Why do I blog? Why do I write? And why do I want to share some very personal emotional details about my illness?
I have decided to try my best to take part if WEGO Health’s National Blog Post Month. This is the first day.
Lisa Copen
Why I write about my health. . .
I write to receive–hope, joy, endurance. I write to give–the source of that hope, joy, and endurance.
The joy of writing is that as you share, you can bless. As you process, you discover.
Why do I write about my illness online?
Because I have a voice, and writing forces me to find it. When I reveal it, others say I have given their scattered thoughts a voice. When I know others will read it, I avoid shortcuts and dig deeper. Here is why I write about my illness.
I write about my health to understand. . .
To recall, remember, consider. To cope, grieve, anticipate. Writing prevents me from relying on surface emotions, but demands I look behind the curtain of real pain.
I write about my health to confront myself. . .
To get a grip, face it, defraud it, admonish it, beat it, keep it. Writing obligates me to tackle the ugly feelings, the bitterness, the frustrations and find the significance of the pain.
I write about my health to hope. . .
To imagine, dream, rediscover, refocus. To believe in God’s plan, conceive His plan. Writing allows me to risk logic, and feel the what ifs instead of the wishes through the pain.
I write about my health to pray. . .
To surrender, seek, trust, endure, fill the empties, listen when I would rather speak, to confess. To give God the glory and share of His forgiveness. Writing gives me a slice of comprehension of who God is in me, despite the pain.
I write about my health to encourage. . .
To relieve others of isolation, to inspire, give courage, nourish, validate the sorrows, assure the emotions of “the normals” of illness. Writing supplies me with a purpose, a proposal to grow, an outlet to share my lessons learned the hard way, to accompany one on the journey.
Thanks for your blog. I look forward to each post and it is encouraging for me as well as my husband ( who has been a chronic pain sufferer for over 22 years).
Thank you, Lisa.. KEEP WRITING !!
Lisa, you have blessed me immensely through your God-given writings & devotionals. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have done the following in abundance for me:
“To relieve others of isolation, to inspire, give courage, nourish, validate the sorrows, assure the emotions of “the normals” of illness.” Within all that you write you “give God the glory” which must bless the Lord incredibly. Bless you, as you continue to write all that God leads you to share with us. Lotsoluv Kerryn
I often blog about my illness (CVID–A primary immune deficiency disease) and share about my faith walk–living with chronic illness can be a true roller coaster ride, and I figure, there are other folks on that ride with me, we just have to find each other.
Thank you, Jeanie, I shall. Writing is my “drug of choice.”
Ah, thanks, Kerryn. I know that God is blessing others through your writing too and it’s such a delight to see you grow through this.
April, so true! I just started pinning web sites so have added yours (http://pinterest.com/restministries/blogs-of-those-with-illness/) Congratulations on your book!
I haven’t really posted any blogs or written much online…I journal, and have written a couple of things just to express myself on my Microsoft Word, I sometimes share what I’ve written with close friends, but have never really posted/published anything. I find that writing helps me put my thoughts in order, confront personal issues, put things in proper perspective. Maybe I should start blogging at least, I never really thought about what I write being something I should share. I tend to (most people find this hard to believe) be a little shy, when it comes to putting myself out there, exposing myself per se. But maybe its just what I need to do.
Im not real sure how I landed here.. but I thank you for it. I believe in transparency for you never know who you are helping by blogging out your issues and the enemy hides in shame and secrecy. I was finally able to give a lifetime disorder a name when I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Narcolepsy this past April. People have frustrated me greatly late, for their lack of understanding. People do not understand the nature of sleep disorders or how bad we can suffer because we do not look as if anything is wrong with us. Soo Im not whining, nor seeking attention, just trying to fully come to grips with it.. And I really wish fellow Christians would stop telling me not to “claim it”. The thing about claiming is, you have to come into the full realization fo what you are up against BEFORE you start praying for that healing.. but thats just my 2 cents.. sorry.. I tend to get a little winded! LOL
You just gave me the strength to force myself to go out today. God Bless you. xo