Fwd: 2007 ButYouDontLookSick.com New Years Newsletter- (Better Late then Never)

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Tracie

NS Co-owner/moderator

Hi Everyone,

I have not been feeling well enough to write a newsletter, but my

mother decided to help out by writing this years " one word "

newsletter for me. For last years " word " please read this link:

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2006/01/happy_new_year_1_word.php

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HOPE

My daughter has unfortunately not been feeling well, so I

have decided to write her overdue New Years letter. I know that every

year she picks a word to focus on and this year I have chosen the

very appropriate word- HOPE.

Every day of our lives, whether we realize it or not, we wake up and

unconsciously HOPE for a good day. Our unspoken wishes range from the

mundane to the sublime. We HOPE that we will feel good and our aches

and pains will be tolerable, we HOPE that we won't hit traffic on the

way to work and we HOPE that the weather will not be torrential rain

or snow. We HOPE for these things without even thinking about them.

Without HOPE we would have pretty dismal existences.

Some people, even my daughter has labeled me an optimistic

Pollyanna, brimming with too much HOPE, but I would much rather be

Hopeful than negative. I know there is a happy medium and sometimes I

might be Hopeful, even in the face of recurring trying times, but I

choose HOPE.

I choose to believe that will not necessarily be " cured " of

her Lupus, but will lead a long, productive and happy life. I choose

HOPE and I am Hopeful that this bad period that she is experiencing

will soon be over.

I am Hopeful that my husband and I will grow old together, I am

Hopeful that I will be around to watch my grandchildren grow up and I

am Hopeful that my husband and I will have enough money to enjoy our

retirement. HOPE is what gets me up every morning and gets me through

my day, my week and my life.

So in 2007, I wish all of you a year of HOPE. All of your dreams may

not come true, but once you stop dreaming there is nothing left to

HOPE for.

Janet

aka Spoonlady's mom

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*We have some great seasonal articles at ButYouDontLookSick.com

- How to Make Achievable New Year Revolutions

The annual tradition of making New Year's resolutions can be a source

of stress for those with a chronic illness. Sometimes we're just so

overwhelmed with getting through the day, that committing to more

demands on our

time and psyches seems unfathomable. And to some, forcing ourselves

to adhere to a list of rules and regulations smacks of unrealistic

expectations. But it doesn't have to be that way.

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2005/12/how_to_make_achievable_new_y

ea.php

- Surviving Dry Itchy Winter Skin

We all know the feeling - we kick on the furnace for the winter and

within days our skin starts screaming... loudly... for attention!

It " screams " by getting dry and itchy, developing rough flaky

patches, and just generally acting cranky! We have to DO something -

we rush to buy the latest, greatest moisturizer - shell out the big

bucks for whatever the magazines and TV or our next door neighbor

says will WORK.

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2006/01/surviving_dry_itchy_winter_s

ki.php

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