PIPER SMALL IS A BLOGGER/WRITER BASED IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

SHE IS MOST INTERESTED IN TOPICS RELATED TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN MODERN LIFE, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, NATURE, SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, DEPRESSION AND PTSD.

SHE TRIES TO DO ALL THIS WITH AS MUCH HUMOR AS POSSIBLE. 

Mediocre? Okay

I continue to experience on/off pelvic pain, including today. 

I tried taking the nerve meds I requested a few months ago to try instead of having to go to pain meds. They actually worked. They also gonked me out. 

I spent the afternoon napping as a result. That and general recovery from ramping up my energy levels the last several months. 

Walking around the park today, I once again accepted that during this season of life, my body wouldn't allow me to work full-time. I just decided today to accept it. It means I have time to get a few more things done around the house and for the wedding. Why can't I be happy about that? 

Acceptance is a funny thing. I've always struggled with living in the present. If anything, my physical and mental challenges have forced that issue front and center. 

My day progressed in a lazy if not semi-productive fashion and I was okay with that. I thought about all I was able to enjoy and do today. I focused on how much I've accomplished these past several years and in general, gave myself a pass from the bitch in my head who tells me all the wrong, untruthful things about myself that no one else sees as true. 

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