As I’m very certain most of my readers know, I’ve been trying to practice my Stoic beliefs more strictly recently and having the flu was an interesting experience because of that. Usually, I tend to feel really depressed when I’m not feeling well. But with Stoicism by my side I tried to remain more positive. Instead of spending my days feeling sorry for myself, I ended up doing a lot of Stoic readings and practices like meditation. I also tried to focus on the good in my life. Anyway, this was my weird experience with the flu and these were the biggest differences I noticed.
Faster Healing
Remaining more positive and upbeat seemed to help me heal faster. Now, I can’t say that was definitely the only thing that helped me. Because I was doing a bunch of other things like taking immunity boosting herbal medications and teas. And I was having a lot of vitamin C packed fruits. BUT, I do that every time I get sick so maybe the positive attitude did help because that was the only thing I did differently. Regardless of why, I am just thankful this flu wasn’t too bad. The last time I got sick made me reconsider ever leaving the house or being in contact with other human beings. So this was definitely a step up from that lol.
My Reward?
I don’t know if this was my reward from the universe for staying positive or if it was just a concoction of my flu riddled mind. But, I had this intense terrifying nightmare and I woke up thinking this is the perfect plot for my next book. How exciting is that! I never thought I would be one of those pretentious writers that are like “it came to me in a dream.” But this really did come to me in a dream. And let me tell you, I would never in a million years have thought of this plot while awake.
Final Thoughts
So, that was my weird experience with the flu. Oddly enough, I can say it was probably the best thing that has happened to me all year. I know that sounds kind of sad but I gotta keep it real. And now I’m prepared to be more optimistic the next time I get sick. Because of course there will be a next time lol.
Stephenie from Singing-Gecko shared this song with me the other day and I thought I would share it here. It really is a new day every single day and we get another opportunity to be better then we were the day before.
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