4/01/17
A is for arthritis.
It will not stop me,
Only delay me
I will not bow to it,
Yet I know it’s there;
It sidetracked me long enough.
It won’t be easy,
But I have my Army,
And I won’t cave in.
- “Army” could also be read as “Advil.” 🙂
***Note: I wasn’t going to do this. Because of my arthritis. Therefore, in rebellion, I’ll start my challenge by writing about arthritis. Take that! I also wasn’t going to do this because of my many other writing projects; because of my busy full-time job, my family requirements, volunteer commitments, blah, blah, blah. Let’s face it. I am a writer. My students have been asking me about that a lot as the word seems to be going around. I want to inspire them to do an alphabet journal and I will share some of my A-Z entries to inspire them. Can anyone think of a better reason to rebel against my aches and my fatigue? I was sure I could not follow the rules and may not keep up with responding to others’ blogs. We will see; one can only try, right? I might as well let my mind take the helm!
The theme for my blog is “Who I am.” Yes, it’s wide open. It will include little tidbits about me, poems I’ll share, and stories. I hope you don’t think I’m a cheat. I am a little bit of a rebel, though. Just ask my yoga instructors. 🙂 As I said, one can only try, right? Let’s do this!
Interested in doing the A-Z blog challenge? Visit http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/
pamelascanepa 
Good job, hope you are able to keep going, it’s a lot of effort. Look forward to more of your posts. Take that arthritis!
LikeLiked by 2 people
I love the Army reference to Advil. I had trouble with my hand the other day and it was quite difficult to hold a pen for a few days. It wasn’t until I thought to take pain reliever that I could write again.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Arthritis definitely can affect what one is able to do. I have it in my back, hands, knees, and feet. It’s great to have a fighting attitude towards it and not let it define who you are or what you can do!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I spent a year longing to write but letting it stop me. I aim to never do that again.
LikeLiked by 1 person
One can only try… I love that bit….I guess if you have an army behind you, you can take on the world ….
Cheers
~B
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Beaton! I try to visualize such things as encouragement. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person