Category: My Journey
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Questions
Greg Olsen
in My JourneySince initiating my blog, I’ve received a number of questions from readers. I’ve attempted to respond back to each person individually, but I thought it might be helpful if I shared some of the most common questions and responses with everyone. The question that most often comes up is: “What’s it like to have Myasthenia…
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Emotions
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThe other day I experienced an emotional moment that I didn’t know how to deal with. I didn’t handle it well. This happens to everyone at one time or another. Those of us with Myasthenia Gravis or other chronic condition are especially vulnerable to emotional outbreaks due to the fact that we’re already dealing with…
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Emotional Bank Accounts
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsStephen Covey released his book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” in 1989. As you would expect, the book describes the seven habits highly effective people use to make them more effective. The seven habits include: 1. Be Proactive, 2. Begin with the End in Mind, 3. Put First Things First, 4. Think Win/Win, 5.…
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Finding Purpose
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThe post reflects on the author’s teenage experiences with music, particularly admiring Alice Cooper despite not being a heavy metal fan. Alice Cooper’s complex image and struggles with drugs and alcohol are highlighted. His transformation and return to religious roots inspired the author, linking it to their purpose in raising awareness about Myasthenia Gravis and…
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Worry
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsI’m a worrier. I’ve always been a worrier. I take great pride in my faith in God, so I realize I’m not really showing my faith when I worry, but for some reason, I do it anyhow. Faith means trusting God on everything. That means when I become worried, I just need to turn to…
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Juggling Priorities
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsI had a number of things to write about this morning, so I evaluated each and placed a value on each topic as to its importance. I then used those values to establish a priority. Obviously, “Juggling Priorities” won out. What do I mean with the phrase “Juggling Priorities”? All of us have an unlimited…
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Doctor Appointments
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThis morning I go to see my neurologist for my normally scheduled check-up. As I prepared for this visit, I gathered information my doctor may find helpful and wrote it down. As I was doing so, I began to think that perhaps my routine before doctor visits might be helpful for someone else with Myasthenia…
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Inheritance: Part 3 – Values
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsIn my first blog under Inheritance, we talked about how you will leave impressions on your caregivers, family and friends. Those impressions turn into perceptions and those people will undoubtedly believe those perceptions to be real until such time as they see them as being different from their original observation. In my second blog under…
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Inheritance: Part 2 – Principles
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsAs I stated in my previous blog, we use perceptions, principles and values to guide us through life. We’ve already talked about perceptions and discussed how perceptions can change based upon observations. We develop a perception rather quickly. We then either keep that perception or modify it based upon additional observations. In other words, perceptions…
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Inheritance: Part 1 – Perceptions
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsIn this and the following two blogs, I want to talk about inheritance. We often think of inheritance as including only material things such as money, property, jewelry and collections of things you have accumulated throughout your life that you intend to leave to others. There are also things you will leave your loved ones…