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Three Things I’m Grateful For

Katie Wearing • April 16, 2020

Starting a new daily gratitude list

Hi everyone!!

I’ve been really inconsistent with my writing on here which isn’t what I planned for, when I first set up this blog and website. If you follow my Twitter feed and my DinkyKts EDS Diaries Facebook pages’ feed, then I’m sure you will be fairly up to date with what’s going on in my life. It really does feel good to be writing here again after such a long period, but if you’re a fan of my writing, then I’m sure you’ll be pleased to know that I have been busy doing other forms of writing; working on different novels on my Wattpad account and in my personal notebook where I write poetry. Just like here in this blog, I haven’t wrote any poetry in a long time and I’m happy to be feeling inspired to start writing them again. I have a folder that has a collection of my poetry that I’ve worked on over the years with the first poem in it that was written back when I was around sixteen years old. I’ve always been a determined person and if I want to do something then I will work my hardest to make it happen, even though a lot of my dreams and ambitions have changed due to health reasons, there’s nothing to stop me from achieving the goals that are reachable. My writing is one of those goals that I will get completed and hopefully will continue to do so as my life progresses.


Right now, the world is in crisis and my heart breaks knowing that there are so many people (and animals) are suffering and I continue to hope that everyone that has personally been affected by the pandemic makes a speedy recovery, and my heart is with all of you especially to those who have lost those who they love. When it first started happening, I was struggling with severe anxiety and as I was seeing more and more people suffering every day, it was getting too much and affecting my mental well-being, so I’ve had to distance myself from hearing/watching about it as often. Some might say that I’m being ignorant but I already struggle with severe anxiety and my mental well-being is more important to me at this moment. It’s one of the things that distresses me so much is seeing people (and animals) suffering, and I’m too much of an empath. We all have to do what is right for ourselves.
During this time I want to focus on gratitude and it is something that I hope to continue once everything is improving in the world. On a daily basis, I strive to think positive at the end of each day and to show my gratitude to whatever I choose on the particular day, whilst making sure I go to sleep with a heart full of positivity. Some people may prefer to list their gratitudes earlier on in the day and I think whatever is best for the person themselves.

Today my three gratitudes are for:

For my parents who are there to help look after me, without them in my life, things wouldn’t be like they are. They make sure that I’m fed, help me with my medicines etc and I enjoy our time watching the telly, especially as my dad is unable to work during this pandemic so I’m seeing more of him through the week.

My lovely friend for taking time out of her day to message me and check in on me. It’s been a while and it definitely helped brighten up my day. I love my friends with all of my heart.

I’m thankful for having a wonderful GP and Rheumatologist Doctor who both look after me. They always take the time to listen and to try to help me as much as they possibly can. Even when all they can do is treat me the symptomatic way meaning to make sure that I’m as a comfortable as can be and easing my symptoms. Since the end of last week, I have been struggling with a lot of pain, breathing difficulties and not a lot of sleep. Now I’m taking my medicine more regularly, taking my inhaler as much as I need it and having my anti-inflammatory pain relief gel applied to my back area.

I would love to know what you are thankful for for today? I wonder what I’ll be showing gratitude for next time. Thank you for reading and I will see you in my next post, take care everyone!

Katie aka DinkyKt ❤️

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