Restoring peace and calm..

I have learned, and firmly believe, that my relationship with epilepsy asks that I find my center, my quiet place, in order to effectively manage the epilepsy that I carry.

Medication management is valuable, however I am 

responsible for 

being aware of, and then

balancing, the highs and lows of my life.

With time and with intent, a move towards 

a center of calm and wholeness is accomplished with a 

daily practice of a yoga, and mild exercise.

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Rest and Calm

Quiet and spent I sit and think

Beneath still waters I find a link

Between my Soul, my Heart, My Brain.

All of which have felt the drain!

Ducks in gentle waters float

Overhead gulls call out their notes.

Skies of grey are broken by

reflected light from sun that’s shy

In distance far a tiny boat

like my tired self does float

Upon these gentle, quiet waters,

rest the only thing that matters.

The ducks, the gulls, the clouds, the tides

surround my boat upon all sides

And so my soul finds rest and calm

Within this bay I find my balm.

Susan Ward

Mar.2005

“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a 

calm spirit.  Do not lose your inner peace for anything 

whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”

~ Saint Francis de Sales