Scattered Thoughts . . .

When I shot a bunch of photos the other day of some of our Christmas decorations and ornaments, I purposely did not include one...  This particular ornament was sitting too low because its string was too long. Because it was hanging too low, the bottom of the ornament was not visible because it was behind some tree branches... all that was visible in that photo was the top of the ornament so you really couldn't see what the ornament represents. This is an "Air Force" ornament, not a "United States" ornament so I refused to do anything with that original photo but delete it. This "Air Force" ornament is one that Sheila picked up at The Christmas Loft while we visited there recently with the grandkids. It is a nice shiny metal ornament of the Air Force Seal.  For me, the Air Force is family. I have a lot of Christmas memories with my Air Force family. Sheila now is indirectly part of Air Force family as well... hence the Air Force ornament

In a previous blog post, I briefly mentioned "The Spoon Theory" which accurately, and yet in an almost heartbreaking manner, describes how I must manage my energy each moment of every day. This spoon theory was written by Christine Miserandino who struggles with Lupus.  In this case, the illness is irrelevant. What is relevant is the fact that most chronic illnesses sap all of our energy and we must figure out the best way to manage and minimize this problem in order to "live", not just "survive".  Although I have always struggled in finding the best way to describe this ongoing problem to family and friends so they can accurately understand my now often flaky behavior, Christine has concisely and eloquently found the words to graphically describe this struggle in energy management in her "Spoon Theory".   Before you continue with what I have written here, I urge you to read Christine's "Spoon Theory" so you will understand