1. To begin is to start.
2. Any dream will do.
3. Do at least one thing for somebody else today.
4. Write down at least five things that you are thankful for today.
5. Write a list of your greatest concerns and counter it with at least five things that would help those concerns with something that YOU can do to help them.
6. Call at least one friend today.  You don't have to feel like it but if/when you call them, you will feel better afterwards and you will make their day, too.  Trust me.
7. Be sure to be activity today in some fashion, even if it hurts to do it. 
8. 'Time' your nap if you take one during the day. Too much sleep can cause issues later.
9. Listen to music or a tape of biofeedback to help divert your pain.  It can release endorphins and this relieves pain.
10. Never, ever give up.  Remember there is only one way for you to travel....and that is forward.  There is no turning back.
11. Know that you are an important person and somebody needs you to feel better.  When you can't/don't want to keep trying, do it for somebody else that you care for.  It is much easier to focus on a loved one than yourself in moving forward with purpose. 

These are just a few things that I have found that help me.  And, remember, persons with
RSDS/CRPS aren't the only persons that can use these tools to help their pain, whether it be a physical, mental, emotional or spiritual pain.  We all experience pain in some fashion.  I hope this will help somebody out there that might be reading this. 

I feel that we don't have the answers to many concerns of this world but it always helps to share and support one another on the journey we are traveling.  Our journey might have different paths and, perhaps, detours but we can all join together in carrying a bit of the other's when theirs is a bit more heavy than our own. 

Each day our percentage of help, hurt, support, love, hope, trust will vary.  It is nice to know that we all have one another's back equally at the end of the day.  Let's never forget that we can be better when we join together in comparison trying to walk this human journey alone.  It was never meant to be but the joining of friend, family and hearts were.   Let's march forward with this in mind and never turn back to the 'what ifs'. 

Yesterday is just experience but tomorrow is glistening with purpose--and today is the channel
leading from one to another.  Barbara Johnson

Until next time.
God Bless.
Doris