This last week has been a bit more of a struggle than “normal”. My normal. With the cooler Autumn weather, fall brings an intense damp cold, a way higher moisture content, and barometric pressure system changes, which causes a more intense and deep to the bone pain that is hard to manage. It's completely consuming. My pain especially goes haywire when the barometric pressure spikes or dips rapidly. I can predict rain, because my legs start to ache a certain way. This time of year is especially hard for me, and it doesn't let up until the spring.
One of the things that I do to distract myself from this pain, and to help inspire me, is to read inspirational quotes and stories. Way back, I collected the Chicken Soup For The Soul books, and I found them comforting and inspiring to read. In reading inspirational quotes, I found these to be uplifting and motivating:
