Chronically Adultish

Tag: faith

  • Learning to Keep Life Simple

    This past week has been difficult. I’ve been struggling with some new health issues — as if I didn’t already have enough going on. Whenever something new jumps into my world, I tend to get overwhelmed by everything else. It’s like the new thing takes all my attention, and everything else starts to feel like just one more problem piled on top.

    I wonder if anyone else does this. Is it an ADHD thing, or just a me thing?

    After feeling sick for days, I finally went to the ER. They ran a bunch of tests, gave me some strong medicine, and then told me my liver counts were high. I was shocked. I don’t drink, I eat carefully, I try to take care of myself — so what in the world was causing this?

    At first, it felt really discouraging. I caught myself thinking, “Oh great… here we go again… woe is me.”

    But after the initial wave of self-pity, something inside me softened. I began to sense that maybe this was God’s reminder to me — a nudge to slow down and keep my life simple.

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  • Starting Over FAA

    I decided back in March to come off SFW (sugar, flour, wheat). I am doing this for many reasons but the top two are my health (both physical and mental) and my relationship with the Lord.

    I have joined FAA (Food Addicts Anonymous) and it has been amazing. I definitely haven’t followed the program as I should but that is what this post is about. I at one time had over thirty days no SFW. That is when the lies started in my mind telling me that that what I am doing is not necessary. After listening the lies for long enough and not turning to my sponsor and my God, I relapsed.

    I am starting again. I want this badly. I want my health back. I want to grow closer to the Lord than I ever have before.

    One thing that is very hard for me is to not eat when I am bored or really when I am doing anything that is easy or allows for snacking. But, there are so many reasons to not do that. 

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