This image depicts very well what it’s like to daily survive dysautonomia’s relentless attacks on body & being.

The attacks come every second of every day, from every possible direction. It’s a miracle we do not drown in the sea of perpetual pain and our ever fading resilience.

No, we are not God walking on water. God is seeing us through. He is the invisible hand holding us up atop the turbulent ocean of dysautonomia life.

As He reached out His hand to the fearful Peter who, from a sudden lack of faith, sank beneath the water like a stone, so He is reaching out to us. “Nothing is wanting to him who possesses God.” So possess Him. Have faith and possess Him in your heart – where He always resides.

This picture is our strength and our hope. Our job is to persevere. Never ever ever ever give up. Your life is too precious. You have too much to do, Yes, the waves are rough. There is no other choice but to ride them out. Important work is waiting for you when you get to shore. And you will get there. Providence will provide. Do you realize that simply going on is cooperating with Providence?

“Relying on God has to start all over every day, as if nothing has yet been done.” —C. S. Lewis

LET IT POUR

Whether you’re at the beginning of dysautonomia or somewhere in the middle, it’s ok. Don’t let the endless passing of time without progress lead you to despair. Linear time is an illusion. There is no tomorrow or yesterday. It’s all now. See yourself in your mind happy & healthy despite all appearances to the contrary. Don’t count the hours, count your blessings. Does that sound trite? It’s not. It is the truth of the ages.

Gratitude is the currency that buys happiness. There is no other coinage in this realm that can.

Even in the midst of a major setback you can still find something to be grateful for. I was always grateful I had a clean bed to lie on, a pillow for my head, & blanket to cover me. Better than being curled up in the fetal position outside in the elements, lying on the cold, hard, dirty ground, with concrete for a pillow. If nothing else, be grateful for each breath gifted you! 

While the dysfunctioning autonomic nervous system is busy wreaking tumultuous havoc, you go right on opposing it with quiet resolve. Though you may not feel up to the task, I assure you, you are. As my husband always told me when I just couldn’t cope another second: “Welcome to the human race.” And in the second it took him to say that, I continued coping. You cannot fail unless you quit. And you’re not going to quit.

“Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you haven’t the strength.” —Napoleon Bonaparte

If you are dealing with dysautonomia you already have true courage – whether you know it or not. May God bless you & walk with you on your journey to wellness