Take a second to truly and honestly turn inwards. Be honest with yourself for a minute. Think about society. Breathe. Clear your mind. Are you ready? Ok, good :)

Have you ever noticed how far too often, when we hear that someone is chronically ill, ‘sick’, for all intents and purposes - ‘flawed’… we often look past them?

It’s ironically interesting how much we’re almost subconsciously trained to blind ourselves to how much more there is behind the cane, the drawling speech, the treatments, the anxiety etc. Trained to blind ourselves and focus solely on what our eyes can see rather than what our minds can think and gather.

When most people hear the words, “X has a chronic illness,” their minds fill with the obvious. But beyond the physical, there is so much more going on. NORMALITY to start!!! Wisdom and maturity for seconds! And an incredibly interesting life story to boot. Like I said, there is so much going on… and we can all choose to make that a hell of a thing. 

Am I this?

Or am I this? 

Lots of love, Danielle xx

(For the record, I believe people are good. People are great! I love people and I love you all! I just believe there needs to be a shift in first perceptions. A “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” sort of thing. I feel that if you honestly turn inwards, you’ll feel this way too. xx)

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When the following card arrived, along with a package, all the way from Azerbaijan in the post - I was blown away that reader Leisa had taken the time to think of me. The card did indeed make me smile! It was such a genuine gesture, and so incredibly thoughtful that she’d taken such lengths to find ORANGE in honor of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy awareness! 

Just that simple thought alone would have been more than enough for me! In fact, a simple comment, email or tweet does wonders for my spirit (and for those pesky wrinkle lines being created by all the smiles y’all bring!) So, when I opened Leisa’s package, I was floored…

“Thought you might like it,” may be the understatement of the century! I LOVE it. How unexpected and again, so incredibly thoughtful!

I’ve called it before, but I think it’s safe to now say it’s official: TheProject3x5 has the best readers in the world :) Thank you so much, Leisa!!! And love to everyone else who reads me, thinks about me, prays for me, writes to me - anything. It never goes unnoticed.

All my love, Danielle xx

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