Comments on: Get Over It! Turn Your Pity Party Into A Dance Of Gratitude https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/ Cathy Chester, MS Advocate shares decades of wisdom Sun, 30 May 2021 23:41:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24683 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:37:04 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24683 Yes, Laura, I think you are right. Things happens for a reason. You are absolutely right. And brilliant!

]]> By: Laura https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24675 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:56:27 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24675 Stupid horrible disease. You are so brave and full of life I'm sure you inspire other's who are making this journey. Maybe you were meant to miss your event to write this post help someone somewhere on this internet with their own missed dance.

]]> By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24642 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:56:28 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24642 Donna,

Thank you for leaving your lovely comments. I am glad to use my words to help others, but I think you have those same words in your heart. It pours through in all you write, and who you are. Have a wonderful day!

]]> By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24641 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:55:24 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24641 You are so right (as always!) Julia, we must be kind to everyone. That is something you always do. It's so important because you never know what someone else is battling.

You are a love, and I'm so glad we met last year. Miss you, but so glad we are in touch. You add so much to my life.

]]> By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24640 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:53:41 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24640 Thank you so much. What a lovely comment, Sheryl. I think we all learn from our experiences. What's important is what we DO with those lessons. You have used it for the better, in all that you do.

]]> By: Sheryl https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24639 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:50:08 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24639 Cathy, What makes you so special is your ability to rise up above what gets you down. So many people can learn valuable lessons from your experiences!

]]> By: Julia Robinson https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24638 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:40:25 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24638 Cathy, I'm so sorry you had to miss your event. But one thing I have learned in life is to "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" (Ian MacLaren). Some things are visible while others are invisible. I'm so glad that you had an understanding friend. Big hugs to you, dear one.

]]> By: Donna Hanton https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24637 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:25:19 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24637 Cathy, as always you seem to hit the nail on the head. MS (or whatever) can slow us down, but it should never stop us. It's hard to remember all the time, and sometimes a pity party is our best response in the moment. But it's not the place to stay, when as you say, we still have abilities we can use, and for which we should be thankful. You write so eloquently about living with MS. It seems to be the one subject I have trouble finding words for in my own life, but I love reading yours!

]]> By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24636 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:29:21 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24636 I think we have a mutual admiration society going on, Claudia, because your words always move me! Thank you for your lovely comments. I truly appreciate them! Big hugs...

]]> By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24635 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:28:19 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24635 OMG, Kim, you are incredible. Your comment took my breath away and I will listen to your sage advice. Ah, there's a reason our paths crossed. Actually there are many reasons why. And I am thankful, and grateful, for every one of them. Big hugs.

]]> By: Kim Jorgensen Gane https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24634 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:21:10 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24634 "Living a positive life despite any setbacks is a CHOICE. My MS is another person’s asthma, Lupus, heart disease or cancer. It could be the loss of a job, the fear of financial ruin or the sting of rejection. Or perhaps a marriage gone badly, a soured friendship or the loss of a pet."

THIS! This is the essence of the book I believe you have in you, write here, and it is why YOU and your beautiful, empowered, kind, hopeful spirit is THE person the world needs to write it!! Don't stop. Keep going and keep writing in this genuine, honest way that you do. It brought tears and took my breath away. I'm so sorry you missed your conference, but perhaps there was another kind of gift in it--write here. The good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful--writing a book is no different than what you've done here, only longer. Think of it as a series of essays just like this one. Then you figure out overall flow & arc and all of that later.

I'm selfishly so grateful I got to meet you in NYC at #BinderCon the weekend before. Like Helene, I would have been disappointed otherwise. But I would have understood, too. xo

]]> By: Claudia Schmidt https://anempoweredspirit.com/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24633 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:01:54 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/10/16/get-turn-pity-party-dance-gratitude/#comment-24633 Oh Cathy, I'm so sorry you didn't get to go to the conference, I know you were so excited about it and it looked awesome. But you're right, your health is the most important thing and you have to know your own boundaries. As you say, there will be other conferences. You have an inner strength and resilience that shines through in every post, I'm always so moved by your writing....and by your total honesty. xo

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