Inhale love, exhale fear


Inhale trust, exhale doubt


Inhale peace, exhale anger


Inhale strength, exhale limitations


You deserve to be healthy and happy no


matter what phase you’re in at this exact mo- ment. There are certain times of the year that I struggle harder than others and it’s during those times that I try harder than ever to be mindful of my losses and equally thankful for what I have and have been spared. Even in sadness and pain, we can be thankful. It’s harder but not impossible.


Author Robert Emmons writes, “It is pre- cisely under crisis conditions when we have the most to gain by a grateful perspective on life. In the face of demoralization, gratitude has the power to energize. In the face of brokenness, gratitude has the power to heal. In the face of despair, gratitude has the power to bring hope. In other words, gratitude can help us cope with hard times. I am not suggesting that gratitude will come easily or naturally in a crisis, but be- ing grateful is a choice, a prevailing attitude that endures and is relatively immune to the gains and losses that flow in and out of our lives. Consciously cultivating an attitude of gratitude builds up a sort of psychological immune sys- tem that can cushion us when we fall.”


We all fall but we all get back up and proof of that is this: look around you right now and think about everything you’ve been through. Yes, you’ve been through it, you made it through when at that moment you probably thought you wouldn’t. Whether you made it through alone or with help, you did it. And you can continue to do it. Speak positive power into your life, every morning before your feet hit the floor and practice being thankful for one thing each day.


Paula is the President of the MLDSE, the 2018 Co-Chair of the Access to Care Services and Pa- tient Support subcommittee of the Federal HHS Tick-borne Disease Working Group, the Maine-part-


ner of the national Lyme Disease Association, member of Maine’s CDC Vector-borne Work- group and active in Maine’s Lyme legislation. You can reach her at paula@mldse.org or visit www.mldse.org. See ads on page 7 and 12.


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