Rare Disease

Adulting can be challenging for many reasons. One of the biggest can be the “harsh,” difficult, eye-opening, comforting, or even transformative realizations that come from experiences shaping and reshaping your perspective.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks recently realized that she’ll have to do things even when she feels scared or anxious. If she wants better opportunities, she has to work through what she once believed she couldn’t. She constantly reminds herself that it’s OK to ask for help and that she doesn’t have to know everything. She doesn’t have to have it all figured out.

What’s a realization you’ve had recently?

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Now that we've discussed what boundaries are and how they look for us, let's end this week's challenge with setting three personal boundaries with ourselves. Remember that it's totally OK to have needs and want to express them!

Here is Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks ' boundary list:

1. Prioritizing self-care and setting aside time for things she wants to do.
2. Taking breaks throughout the day, even when she has unfinished tasks.
3. Saying no when she doesn’t have the energy to do something.

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Healing from depression and emotional overwhelm often feels subtle, not dramatic. As your awareness grows, your nervous system begins to calm and your reactions soften. Over time these small moments of pausing, observing, and caring for yourself replace inner chaos with clarity and peace. The more consistently you practice awareness, the stronger your mental health becomes.

If this resonates, save it for moments when emotions feel intense.

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer:

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~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

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Hi, Mighties! 🌟

How is your body feeling today? Are you experiencing any pain, fatigue, or discomfort? How would you rate it? What ways are you finding relief?

Feel free to check in using emojis, metaphors, words, scales, or phrases in the comments below. ⤵️

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Hi Mighty poets! ✏️📓

Our poetry writing challenge today is to write a poem that begins by completing the following sentence:

"I climbed a mountain and at the top I saw _____."

✨ Feel free to use any type of figurative language or poetic style you’d like!

Here’s mine:

I climbed a mountain and at the top I saw the ocean—
except instead of water, I saw clouds swimming, a sight to behold.
Each one different, a calm I never understood,
the rhythm of the horizon undisturbed.

The colors of the present—orange, blue, stardust, stillness, and truth.
The color of truth must be a shimmery golden yellow
mixed with lavender, a tinge of white.

I sat down to connect with my inner divine,
to bask in the splendor of my sight.
No words, no thoughts.

I am in community with creation.
This is it.
This is peace.
This is home.

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Once we've gotten over the hurdle of identifying a limit or need and setting a boundary in response to that need, what's next? Well, the next step is to continously enforce that boundary in ways we feel are best. This step can definitely be challenging! Enforcing a boundary takes work. But not to fear! We are in control of our boundaries and can work on improving them any time we want.

For Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks , the biggest challenges she had to overcome to enforce her boundaries were remaining consistent and finding the confidence to stay true to her needs. She realized her boundaries were there to protect her mental, physical, and emotional health.

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He was 6 weeks old when I got him so I was his dad not just an owner and I loved him dearly. My heart is broken the ray of sunshine that saved my soul in so many ways has passed away. We were just going to the vet for a checkup but that morning he was already acting strange panting uncomfortably and on the way there he was foaming at the mouth I had a bad feeling that today he might not make it. When I got to the vet they had to pull him out of my truck on a stretcher and he went inside and I waited until they called me in. The vet said your dog is in major distress and the prognosis isn't good so with a very heavy heart I made the choice to have him put to sleep he was 14 trying out another cancer medication would only hurt the dog.

So I write here to my dog papi loves you Mayak and you were the best companion I've ever had. Now you can play with your brother Moose in Heaven 💙❤️#MentalHealth #MuscleDysfunction #RareDisease #Depression #MuscularDystrophy #DegenerativeDiscDisease

Mighties, what even is a boundary? A boundary is a limit or barrier that separates two things from each other. When discussing our personal boundaries, we are establishing and identifying limits or needs based on something we feel is best for us.

Today's challenge is to reflect on a time when you stood up for yourself and set a boundary. What brought you to that point? What feelings came up that influenced you to speak up? How did you feel after setting that boundary?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks recalls a time when she felt exhausted and drained from taking on too many tasks. She set a boundary to step back and delegate certain responsibilities to others so she could regain her energy and avoid overextending herself. Although it didn't feel good at first—since she was used to handling everything—she later recognized the relief that came with acknowledging that her needs mattered too.

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