self discovery – Page 3 – Chronic Radiance

Why our pet praying Mantis is a great teacher of mindfulness

Bychronicradiance November 17, 2022February 26, 2025

I was looking last year for a new pet my son. A few months prior my cat had passed away, God bless her, 21 1/2 years old. I have always taking great care of my pets and learned everything I could about them and their care.I was worried at first that my son would overpower…

Self-Care & Wellness

Sleep/meditation my next virtue. So how did it go? It’s a process alright…

Bychronicradiance November 16, 2022February 26, 2025

For the past three weeks, I have really been diving into what makes me tick and planning for 13 virtues that I can focus on in the new year to make myself the best person I can be. This involves the 13 most things that are important to me that I value most, and cannot…

Self-Care & Wellness

Sleep! I don’t get enough and it’s my next virtue – Sleep!

Bychronicradiance November 15, 2022February 26, 2025

Sleep. It’s not really something I thought about before my new Halo app smacked me in the face with it with a poor score when it comes to my sleep pattern. First, I think I should explain just what the heck a halo is. I hadn’t known about it before I was asked by the…

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My New Inspiration Meditation Corner – Now Complete!

Bychronicradiance November 13, 2022February 26, 2025

Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to figure out the best way to start my day. I have backed out of my driveway at 4:15 AM to park and Blog in my car before heading off to the gym seven minutes away. I have even driven straight to the gym, blocked in…

Fitness Empowered

Motivation, Connection & The Power of Showing Up

Bychronicradiance November 12, 2022February 28, 2025

Something really cool happened as my monthly women’s group breakfast at Panera got closer. Something woke up inside me—a spark of creativity and gratitude that made me stop and think. I put together this amazing group of women, and let me tell you, that’s no small feat. Sure, we all go to the same gym,…

Self-Care & Wellness

It happened in 3 days and is now becoming a reality.

Bychronicradiance November 7, 2022February 26, 2025

If I had not planned the move for me to gain access to my clothes, this eihkd never have happened. One of the main Tara sons is because it involves moving very large heavy pieces of furniture to a place where I could easily put away my clothes in a neat fashion to be able…

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Fixing a closet to nowhere. I can do this!

Bychronicradiance November 5, 2022February 26, 2025

3 days. It’s what I planned to take for completing a task that seems rather impossible. Especially for someone with mobility issues holding two crutches, is kind of tough when you have to open the door to a door. It wasn’t until I asked myself why is it so difficult for me? That I realized…

Self-Care & Wellness

End of week 1 – 13 Virtues Program

Bychronicradiance October 31, 2022February 26, 2025

Today will be the end of week one for my trial run of the 13 virtues, self improvement project. This was inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s 13 virtues, and I have replaced virtues with one’s of my own. Ones that I can always improve upon, every 13 weeks. That means four times a year. I wanted…

Chronic Illness Life

Ouch! Elbow Rescued from a Handrail with a Screwdriver

Bychronicradiance October 28, 2022February 26, 2025

If you asked me to do it again, I don’t think I could in 1 million years. It was just the way that I put my elbow on the railing for a moment that it slipped in between the wall and the metal railing. When I went to pull it out, my elbow had twisted…

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13 Virtues – My Self-Development Project

Bychronicradiance October 24, 2022February 26, 2025

My latest effort at self-discovery and organization has been the 13 virtues that Ben Franklin set up as a self-help project to become the best man he could be. as others have done, I took the list and modified it for myself. I made my own list of 13 virtues that I want to work…