meggowiggle

When we want something too much, everything else falls away, and this is not GOOD. When we get so wrapped up in what WE want and what WE don't have, we lose sight of all else.

As I read threads on this community, I can identify with a lot of the emotions connected with working through PCOS. Anxiety, pessimism, frustration.

I also see how wallowing in our infertility tends to foster envy, self-pity, strife with others, and self-centeredness. We do not feel happy for a friend or family's pregnancy, we cringe when others share the joy of their new life, and we justify this because we are being "withheld", "punished", or "injustly" treated by fate, God, what have you. We get tunnel vision because we are so preoccupied with one thing...we box ourselves in, close ourselves off to anything else, limiting the impact of our lives on others, as well as our personal expansion and development.

Where is our love for others? Where is our joy? PCOS is a challenge, yes, but it is not an excuse; it is not a free pass. I am writing this to challenge all of us to truly, and carefully examine how we live out our PCOS, and see if our lives reflect love... or something else. Does our desire for a child block out all else? Do we display empathy and love for those who receive what we have not? Do we allow ourselves to celebrate their joy, and forget about our pain? Do we embrace peace, kindness, patience, and joy?

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