Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA

  Sometimes We Forget the Good Things Around Us: Learning to Notice What We Already Have By Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA Sometimes we become so focused on what is missing that we stop noticing what is already there. We think about the goal we have not yet reached, the problem we have not solved, the person who disappointed us, the opportunity that did not arrive, the plans that changed, or the future we are still waiting for. Meanwhile, life continues quietly around us. Someone cares about us. The sun rises. A message arrives from someone who remembered us. We sit down with a cup of tea or coffee. We hear laughter. We look at a beautiful sky. Someone shows us kindness. We have another opportunity to learn something, change something, forgive someone, help someone or simply experience another day. None of these things makes life's genuine difficulties disappear. But sometimes we become so occupied by what is wrong that we stop seeing what is still good. That is why gratitude matters. Gr...

💜 We’re Not Faking Being Sick — We’re Working Hard to Look Well The Hidden Reality of Living With Fibromyalgia By Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA There is a sentence that captures one of the most misunderstood realities of invisible illness: “We’re not faking being sick. We’re working hard to look well.” For many people living with fibromyalgia, those words carry enormous meaning. Someone may be dressed beautifully, smiling, speaking normally, attending an event, meeting friends or simply walking through a shop — and yet their body may be experiencing widespread pain, exhaustion, stiffness, sensory sensitivity or cognitive difficulty at that very moment. The outside appearance tells only a fraction of the story. And this is precisely why fibromyalgia can be so difficult for other people to understand. The Illness You Cannot Always See Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition characterised primarily by widespread pain. It can also involve increased sensitivity to pain, stiffness, fatigue, distur...