tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post4839549596316499808..comments2023-06-29T03:16:09.145-07:00Comments on The Virtual Abbess: Abi's Purple Adrenals....AbiSomeonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-52112068405308259592008-01-02T13:18:00.000-08:002008-01-02T13:18:00.000-08:00Cynthia,Sorry about the news...yes, I'll e-mail yo...Cynthia,<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the news...yes, I'll e-mail you my current regiment of supplements. I return to the doctor Friday. Is your doctor also a homeopath? There are a number of good remedies that help with this.<BR/><BR/>You will just have to slow down, girl. Exhausted adrenals are bad enough, but if those puppies give up the ghost completely, it is not a pretty thing....<BR/><BR/>I AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-87878749016879689612008-01-02T11:14:00.000-08:002008-01-02T11:14:00.000-08:00Peggy,You were right. I got tested for hormone imb...Peggy,<BR/>You were right. I got tested for hormone imbalance due to sleep disorders - and the test showed OK hormonally - but exhausted adrenals. I think it may be the only gland that does not replenish with the necessary hormone, once you've used it up - that's it.(?) Not good for a strong Type A who gets into stressful situations. And I intend to jam in 08 - burn out coming. <BR/><BR/>Just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-77560979958232990742007-12-22T21:02:00.000-08:002007-12-22T21:02:00.000-08:00rest, rest, rest, and rest some more!;-)rest, rest, rest, and rest some more!;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-29460008312928357532007-12-22T11:43:00.000-08:002007-12-22T11:43:00.000-08:00Michael,Thank you for your prayers, brother. I'll...Michael,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your prayers, brother. I'll definitely take that shalom.<BR/><BR/>Now, I'll have to see if I can make it through holiday bowl season! ;^) Fortunately, we don't have cable TV, so my choices of what to watch will be limited....AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-85062870305535521862007-12-21T04:10:00.000-08:002007-12-21T04:10:00.000-08:00Peggy, we've got you added to our prayer list as w...Peggy, we've got you added to our prayer list as well. Peace to you.Michael Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562574596754907146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-62410950024880713232007-12-19T12:50:00.000-08:002007-12-19T12:50:00.000-08:00Thank you, Janet...and yes, I have come to more th...Thank you, Janet...and yes, I have come to more than recognize that the whole purple thing is about giving all to God, whatever "all" is, and knowing that everything that he gives power to do comes from him, not from me. It is a good place to be, even if it is not always the most comfortable--it is the most secure!<BR/><BR/>One of the challenges I have with this exhaustion is that it frequently AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-9890175587214038262007-12-19T04:29:00.000-08:002007-12-19T04:29:00.000-08:00It's easy to think God is preoccupied with our min...It's easy to think God is preoccupied with our ministry... then (darnit!!!) we discover God is interested in US... in our character, in our child-like-ness, in our dependence on God, in our humility, (double-darnit!!!)in our grace, in our deepest motivations (triple darnit!!!!) <BR/><BR/>Have you read Robert Clinton's "The Making of a Leader?" (No, don't read it... go have a nap). Anyway, he Janet Woodlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819278046170432541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-84435698238683840652007-12-18T19:18:00.000-08:002007-12-18T19:18:00.000-08:00He he he ... the story of my life: proving that s...He he he ... the story of my life: proving that something can be done that everyone doubts! ;^)<BR/><BR/>Well, my blood type is A+ ... and I am a recovering perfectionist ... well, okay ... I guess I will own up to being a bit Type A (recovering there, as well).<BR/><BR/>Hmmm...I sense a "recovering" pattern. It must be a sign! ;^)<BR/><BR/>Over-achieving at resting ... is that an oxymoron? AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-89225940375141746272007-12-18T18:45:00.000-08:002007-12-18T18:45:00.000-08:00Oh ... I dunno if you're a Type A, but you are def...Oh ... I dunno if you're a Type A, but you are definitely a fellow over-achiever!! So, go over-achieve with resting ... prove to the rest of us that it can be done ... lol ... ;-)Sonja Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164796660137641599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-74915765883640323852007-12-18T18:39:00.000-08:002007-12-18T18:39:00.000-08:00Sonja,LOL, sister! Yet another thing the church h...Sonja,<BR/><BR/>LOL, sister! Yet another thing the church has messed up in the OT/NT concept translation. ;^) I like your idea of a sabbatical year much better ... we'll just have to see how it goes!<BR/><BR/>I did finally take everyone's advise and set up google reader with all my linked folks, so I can just check it from time to time.<BR/><BR/>You think I'm a Type A???? :^)<BR/><BR/>Back toAbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-90816830577318110982007-12-18T17:59:00.000-08:002007-12-18T17:59:00.000-08:00Oh my, oh my, oh dinosaurs ... I think the OT pres...Oh my, oh my, oh dinosaurs ... <BR/><BR/>I think the OT prescription is a year of rest for 7 years of work :D; so don't short yourself, sister!<BR/><BR/>From one type A to another ... you can be a type A rester just as well as doer. So ... just take up resting as a task to be done well. <BR/><BR/>We will all be here, patiently attending your return.Sonja Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164796660137641599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-49790984671933393872007-12-18T08:41:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:41:00.000-08:00Brad,We Abberians do know about power napping, don...Brad,<BR/><BR/>We Abberians do know about power napping, don't we! ;^) I trust that all will work together for good in God's hands.<BR/><BR/>Ted,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by...and for your blessing. Hey, you should take a nap yourself, dude...The Abbess totally gives you permission :^) ...sleep deprivation is the new epidemic of the "Future Shock" era, I am told!<BR/><BR/>Oops...time for AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-81545841723973480222007-12-18T06:44:00.000-08:002007-12-18T06:44:00.000-08:00Peggy,Blesssings on you in this. Sometimes I think...Peggy,<BR/>Blesssings on you in this. Sometimes I think I'm a walking, living zombie, though that's probably due to years of sleep deprivation. Hope this is a special time for you.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-3615594581198144062007-12-17T23:16:00.000-08:002007-12-17T23:16:00.000-08:00Peggy - trusting that the adrenal catastrophe will...Peggy - trusting that the adrenal catastrophe will become eucatastrophic in the best Eowynian and Abberian senses of the term, and that you will indeed remember all supplements and naps now so that a different kind of joy may return later. Blessings friend - Bradbrad/futuristguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744226426932166097noreply@blogger.com