Comments for Leave of Absence Weblog http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com Left Work One Day on Medical Leave, Unsure If They Are Ever Letting Me Return Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on TENS Units by Cefar Primo Pro http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/tens-units/#comment-36 Cefar Primo Pro Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:44:41 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-36 TENS units are great for pain management and also rehabilitation and many other purposes. Great that you've found a "non-pill" way to manage your pain. TENS units are great for pain management and also rehabilitation and many other purposes. Great that you’ve found a “non-pill” way to manage your pain.

]]> Comment on The Meaning of Life by Louise Lewis http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-meaning-of-life/#comment-32 Louise Lewis Mon, 12 May 2008 19:08:30 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-32 Thank you for the post. I find strength by always following messages received from my Spirit and not my Ego. (Everyone has to define those terms on their own :-) For over five years, I dedicated my life to taking action on the 'messages' I received. And long story short, my Spirit-led journey grew so large and amazing that I was "told" to publish my story and then share it with the world. So that's just what I'm doing... In the spirit of giving back, I'd like to offer you (and all who read this) a free gift copy of my book...just e-mail me from my web site. No strings attached...really! Again, thank you for your post and for starting a great conversation. take care, Louise Lewis, Author No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You! www.noexpertsneeded.com Thank you for the post. I find strength by always following messages received from my Spirit and not my Ego. (Everyone has to define those terms on their own :-)

For over five years, I dedicated my life to taking action on the ‘messages’ I received. And long story short, my Spirit-led journey grew so large and amazing that I was “told” to publish my story and then share it with the world. So that’s just what I’m doing…

In the spirit of giving back, I’d like to offer you (and all who read this) a free gift copy of my book…just e-mail me from my web site. No strings attached…really!

Again, thank you for your post and for starting a great conversation.

take care,
Louise Lewis, Author
No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You!
http://www.noexpertsneeded.com

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]]> Comment on The Meaning of Life by anonymous http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-meaning-of-life/#comment-26 anonymous Sat, 10 May 2008 19:03:56 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-26 Thanks so much for your prayerful comment. I am new to WordPress Blogging and have, in only four days or so, gotten spititual direction from so many sources. Your words are wise. I have saved them to re-read agqain, later. God bless You. Thanks so much for your prayerful comment. I am new to WordPress Blogging and have, in only four days or so, gotten spititual direction from so many sources. Your words are wise. I have saved them to re-read agqain, later. God bless You.

]]> Comment on The Meaning of Life by leave of absence http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-meaning-of-life/#comment-23 leave of absence Sat, 10 May 2008 10:51:26 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-23 Indeed. A relationship with Christ, who came in human form for many reasons, includes the model of how we are to maintain our relationship with Him and with others. The struggle, the pull. Who is it that we enjoy their presence. . . for awhile? There is exhilaration in many types of new relationships, whether romantic, platonic, business, etc. What keeps it going? Yet the relationship we are called to have with Christ is much like that we are called to have with those 'deeper' relationships - those we have made a lifelong commitment to. Why the rejection, then? It is good to begin with the honesty that it begins with oneself, not with Him. It takes work. Perseverence. Faith. In the way that a person will not eat or have a place to sleep at night if they do not invest anything at all into a business relationship, there will not be a genuine, deep relationship built for the difficult times if it is not being built during the gentler times of life. What will help in this road of perseverance? Certainly relationship with others in the church. Say they are hypocrites? Indeed! That is the essence of why we need a Savior. My own hand goes up immediately, crying Guilty as charged. Prayer, certainly. Filled with thanksgiving in the middle of the tragedy. Journal what He has done, what you are asking for help with today. Patience. Now! Nooo. . . The kind that says I will wait until the answer comes. That may mean it doesn't even come in this lifetime. That is patience most people can't comprehend, but it is character-building. Can I testify to this? Yes. Would I make it without the encouragement of others? Not a day. Most important, believe that what God says He will do is true. He may not answer the way you see the answer. He probably won't. But He will answer. As C.S. Lewis said of Christ, He is either liar, lunatic, or Lord. I encourage you to take the whole deal. Including the hard parts, by faith, will take you on a journey of faith you can't imagine. But there is so much better a place on the other side when you take hold, my friend. Take hold. Indeed. A relationship with Christ, who came in human form for many reasons, includes the model of how we are to maintain our relationship with Him and with others. The struggle, the pull. Who is it that we enjoy their presence. . . for awhile? There is exhilaration in many types of new relationships, whether romantic, platonic, business, etc. What keeps it going?

Yet the relationship we are called to have with Christ is much like that we are called to have with those ‘deeper’ relationships – those we have made a lifelong commitment to. Why the rejection, then? It is good to begin with the honesty that it begins with oneself, not with Him. It takes work. Perseverence. Faith.

In the way that a person will not eat or have a place to sleep at night if they do not invest anything at all into a business relationship, there will not be a genuine, deep relationship built for the difficult times if it is not being built during the gentler times of life.

What will help in this road of perseverance? Certainly relationship with others in the church. Say they are hypocrites? Indeed! That is the essence of why we need a Savior. My own hand goes up immediately, crying Guilty as charged.

Prayer, certainly. Filled with thanksgiving in the middle of the tragedy. Journal what He has done, what you are asking for help with today.

Patience. Now! Nooo. . . The kind that says I will wait until the answer comes. That may mean it doesn’t even come in this lifetime. That is patience most people can’t comprehend, but it is character-building. Can I testify to this? Yes. Would I make it without the encouragement of others? Not a day.

Most important, believe that what God says He will do is true. He may not answer the way you see the answer. He probably won’t. But He will answer. As C.S. Lewis said of Christ, He is either liar, lunatic, or Lord. I encourage you to take the whole deal. Including the hard parts, by faith, will take you on a journey of faith you can’t imagine. But there is so much better a place on the other side when you take hold, my friend. Take hold.

]]> Comment on The Meaning of Life by anonymous http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-meaning-of-life/#comment-22 anonymous Sat, 10 May 2008 10:24:09 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-22 For me, my strength is found only through my Savior, Jesus Christ. But, my particular dilemma is that I know what makes me strong (prayer), I have drunk deeply of what gives me hope and encouragement through tragedy (relationship with Christ)and, I resist my communion with Him over and over. The very "thing" that saves me, I reject... For me, my strength is found only through my Savior, Jesus Christ. But, my particular dilemma is that I know what makes me strong (prayer), I have drunk deeply of what gives me hope and encouragement through tragedy (relationship with Christ)and, I resist my communion with Him over and over. The very “thing” that saves me, I reject…

]]> Comment on Politics and Medicine by leave of absence http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/politics-and-medicine/#comment-17 leave of absence Thu, 08 May 2008 16:23:04 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-17 So what is the solution to real health care for all? For those who have an exclusion on their record, and yet could not afford continuous coverage due to their own medical expenses being presently incurred? For example, I am aware of a single mother with young children who suffered a permanent head injury at the hands of her spouse, hospitalized for months of recovery. He was happy to allow her health insurancee lapse, which it did, and she has a lifetime exclusion created by the very person who could have protected her. Which candidate is likely to have the best plan for such individuals? Thoughts? So what is the solution to real health care for all? For those who have an exclusion on their record, and yet could not afford continuous coverage due to their own medical expenses being presently incurred? For example, I am aware of a single mother with young children who suffered a permanent head injury at the hands of her spouse, hospitalized for months of recovery. He was happy to allow her health insurancee lapse, which it did, and she has a lifetime exclusion created by the very person who could have protected her. Which candidate is likely to have the best plan for such individuals? Thoughts?

]]> Comment on Politics and Medicine by Aids » Blog Archive » Politics and Medicine http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/politics-and-medicine/#comment-14 Aids » Blog Archive » Politics and Medicine Thu, 08 May 2008 01:41:19 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-14 [...] Continue Reading  Posted on: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 9:38 pm  Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...] [...] Continue Reading  Posted on: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 9:38 pm  Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...]

]]> Comment on Politics and Medicine by test » Blog Archive » Politics and Medicine http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/politics-and-medicine/#comment-12 test » Blog Archive » Politics and Medicine Wed, 07 May 2008 22:25:42 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-12 [...] and Medicine steadyjohn wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHillary Clinton’s Plan for [...] [...] and Medicine steadyjohn wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHillary Clinton’s Plan for [...]

]]> Comment on Definition of a Chronic Condition by leave of absence http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/definition-of-a-chronic-condition/#comment-11 leave of absence Tue, 06 May 2008 19:55:12 +0000 http://leaveofabsence.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-11 Yes, I would wholeheartedly agree that the definition of a disability is narrowly defined by the general population. In doing so, it creates stereotypes that have - for myself - created walls to prevent disclosure at all costs. Why? Some disabilities certainly cannot be hidden. Others may involve minimal intrusion upon one's live. In my case, it has impacted every relationship I have. It has brought financial disaster, fear from others of the unknown. Sometimes I am up to addressing the situation. . . and sometimes not. Yes, I would wholeheartedly agree that the definition of a disability is narrowly defined by the general population. In doing so, it creates stereotypes that have – for myself – created walls to prevent disclosure at all costs. Why? Some disabilities certainly cannot be hidden. Others may involve minimal intrusion upon one’s live. In my case, it has impacted every relationship I have. It has brought financial disaster, fear from others of the unknown. Sometimes I am up to addressing the situation. . . and sometimes not.

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