Category: My Journey
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Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsRecently I had someone ask me what my biggest concern is with having Myasthenia Gravis. I would have to say the thing I struggle with the most is the fear of the unknown, of what’s to come. The unknown is always scary. When things are challenging in our lives, we develop a plan and find…
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Life’s Inconveniences
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsDuring the recent hurricane, we lost power. What an inconvenience! We had a backup generator, so I was able to restore power to important things in the house like the refrigerator, a portable air conditioning unit and charging of our cell phones, but it was still quite an inconvenience. When did blessings become inconveniences? I…
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A Bit of Yourself – The Final Chapter
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsI’m finally getting around to providing the third and final blog in the series “A Bit of Yourself”. The hurricane caused a lot of disruptions. Thanks for being so patient. If you recall, my series on “A Bit of Yourself” is focused on how you want to be remembered. In other words, your legacy. I…
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The Jury Is Out
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsA few weeks ago, I received a subpoena to report for Jury Duty on September 17th. I returned my questionnaire as directed and will call the Jury Duty hotline the night before to see if I’m still going to be needed. Jury Duty can be quite an inconvenience for someone with a job or a…
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Brain Fog
Greg Olsen
I’, going to try an experiment. Not sure if it will work or not. I’m going to attempt to demonstrate brain fog. Brain fog often affects people with Myasthenia Gtavis. I’m nt sure why it happens or what causes it. All I know is I get it when I’m extrmeely tired or wornout. Althought it…
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Back to Normal
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsHurricane Francine paid us a visit. A quite memorable visit, I might add. I’ll provide more details later, but I wanted to let you know we are safe and things are getting back to normal. The one good thing about hurricanes (if there is one) is you usually get several days’ notice so you can…
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Special Weather Statement
Greg Olsen
in My JourneyI’m going to temporarily interrupt my “A Bit of Yourself” series due to the weather approaching our area. Tropical Storm Francine seems to be building into hurricane strength and will approach our area by Wednesday morning. At this time, it’s expected to be a Category 2 hurricane when it makes landfall in Louisiana. With a…
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A Bit of Yourself – Part 2
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsIn my last blog, I mentioned the Santa tradition my wife and I have with our daughters. Today I’m going to tell you a little more about that tradition. It all started 18 years ago when my daughters were in college. My wife and I had become empty-nesters and weren’t enjoying it. We began thinking…
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A Bit of Yourself – Part 1
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsHere we go again. Another multi-part blog. It’s not because I’m trying to draw you in and then leave you hanging like an episode of “Game of Thrones”. It’s because I’m too wordy. I’ve not yet learned the art of brevity and I can’t fit all my thoughts into a single blog. It also means…
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News
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsAs I pondered the subject for today’s blog, I briefly reviewed the headlines of the news going on in the world. There’s tragedy everywhere. Nearly every single headline had to do with something terrible. Doesn’t anything good ever happen? As I thought about this for a while, I realized good things happen all the time;…