Guest guest Posted March 25, 2000 Report Share Posted March 25, 2000 The Lyme Creed is wonderful, Marta. Thank you for posting it. Sure hits home when you're down and getting dumped on by the people in your life (especially "friends" and family) that simply can't (or won't) understand a doggone thing, even after all these years. Marta McCoy <mlmccoy@...> wrote: From: "Marta McCoy" <mlmccoy@...> Hi group, I recently had email from the support group leader of this website:http://community.webtv.net/lymesurvivor/LymeSurvivorI was given me permission to post this creed, it is wonderful. Please checkout this website for other great information. I have invited their group tojoin us on , and gave information about the G-burg rally. StatenIslander's on our list, please check out the support group meetingsmentioned on their web site.MartaLyme Survivor's NetworkLyme Survivor's CreedI will..........L - Lighten up and laugh often. A light heart is easier to carry. I willbear only the necessary burdens and dispose of the rest.Y - Yield to the symptoms of this disease as necessary without surrenderingmyself. This disease does not define me. My life is my own and nothing willdiminish my value as a person. I will guard the essence of myself.M - Make everyday count. My body may refuse to cooperate, but the strengthof my mind and spirit cannot be diminished or defeated. When I cannot dowhat I would ordinarily choose to do, I will choose to do something else.E - Express my thanks to God and look for -- and be grateful for the hiddenblessings of this disease. I will trust in God and take stride towardshealing.S - Support myself and afford myself certain allowances. Accept mylimitations and not feel guilty or pressured into performing non-essentialfunctions when circumstances makes them impossible. If they can't wait, I'llask for help. I will be my own best friend.U - Use my energy in positive ways. Be true to myself above all things. Ican give to others only when I am well. I will take proper care of myself.R - Research medical developments so that I can be an active partner in mytreatment. I will take responsibility for my well-being and become empoweredto advocate for myself.V - View my illness as a challenge -- something to overcome and make mestronger. I will continue to fight my way back to better health.I - Invest my energy only in positive thoughts, positive actions andpositive people. Negativity only depletes my reserve.V - Value each new day by making a real effort to maintain a positiveoutlook. A positive state of mind is essential to my recovery.O - Offer support and encouragement to others. Nobody succeeds on his or herown. I will be there for others when they need me.R - Respect the needs of my family, friends and co-workers. This is nottheir problem and I cannot force their acceptance or understanding. I willaccept only that support which is offered freely. I will stop trying to liveup to the unrealistic expectations of other people and accept that which Icannot change. I will not give up. I will not be a victim. I will survive! Send to -Offtopiconelist messages unrelated to Lyme, please.Archives can be found at:/group/lyme-aid. They are filed by month, pick a month and search those archives for subjects you are interested.Lyme chat, go to this URL:/chat/lyme-aidShould you have trouble opening the page, go back to / and make sure you are registered with a password. You can ask ONELIST to remember you, and will only have to do this one time.To unsubscribe, send email to -unsubscribeonelistYou may substitute "subscribe", or "digest" or "normal" forthe word "unsubscribe" ("normal" is the opposite of "digest"). Leave blank both the message and subject header. The "RoseWriter" says: "Teach Tolerance, Overcome Ignorance, Advocate Lyme Literacy." See http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/RoseWriter/ or http://www.angelfire.com/biz/romarkaraoke/james.html for our Lyme Disease Horror Stories, links to LD research articles & websites, & current news items on Lyme. These sites are updated frequently, so please revisit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2000 Report Share Posted March 25, 2000 Hi group, I recently had email from the support group leader of this web site: http://community.webtv.net/lymesurvivor/LymeSurvivor I was given me permission to post this creed, it is wonderful. Please check out this website for other great information. I have invited their group to join us on , and gave information about the G-burg rally. Staten Islander's on our list, please check out the support group meetings mentioned on their web site. Marta Lyme Survivor's Network Lyme Survivor's Creed I will.......... L - Lighten up and laugh often. A light heart is easier to carry. I will bear only the necessary burdens and dispose of the rest. Y - Yield to the symptoms of this disease as necessary without surrendering myself. This disease does not define me. My life is my own and nothing will diminish my value as a person. I will guard the essence of myself. M - Make everyday count. My body may refuse to cooperate, but the strength of my mind and spirit cannot be diminished or defeated. When I cannot do what I would ordinarily choose to do, I will choose to do something else. E - Express my thanks to God and look for -- and be grateful for the hidden blessings of this disease. I will trust in God and take stride towards healing. S - Support myself and afford myself certain allowances. Accept my limitations and not feel guilty or pressured into performing non-essential functions when circumstances makes them impossible. If they can't wait, I'll ask for help. I will be my own best friend. U - Use my energy in positive ways. Be true to myself above all things. I can give to others only when I am well. I will take proper care of myself. R - Research medical developments so that I can be an active partner in my treatment. I will take responsibility for my well-being and become empowered to advocate for myself. V - View my illness as a challenge -- something to overcome and make me stronger. I will continue to fight my way back to better health. I - Invest my energy only in positive thoughts, positive actions and positive people. Negativity only depletes my reserve. V - Value each new day by making a real effort to maintain a positive outlook. A positive state of mind is essential to my recovery. O - Offer support and encouragement to others. Nobody succeeds on his or her own. I will be there for others when they need me. R - Respect the needs of my family, friends and co-workers. This is not their problem and I cannot force their acceptance or understanding. I will accept only that support which is offered freely. I will stop trying to live up to the unrealistic expectations of other people and accept that which I cannot change. I will not give up. I will not be a victim. I will survive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2000 Report Share Posted March 25, 2000 The Lyme Creed is wonderful, Marta. Thank you for posting it. Sure hits home when you're down and getting dumped on by the people in your life (especially "friends" and family) that simply can't (or won't) understand a doggone thing, even after all these years. Marta McCoy <mlmccoy@...> wrote: From: "Marta McCoy" <mlmccoy@...> Hi group, I recently had email from the support group leader of this website:http://community.webtv.net/lymesurvivor/LymeSurvivorI was given me permission to post this creed, it is wonderful. Please checkout this website for other great information. I have invited their group tojoin us on , and gave information about the G-burg rally. StatenIslander's on our list, please check out the support group meetingsmentioned on their web site.MartaLyme Survivor's NetworkLyme Survivor's CreedI will..........L - Lighten up and laugh often. A light heart is easier to carry. I willbear only the necessary burdens and dispose of the rest.Y - Yield to the symptoms of this disease as necessary without surrenderingmyself. This disease does not define me. My life is my own and nothing willdiminish my value as a person. I will guard the essence of myself.M - Make everyday count. My body may refuse to cooperate, but the strengthof my mind and spirit cannot be diminished or defeated. When I cannot dowhat I would ordinarily choose to do, I will choose to do something else.E - Express my thanks to God and look for -- and be grateful for the hiddenblessings of this disease. I will trust in God and take stride towardshealing.S - Support myself and afford myself certain allowances. Accept mylimitations and not feel guilty or pressured into performing non-essentialfunctions when circumstances makes them impossible. If they can't wait, I'llask for help. I will be my own best friend.U - Use my energy in positive ways. Be true to myself above all things. Ican give to others only when I am well. I will take proper care of myself.R - Research medical developments so that I can be an active partner in mytreatment. I will take responsibility for my well-being and become empoweredto advocate for myself.V - View my illness as a challenge -- something to overcome and make mestronger. I will continue to fight my way back to better health.I - Invest my energy only in positive thoughts, positive actions andpositive people. Negativity only depletes my reserve.V - Value each new day by making a real effort to maintain a positiveoutlook. A positive state of mind is essential to my recovery.O - Offer support and encouragement to others. Nobody succeeds on his or herown. I will be there for others when they need me.R - Respect the needs of my family, friends and co-workers. This is nottheir problem and I cannot force their acceptance or understanding. I willaccept only that support which is offered freely. I will stop trying to liveup to the unrealistic expectations of other people and accept that which Icannot change. I will not give up. I will not be a victim. I will survive! Send to -Offtopiconelist messages unrelated to Lyme, please.Archives can be found at:/group/lyme-aid. They are filed by month, pick a month and search those archives for subjects you are interested.Lyme chat, go to this URL:/chat/lyme-aidShould you have trouble opening the page, go back to / and make sure you are registered with a password. You can ask ONELIST to remember you, and will only have to do this one time.To unsubscribe, send email to -unsubscribeonelistYou may substitute "subscribe", or "digest" or "normal" forthe word "unsubscribe" ("normal" is the opposite of "digest"). Leave blank both the message and subject header. The "RoseWriter" says: "Teach Tolerance, Overcome Ignorance, Advocate Lyme Literacy." See http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/RoseWriter/ or http://www.angelfire.com/biz/romarkaraoke/james.html for our Lyme Disease Horror Stories, links to LD research articles & websites, & current news items on Lyme. These sites are updated frequently, so please revisit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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