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October 29, 2014

How I Cope: Gratitude

Look, being sick? All the time? It sucks.

You know that. I know that.

So how do we combat the darkness of doom and despair?

Well, I have many coping mechanisms which I’ll get into in future posts.

Spoiler alert: They involve a lot of fluffy animals.

barkley drake

D’awwwww.

But my main coping skill?

Gratitude. [Read more…]

Article by Leah Holstein / Emotional Coping / family, friends, gratitude

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