Two lovely ladies weigh in on two important topics for people with chronic illnesses – defining success and the ‘battle’ talk that often accompanies illness.
When success doesn’t look like extreme sports
by Cindy Baldwin
I am not heroic
by Tanya Marlow
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Thank you, that was exactly what I needed to hear today, may God bless you and may you know Him near always xxx
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I'm so glad it was helpful for you. It was perfect for me too. 🙂
R xx
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The latter one especially (which is more apposite to my situation) is entirely right. People love using the “battle” metaphor about illness, but the gospel of self-reliance is lurking underneath.
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Totally agree, Gerv. And the church so often falls into the use of that language. We really do need to be careful. 🙂
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Ruth, I thought you'd appreciate that second one. I loved the occupation analogy 'cause it does feel like I'm appeasing CF rather than fighting it! The first one is really good too, the promotion for that film has been bugging me for a while but I couldn't articulate why. Dunno if you saw the quote I posted a few days ago which has me thinking a lot right now: “The true hero's journey is the voyage from strength to weakness.” Takes a strong person to handle being weak, I think. Praying for you.
Jo xx
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Love that quote! I agree. It's much harder to be weak. Strength in weakness, sounds familiar. 😉
Thanks so much for your prayers. Praying for you too.
R xx
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Thanks so much for the shoutout – lovely to come across your blog and to check out Cindy's too. I'm so pleased that post resonated with you – it was one I was particularly proud of! 🙂 xx
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You're welcome! Thank you for that superb post. A friend linked it on Facebook and it was brilliant! You have a new reader. 🙂 x
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