“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us…
Author: Lady in the Lighthouse
Sharing Your Story With The Right People At The Right Time
Knowing who and when to share your story with takes skill and awareness, and can be incredibly supportive and rewarding.
Musings & Meditations – September 17 2020
Walking. I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands. ― Linda Hogan
Progress Is Not Linear
Once we have taken care of the immediate issues, diving into medical investigations can make it hard to work out if you are making progress.
Musings & Meditations – September 10 2020
I’ll never know, and neither will you, of the life you don’t choose. We’ll only know that whatever that sister life was, it was important and beautiful and not ours. It was the ghost ship that didn’t carry us. There’s nothing to do but salute it from the shore. – Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things
Activities For Slow & Quiet Days
Some days you just need something to do that is quiet and not too taxing on your energy levels.
Musings & Meditations – September 3 2020
Look for the ones who lean into your story. The ones who don’t shrink back from your pain. The ones who hear what you are not saying. These, are your people. Love them fiercely. -Liezel Graham
How to Handle Motion Sickness Like a Pro
Finally getting out of your house only to suffer from motion sickness? Here are my tried and true tips to manage it.
Musings & Meditations – August 27 2020
If you see something beautiful in someone, speak it! – Ruthie Lindsey
Become A Regular At Your Local Chemist
The pharmacist is probably going to be a frequent person you’ll see when managing a medical condition, so it is reassuring to get to know them and their services.
Meditations & Musings – August 20 2020
Dedicated to Australia’s Golden Girl of love & light.
Welcome To… The Unexpected
How do we navigate it?
How do we understand it?
How do we explain it?
How do we accept it?
Musings & Meditations – August 13 2020
“Rise and shine. I’ve always held such fondness for that sweet old phrase. As though we are all little Suns. As though we are all someone’s day.” – Beau Taplin // R i s e A n d S h i n e
How To Master The Afternoon Nap & Get Quality Rest
With a little experimenting, rituals and preparation, you can master quality rest time.
Musings & Meditations – August 6 2020
At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can. – Frida Kahlo
Book Therapy – The Secret Garden
The perfect book to be reading at the end of a long winter that is about to bloom into spring.
Musings & Meditations – July 30 2020
Storms make trees take deeper roots. – Dolly Parton
How Someone Looks May Not Be How They Feel
We all just want to be seen and heard for how we really are.
Musings & Meditations – July 23 2020
People who need help sometimes look a lot like people who don’t need help. – Glennon Doyle
Clothes Can Change Your Mindset
Clothes help us to transition into different states of being and doing, and can transform your mindset and mood in an instant.
Musings & Meditations – July 16 2020
This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt,…
Rest Before You Need To
Don’t wait and miss the opportunity for a quality rest break.
Musings & Meditations – July 9 2020
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place. ― Kurt Vonnegut
My Biggest Game Changer: A Health Diary
One of the most transformative things that I have implemented in my medical journey was to start a daily diary.
Musings & Meditations – July 2 2020
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s…
Self Care Is Being A Responsible Adult
Self care that make us feel good and nurtured for our long term wellness.
Musings & Meditations – June 25 2020
“When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don’t you do the same?” – Marie-Laure LeBlanc, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Taking Care of Yourself First
As the saying goes, you can’t pour from an empty cup.
Musings & Meditations – June 18 2020
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest…
Uncertainty & Being Uncomfortable
Hey Readers,
If you have ever experienced a crisis, a medical condition, a major change or been impacted by the current COVID-19 situation, you may probably have noticed the secondary effect of a level of uncertainty and discomfort. I wish I could wave a magic wand and help it disappear for you. Instead I have hard truths and some hard work to practice, which is well worth the effort for your mental and emotional well-being and for those around you.
Musings & Meditations – June 11 2020
Barn’s burnt down / Now I can see the moon. ― Mizuta Masahide
Everything is Temporary
Take heart, you will be ok.
Musings & Meditations – June 4 2020
This is dedicated to every human being who looks different, feels different and thinks differently. I see you. I feel you. I am you. Stay different. Our world needs the difference we will make. – Cleo Wade, Heart Talk
When the Minority Becomes the Majority
We are all going through a time of big change.
Musings & Meditations – June 2 2020
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” ― Anne Lamott
How I Set Up & Maintain My Blog Around My Condition
Determining what is possible for me to do and learning to work with medical challenges and not against them.
Musings & Meditations – May 30 2020
“There are two ways to live: as if nothing is a miracle, or as if everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein
Intentions & The Unknown
Hello Readers,
I have wanted to support the chronic medical conditions community for some time and highlight the accomplishments and challenges that come with managing chronic conditions and the lifestyle that usually comes with a new normal.
Musings & Meditations – May 28 2020
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” – The Little Prince, Antione De Saint-Exupéry
The Lady in the Lighthouse
The story on how she came to be.
Musings & Meditations – May 24 2020
“Some people, when they hear your story, contract. Others upon hearing your story, expand. This is how you know.” -Nayyirah Waheed
Musings & Meditations Series
Let me introduce you to one of my favourite things and I’ll be sharing it every week!
Welcome
Hello there, I’m Hannah. Let me introduce myself.
Lady In The Lighthouse 