This week has been one of those for me.<\/p>\n
I’ve been battling a bug for over a week, one that moved up through my body and settled into an awful respiratory ick<\/em>.<\/p>\n A lingering sore throat finally forced me to the doctor’s office. I’m happy that an antibiotic took care of that neck pain.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, medicine does nothing for those viral illnesses that must simply run their course.<\/p>\n There has been nothing simple about the nagging cough that has plagued me day and night…not to mention the runny nose and watering eyes.<\/p>\n I tried going into work but by the end of my morning shift on Thursday, i just couldn’t do it; so I picked up my prescription following the office visit and went right home to bed.<\/p>\n I basically spent a full two days in a stupor on the sofa with my untouched computer project in front of me, and a box of tissues I couldn’t go without.<\/p>\n As if my physical condition wasn’t enough, I learned that a long-time friend has recently been diagnosed with cancer and yesterday another friend lost her father.<\/p>\n Dog dandruff and white fur has collected in every corner of our downstairs and blankets of dust cover the furniture.<\/p>\n Like I said, sometimes life and happy are hard.<\/p>\n We’ve all been there at least once in our life, Journeyer, so I know you can relate.<\/p>\n So, how and where do we make happy when the whoopie<\/em> has gone out of our sails?<\/p>\n The same way we do when life is a little easier: we hold on to those fleeting moments that warm our hearts, bring us peace, or make us smile.<\/p>\n Like the brightest, cheeriest yellow painted walls in my doctor’s office.<\/p>\n [Tweet theme=”basic-white”]Sometimes, when Life and Happy are hard, it only takes something as simple as bright yellow paint to bring you joy.[\/Tweet]<\/p>\n Steaming mugs of Bigelow’s peppermint tea.<\/p>\n A snow day from work, one that came before the worst of my symptoms set in, so I used it a few hours of it to finish packing away the Christmas decorations and ornaments.<\/p>\n And then I put up the few red heart ornaments. I must say this is one thing I love about the first-ever artificial tree we purchased last year: I can leave it up during the dark winter months and not have to worry about fire.<\/p>\n As someone who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder, I can tell you that those twinkling lights go a long way in helping combat those winter blues!<\/p>\n The soothing and comforting effects of Panda Paws ice cream and bubbly glasses of Ginger Ale.<\/p>\n Doses of Excedrin and Sudafed that cut the throbbing pressure in my head.<\/p>\n A super comfy recliner sofa that afforded me a few hours of cough-free sleep.<\/p>\n A hubby who ran a bunch of business errands for me, picked up some essential oils, and a gift of Epsom salts from my friend who sales the oils.<\/p>\n I haven’t taken a bath in years and that long, warm soak eased the pain that ran from shoulder to should and across the base of my neck.<\/p>\n Hallmark Valentine’s movies that always make me feel good; feeling good enough to go out for a scheduled haircut yesterday and an infrared sauna session and meditation that warmed my insides in countless ways.<\/p>\n And then there was You, Journeyer. I was not only blessed to bear witness to some healing and resolution through IET\u00ae energy therapy sessions with some of our neighbors, I was fortunate that these sessions occurred before the worst of my cold set in.<\/p>\n AND, what makes me even happier is being able to offer free services as part of our loyalty program! It’s my way of letting you know how much I appreciate you. Each time I punch that fifth hole I feel almost giddy about letting you know of your next deeply discounted service!<\/p>\n Our connections always feed my happy; no matter what form they appear in.<\/p>\n Today I felt well enough to give a quick sweep of the floors and run a dust cloth across the flat surfaces and then I settled onto the sofa with a few girlfriends to watch another holiday romance movie.<\/p>\n Finally, completing this post when I questioned how I was going to make it happen also feeds my happy.<\/p>\n What about you, Journeyer? What moment(s) fed your happy this week or helped you get through a touch week? Share something in a comment below?<\/p>\n Until next time, yours in hope, healing, and happiness,<\/p>\n Journeyer, Sometimes Life and Happy are hard. This week has been one of those for me. I’ve been battling a bug for over a week, one that moved up through my body and settled into an awful respiratory ick. A lingering sore throat finally forced me to the doctor’s office. 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