Michael a Ruhland

YouTube video by Michael Ruhland IHQ Question: Moving on up to Deeper Relationships

This week’s Question; Moving on up to Deeper Levels with my guest Billy Ojeda is available. Watch, subscribe and like on YouTube, Spotify and Apple.

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YouTube video by Michael Ruhland IHQ Question 1: Meet Them Where?

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YouTube video by Michael Ruhland IHQ Q Pilot The Three Things

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Pilot Episode for I HAVE QUESTIONS WITH MICHAEL RUHLAND has launched. Please check it out.

One (1) week away! My new adventure begins October 14.

The beauty of dam removal will never stop being awe inspiring

Never Forget

#neverforget

Indigenous teens paddled 310 miles of newly undammed Klamath River How this group of teenagers became the first people in 100 years to paddle all 310 miles of newly undammed Klamath River.

Fantastic to read about the dedication of this team of young, Indigenous kayakers. Congratulations on becoming the first people in 100 years to paddle all 310 miles of newly undammed Klamath River!

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A perfect fit, wouldn't you say?

Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?

You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.

#blueskyartshow #jagged #oilpainting #palletknife

(Cancer vs Chronic – Human Perception) Left (CANCER): • Hero • Brave • Fighter • Inspirational Right (CHRONIC): • Faker • Annoying • Lazy • Exaggerating Alt text: Side-by-side chart showing how society praises cancer patients with terms like “hero” and “brave,” while judging people with chronic illness as “lazy,” “annoying,” or “faking it.”

Cancer vs Chronic – Diagnosis Response) Two-column comparison. Left (CANCER): • People respond with shock and urgency • A CaringBridge page goes up • Meal trains organized • Updates treated as fact • Symptoms believed • Told: “Just focus on healing.” Right (CHRONIC): • Response is questions & suspicion • No CaringBridge • Opinions instead of support • No updates, just survival • Everyone has a cure • Told: “Just push through” Alt text: Side-by-side comparison showing how people respond differently to a cancer diagnosis vs a chronic illness diagnosis. Cancer is met with support and belief. Chronic illness is met with suspicion, advice, and pressure to “push through.

(Cancer vs Chronic – Social Proximity) Left (CANCER): • People want to be close • They want updates • Social currency in being connected • Seen as part of a care circle Right (CHRONIC): • People distance themselves • They unfollow, stop asking • No social cachet • Illness becomes something to avoid Alt text: Side-by-side chart showing how cancer brings people closer while chronic illness causes social distance and avoidance.

(Cancer vs Chronic – Legacy After Death) Left (CANCER): • They fought hard • They were so brave Right (CHRONIC): • They were always sick • They just never got better Alt text: Side-by-side chart showing how cancer patients are remembered as brave fighters, while people with chronic illness are remembered as “always sick” or as someone who never got better.

The name of your disease shouldn’t decide your dignity. But the difference in how people respond to cancer vs. chronic illness shows just how much it does. A visual breakdown—if you’ve lived this, you’ll feel it.

#longcovid #chronicillness

Gratitude to all First Responders! #Blueskyartshow #gratitude #art #painting oil on canvas.

Just a reminder

I just switched to an online pharmacy so I could get my collections in “pill packs” that are all together. Totally understand.

Spot on!

A beige graphic with a thin lavender border resembles a dictionary entry. It reads: “REST rĕst | verb — Webster’s: Cease work or movement in order to relax. Chronic Dictionary: Lying down worrying that resting is making you weaker.” In the bottom right corner is a brown square logo with “LC” and “Long Covid Collective” written inside.

Wild how something as basic as rest can turn into a full-blown mind game. You lie down because your body demands it, then spend the whole time wondering if it’s actually making you weaker.

It’s like a tug-of-war between what you need and what you fear.

#longcovid #mecfs

Seattle skyline from a golf course. Space Needle framed by large trees.

Happy #Stunday from the Pacific Northwest

A comic-style meme shows Batman slapping Robin. Robin says, “HAVE YOU TRIED” and Batman, mid-slap, replies, “I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING.” Above the image, text reads, “It’s never as simple as ‘have you tried…’” In the bottom right corner is the Long Covid Collective logo.

If living with a chronic illness has taught us anything, it’s that there’s no magic fix — and chances are, we’ve already tried it all. From weird supplements to obscure therapies, we’ve been there. So maybe skip the “have you tried…” and just be here with us. 💛

#LongCovid #ChronicIllness #CFS

The more they tell us to stop talking about Epstein the more we need to talk about Epstein

Illustration of Snoopy from Peanuts, wearing a blue baseball cap and a green backpack, walking forward with a determined look. Above him is text in purple and blue that reads: “Some days, the bravest thing you’ll do is keep going.” In the bottom right corner is the Long Covid Collective logo.

With chronic illness, your courage won’t look like a movie montage, pushing thru pain or sprinting to the finish. Sometimes it’s staying in bed a little longer, making it to the kitchen, taking your meds, or just breathing through another minute. If all you do is keep going, it’s enough. #longcovid

Byron Buxton went off on his bobblehead day yesterday and completed the first cycle in Target Field history!

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My mother-in-law died of COVID in April.
It's still a pandemic.

#blueskyartshow #summerdaze #painting

A minimalist graphic with a soft beige background. At the top right, there’s a watercolor-style sprig of leaves and a blue flower. Centered text in light lavender says: ‘You can’t heal what you hate.’ In the bottom right corner is the Long Covid Collective logo, a circle with the letters LC inside and the words LONG COVID COLLECTIVE underneath.

I don’t hate my body. I hate how small my life has become. But sometimes I find acceptance.

Maybe healing is just learning to hold it all, the anger, the grief, the moments of peace, without turning it against ourselves.

Acceptance isn’t required all the time. It never was. #longcovid #mecfs

BREAKING: A catastrophic flash flood has hit in New Mexico.

The Rio Ruidoso has reportedly risen 17 feet in just 20 minutes.

(🎥 Kaitlyn Carpenter)

Goodnight #bluesky Moon