Blog • Chronic Gratitude - Using Gratitude to cope with chronic illness and other life struggles

July 18 2018

Let’s Talk Celiac

Jill Balance, Celiac, Gratitude, Perspective Celiac disease, Celiac Sprue, cross contamination, gluten, gluten free 0

I’m grateful for the things I’m learning about the big effects of gluten cross contamination for Celiacs, and that I have been advised to make my entire home completely gluten free… The staff of life: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked. (Definition from […]

July 9 2018

Being Prepared Brings Peace

Jill Balance, Peace, Pieces 0

I’m grateful for things that bring me peace… Some time ago I was riding the Trax in the city. As you get on and off the train, nobody is there checking your ticket to verify that you have one. I wondered how they could trust that everyone was being honest and purchasing tickets to ride. […]

July 1 2018

You’ve Got This!

Jill Conquer, Encouragement, Gratitude, Perspective, Press Forward conquer, encouragement, hope, perspective, press forward, support, vision 0

I’m grateful that there’s always hope… I’m down in the trenches right now; wading through the waters and climbing up and down some rough terrain. It gets discouraging in these spots. When I’m here, I start to lose hope that I’m going to find the right answers and heal. I question if the things I’m […]

June 28 2018

What You Focus on Grows

Jill Balance, Conquer, Gratitude, Perspective focus, grateful, grow, healing, hope, positive 0

I’m grateful for the beautiful things in life that grow… I used to have a fairly green thumb; at least it was a light shade of green. In the past, I’ve had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens that thrived and grew. This happened because I put a lot of focus on the plants, giving them […]

June 24 2018

The Lessons We Learn

Jill Balance, Gratitude, Memories, Perspective fishing, lessons, nature, peace, Pondering, reminiscing 0

I’m grateful for the lessons I learned while fishing… We spent the last few days at my parent’s home. They still live in the place where I grew up. It’s always nice to go home and see some of the people and places that I grew up with. For the past couple of months, my […]

June 19 2018

Vision

Jill Perspective, Pieces, Press Forward goals, healing, journey, perspective, vision 0

I’m grateful for the hope that a clear vision gives me… Imagine yourself standing on the top of a high mountain peak. You feel exhilarated, and the view from where you are is spectacular. From this viewpoint you can see beautiful green trees, snow-capped mountains, blue sky filled with white fluffy clouds, and winding streams […]

June 14 2018

PILES!!

Jill Balance, Conquer, Gratitude balance, conquer, Gratitude, piles 0

PILES!! I used to think I would be able to get on top of them; that somehow, if I could just have a full day with lots of energy and no interruptions, I would be able to make the piles disappear. But the only thing that ever happened was that the piles kept building up, […]

June 12 2018

Holding it All Together

Jill Balance, Conquer, Memories knot, steady, support, trials 0

I’m grateful for the knot that keeps me steady… A couple of months after my children, husband and I built our fort last summer, we decided to go back to that spot and see if the fort was still there. As it came into sight from our position in the road, we were pleased to […]

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