26 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2266 Elisa - I loved this video, and I commend you for sharing it! I'm with Lael - I didn't think it was possible to have more respect for you either, but I do! The fact that you have to deal with this (among the many other aspects of your busy life) absolutely amazes me. You handle it with such grace - and it really puts things in perspective for me when I think I'm having a bad day. Hugs and I can't wait to see you sooooon! (Okay, well six weeks is soon to me) .-= Jenny Blake´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2010/03/07/career-development-for-gen-y-a-two-way-street-video/" rel="nofollow">Career Development for Gen Y: A Two-Way Street (Video)</a> =-. Elisa – I loved this video, and I commend you for sharing it! I’m with Lael – I didn’t think it was possible to have more respect for you either, but I do! The fact that you have to deal with this (among the many other aspects of your busy life) absolutely amazes me. You handle it with such grace – and it really puts things in perspective for me when I think I’m having a bad day. Hugs and I can’t wait to see you sooooon! (Okay, well six weeks is soon to me)
.-= Jenny Blake´s last blog ..Career Development for Gen Y: A Two-Way Street (Video) =-.

]]> By: Lael Jepson http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 Lael Jepson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:50:06 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2254 Wow, Elisa. I didn't think it was possible to have even more respect for you than I did before. I stand corrected. Your ephiphany moment was so moving and really gave me an appreciation for what you had/are overcoming (who knew?). Inspiring. You've got moxie, girl. Thank you so much for sharing...I had no idea of what this disease was like for people. Thanks to your personal account, I have a much better understanding. Wow, Elisa. I didn’t think it was possible to have even more respect for you than I did before. I stand corrected. Your ephiphany moment was so moving and really gave me an appreciation for what you had/are overcoming (who knew?). Inspiring. You’ve got moxie, girl. Thank you so much for sharing…I had no idea of what this disease was like for people. Thanks to your personal account, I have a much better understanding.

]]> By: Elisa Doucette http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2252 Elisa Doucette Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:03:34 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2252 Cheila - Yay, glad to have you here and voicing thoughts and stuff on the blog! It's funny, I sometimes see myself as a strong person. But then I think of how I've never traveled the world, or started my own business, or done any of the things that other people seem to "think" is the important and measure as successful. Some days, success for me is making it off the couch. It's when we stop measuring against everyone else and measure only against ourselves that we really start becoming strong in our own right. Cheila – Yay, glad to have you here and voicing thoughts and stuff on the blog! It’s funny, I sometimes see myself as a strong person. But then I think of how I’ve never traveled the world, or started my own business, or done any of the things that other people seem to “think” is the important and measure as successful. Some days, success for me is making it off the couch.

It’s when we stop measuring against everyone else and measure only against ourselves that we really start becoming strong in our own right.

]]> By: Elisa Doucette http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Elisa Doucette Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:56:27 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2251 Lindsey - It was definitely a great project with lots of great participants. Glad to "share billing" :D Lindsey – It was definitely a great project with lots of great participants. Glad to “share billing” :D

]]> By: Elisa Doucette http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 Elisa Doucette Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:48:26 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2250 Grace - Yeah, it's beyond comfortable or easy, it's in fact kinda painful and exhausting. But pity parties don't really get you to doing what you want in life. Guess that explains a bit why I'm not always "down" for doing stuff. :) Grace – Yeah, it’s beyond comfortable or easy, it’s in fact kinda painful and exhausting. But pity parties don’t really get you to doing what you want in life. Guess that explains a bit why I’m not always “down” for doing stuff. :)

]]> By: Elisa Doucette http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2249 Elisa Doucette Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:26:17 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2249 Matt - Thanks for including me. I wish I knew some of the people, I haven't heard a peep from anyone other than Jenny & David. But I AM really glad that regardless of who they are they got something out of it. Somehow, weird as it sounds, it makes it a little more tolerable to deal with knowing that other people can get something from it. Matt – Thanks for including me. I wish I knew some of the people, I haven’t heard a peep from anyone other than Jenny & David. But I AM really glad that regardless of who they are they got something out of it. Somehow, weird as it sounds, it makes it a little more tolerable to deal with knowing that other people can get something from it.

]]> By: Cheila Esquilin http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 Cheila Esquilin Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:26:41 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2247 This was/is very touching. I've never heard of fibromyalgia (did my research though). I admire how strong of a person you are; getting things done no matter what and from my research, it is definitely not comfortable at all. Thank you for teaching me something new. I am so glad that you're back!! You have no idea. Even though I usually don't comment, but I always stop by. (this is something I am changing. I'm commenting more now. :-D ) Thank you again. A great lesson I've learned today. ;-) .-= Cheila Esquilin´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.juststandardlines.org/2010/03/02/its-time-to-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-time-to-live" rel="nofollow">It’s Time to Live</a> =-. This was/is very touching. I’ve never heard of fibromyalgia (did my research though). I admire how strong of a person you are; getting things done no matter what and from my research, it is definitely not comfortable at all. Thank you for teaching me something new. I am so glad that you’re back!! You have no idea. Even though I usually don’t comment, but I always stop by. (this is something I am changing. I’m commenting more now. :-D )

Thank you again. A great lesson I’ve learned today. ;-)
.-= Cheila Esquilin´s last blog ..It’s Time to Live =-.

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.opheliaswebb.com/2010/03/how-i-crossed-the-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-2245 Lindsey Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:06:22 +0000 http://www.opheliaswebb.com/?p=859#comment-2245 glad to have participated such a project with so many amazing individuals, yourself included :) .-= Lindsey´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lostincheeseland/DDYr/~3/QSmo1u-ml-o/just-saying-no-to-children-part-ii-we.html" rel="nofollow">Just Saying NO to Children: Part II: We Are Not Alone</a> =-. glad to have participated such a project with so many amazing individuals, yourself included :)
.-= Lindsey´s last blog ..Just Saying NO to Children: Part II: We Are Not Alone =-.

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