When you realise your problem is small

annep, thank you.

Thank you niobe. Am using lightweight travel mug atm and still looking. Monica apologies for ignoring your comment.So sorry about your sister.

Re the lightweight mugs, try a camping shop for the lightest mugs.

...you...not to!

annep makes to think doesn’t it?

Yes Annep, sometimes in life we came across such type of situations which makes us realize how lucky enough we are and feel saddened for that person who is going through such a difficult phase or situation.

I am guilty of feeling very sorry for myself and am a bit of a miserable so and so. Sometimes when I am out and about and I see someone with terrible problems, it pulls me up and I give myself a good talking to.

farview thank you. will look in HB.

Thank you annep

It does put everything into perspective.

annep understand how you felt... perspective!! re lightweight mugs..home bargains do really pretty enamel ones..very light!!

Thanks Sparklefizz very kind of you. will definitely try it.

annep and Charleygirl
The Rhus Tox & Ruta Cream I use for arthritis in my fingers and thumbs is available here:
www.helios.co.uk/shop/rhus-tox-ruta-cream-30g-tube

Indeed DanniRae.nice of you to say.?

Thanks for the thread annep - it's good to be reminded now and again about how fortunate we are, eh?

Sparklefizz where can one buy it?

Yes, sometimes you need to get things in perspective. And thanks Sparklefizz.

annep I have arthritis in my fingers, worst in thumbs, and the homeopathic cream Rhus Tox & Ruta by Helios is brilliant. I rub it into my fingers every night and almost all the pain goes. If I have any pain popping up during the day, I use a bit more cream. I can grip things normally while using this, but if I run out and miss a few nights, I suffer.

After my sister died in a road accident, I set up a scale of 1 to 10, in which her death came in at 9 (DH, DC and DGC hit 10) and I have been amazed just how much that has put life's problems in proportion.

Reminds me of the quote from Helen Keller -" I cried because I had no shoes until I met the man who had no feet."
When I can't eat a sugary cake because I have T2 diabetes I remember the friends who have already died because they had cancer.

I still find it incredible that I’m still here!

Indeed not. Hope you found a suitable mug though.