[Sugah]

I just graduated in May with my BA and am now working towards my MFA. I'm also teaching composition. I really don't think this is any easier than some of the things I was doing before - at least, not the training end of it. I hope I don't sound discouraging. There are incredible demands on my time and energy, two things that send me more often than not towards a flare. The good news is that as responsibilities and commitments increased, so did my endurance for them and my ability to work through a flare. I've been in one for the past two weeks - but haven't missed or been late for anything. When it gets difficult, I meditate on getting through the moment and the reason I'm doing it in the first place - to a) be better able to make a living, b), do something that I love doing, and c) be a better example for my children.

I wouldn't have done anything differently up to this point, even knowing how hard it is (okay, maybe I would have eased back on that one 19 credit, part-time job, involvement -in-three-organizations semester!). I hate to be corny, but it's proven to me that I am truly disABLEd!

Peace & Love,
Sugah