It is all in my hands

My knees hurt - I have the power to stop the pain through exercise to strengthen the muscles in my knees.
My glucose goes high - I have the power to control my carb intake and activity level to keep my glucose within my goals.
My energy level is down - I have the power to eat healthy foods and get off my rear.

It is all in my hands!

Instead of complaining, I need to do something.  It's like complaining about the living room being cluttered while just sitting on the couch.  Once I got up and took responsibility for picking up the room the problem was taken care of.  Now I can relax and enjoy watching tv with my family instead of getting upset about the clutter on the coffee table, backpacks on the floor, and papers on the side table. 

It is all in my hands!

Instead of complaining about my glucose levels after eating a king size Snickers bar... oh we know where this is going.  It's not so bad eating half of a king size Snickers at my snack time right before some kind of physical activity.  Eating one all by myself and then sitting on my rear, not such a good idea.

It is all in my hands!

Quite often I try to remind myself that my medical conditions will be with me until a cure is found.  I can't control that.  However I have a choice how I respond.  I can either sit on my butt, sulk, and feel terrible or I can do what I need to do to take care of myself (eat right, exercise, etc.). 

It is all in my hands!