As we go into 2021, I’m trying to look ahead with optimism. I’ve been thinking about some of the important things which people learned in 2020. Some of those things are so important that we shouldn’t leave them behind. We need to carry them forward.
Tag: Gratitude
Emotional & Mental Health
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Thank You to the NHS and Other Essential Key Workers
The UK is now in lockdown due to the coronavirus (Covid-19). Staying home is the best place to be to stay safe, but it’s not an option for everyone. Right now, across the world, there are people who are putting themselves at risk in order to help us. The NHS staff and other essential key workers deserve a very, very big thank from all of us.
The NHS staff are amazing but they aren’t the only essential key workers. There are many people who are having to work just now to help the rest of us. Every single one of them should be shown our appreciation.
There are so many people who deserve our thanks. I can’t possibly mention them all, but I want to highlight a few.
Awareness
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Family Carers Need More Support and Gratitude
I write about living with pain or illness all the time, but today I want to focus on a group of people who play a valuable role in the community – carers. To be specific, family carers. Many chronic illness sufferers rely on a family member to care for them. Very often, what that family member does, goes unnoticed. But it shouldn’t. We should all notice. Family carers need much more support and gratitude than they receive.
Some people might just need help with putting on their shoes, picking up groceries or making meals, but many people couldn’t function without their carers. Those family carers give their time and energy out of love. They give up so much in order to take care of a member of their family….
Chronic Pain
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Small Things are Actually Big Things when you Live with Chronic Pain
I mentioned in a previous post that I enjoy life despite pain. But perhaps that gives people the impression that I run marathons, paint the town red and shop till I drop every weekend. But it’s not like that. I do enjoy life, but I enjoy the small things in life. I believe that the small things in life are actually big things, especially when you live with chronic pain.