I began to transition which means a change or passage from one state or stage to another. I started to accept where I was in life- 47 years old and counting. I started dealing with stress in my life differently. I started adapting to my hormonal imbalance, even though it was still causing itching, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, irritability, sleep disruption, headaches, dry eyes, hair loss, and weight gain.
My new motto became "You're not getting older, you're getting better". Better in the sense of making healthier choices. I realized that I was in the prime of my life and I needed to start to enjoy it, but being so unhealthy was taking the joy right out of life. Who knows how many years I have left in this life. Five, Ten, Twenty or maybe even Thirty if I am lucky to live to be 80 and unless I started taking better care of myself, I sure wouldn't make it to 80. I started taking time for the small things. Savoring the moment. All my life has been rush here, rush there. I was finally accepting time.
I started to take charge of those things that I COULD CHANGE and let go of those things I COULDN'T CHANGE. Life is not always pleasant but we can choose how we deal with our situations by not letting our situation choose how it deals with us. It's our choice. I became proactive. Stress can cause a lot of physical and emotional problems in ones life and it was wreaking havoc on mine.
I started to keep track of how I felt each day, whether good or bad. I started to not just take each day as it came, but prepare for it, ready to fight this demon called "Perimenopause". The fight has not been easy nor is it over. It's is more defined now. I am more aware of the rules by which I must play. The hormonal imbalance during perimenopause is the cause for many of my demons - itching, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, irritability, sleep disruption, headaches, dry eyes, hair loss, and weight gain, and many other extreme emotional distresses. As my estrogen levels roller coaster up and down so do my symptoms, but I can now anticipate more readily the signs. How did this all happen? Not overnight but gradually as I came to examine the needs of my mind, body & spirit. Is it time for some transitioning in your life Girlfriend? Sharing is Caring. Share with me!!!!
My new motto became "You're not getting older, you're getting better". Better in the sense of making healthier choices. I realized that I was in the prime of my life and I needed to start to enjoy it, but being so unhealthy was taking the joy right out of life. Who knows how many years I have left in this life. Five, Ten, Twenty or maybe even Thirty if I am lucky to live to be 80 and unless I started taking better care of myself, I sure wouldn't make it to 80. I started taking time for the small things. Savoring the moment. All my life has been rush here, rush there. I was finally accepting time.
I started to take charge of those things that I COULD CHANGE and let go of those things I COULDN'T CHANGE. Life is not always pleasant but we can choose how we deal with our situations by not letting our situation choose how it deals with us. It's our choice. I became proactive. Stress can cause a lot of physical and emotional problems in ones life and it was wreaking havoc on mine.
I started to keep track of how I felt each day, whether good or bad. I started to not just take each day as it came, but prepare for it, ready to fight this demon called "Perimenopause". The fight has not been easy nor is it over. It's is more defined now. I am more aware of the rules by which I must play. The hormonal imbalance during perimenopause is the cause for many of my demons - itching, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, irritability, sleep disruption, headaches, dry eyes, hair loss, and weight gain, and many other extreme emotional distresses. As my estrogen levels roller coaster up and down so do my symptoms, but I can now anticipate more readily the signs. How did this all happen? Not overnight but gradually as I came to examine the needs of my mind, body & spirit. Is it time for some transitioning in your life Girlfriend? Sharing is Caring. Share with me!!!!
