Recently I learned something about my health and my
art. I had been feeling very tired
lately, had a lot of muscle and joint pain, was depressed and had trouble
concentrating. The worst part was I had no interest or desire about doing any
needlework.
Then I had a doctor’s appointment just for a regular check
up. I decided to tell her about what I
had been experiencing. And she suggested
that I had some blood work done which showed that I had hypothyroidism. All that I had been experiencing are symptoms
of hypothyroidism and even more that I hadn’t mentioned here or with my doctor
like sensitivity to cold and weight gain.
Now this condition is pretty common and once I started
taking the medicine I began to feel better.
But the thing that surprised me the most was that my desire to do my
needlework returned. I learned that if
you aren’t feeling good physically or emotionally, then the things you enjoy
doing are difficult. So you need to take
care of yourself, your health. to take care of your art or your passion. This was an important lesson for me. I have to take care of myself to be able to
do the things I enjoy. And it was so
important to me, I wanted to share it with all of you.
I understand when you have a cold or the flu or something that keeps you in bed, how you just
don’t feel up to creating everything.
But chronic conditions that come upon you little by little have the same
effect in the long run. So it is important to pay attention to how you are
feeling and take care of yourself every day.
I know you have heard this before but eat right, get enough
exercise and also get enough sleep. If
you take care of yourself, you are then able to take care of your art. And also make sure to tell your doctor
everything you are feeling or experiencing even if you think it is unrelated (I
never put my sensitivity to cold with feeling tired or gaining weight but they
were all related). It will help them
determine what is going on with you and what treatment to prescribe.
So for you to take care of your art, remember to take care
of you.
©2019 – Cheryl Fillion