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Hi James! Your words brought a big smile to my face. I agree that personal stories, detailing our challenges (whether emotional or physical) then what we learned on the way and how we moved forward, inspire and motivate others. This...

Seeing your sensitivity as a gift is a great reframing of your life experience. I'm slowly getting there. I have learned that sensitive people have a more difficult time in life than others, especially those who have had a traumatic...

Hi James! Happy Spring to those in the northern hemisphere, with a bit more daylight every day, and happy autumn to those in the southern hemisphere like you, a chance to get more comfortable with decreasing light. Yes, I used...

Thanks for the compliments 🙂 ...I also struggle with blur in dim and dark conditions, so I'll keep remembering to relax more in the evenings and mornings now that winter is coming to Australia where I live...I'm always so impressed...

Hi James -- good to hear from you. It's dim and gray here now, with a lot more snow expected today and tomorrow, so I was craving more brightness when I went out in the car early this morning. Similar...

I'm glad you're posting on this blog Nancy 🙂 ...I think it is good to keep it alive. I like this article. When I'm under stress, bright sunlight on concrete becomes very painful, not just uncomfortable; so I enjoy the...

In high school I began to experience distance blur after doing close work or reading. We never had regular eye exams, and I never told my parents, because I thought they would send me for one, and I would need...

I don't know if this is possible but I want to adjust my prescription so that I am within the legal driving range. I am legally required to wear glasses to drive. Is there a way to do this myself...

I don't know about the science of this, but I think it is complex and every case is different, so best to take the advice of your optometrist. Please be careful if you have young children. My son was prescribed...

Thanks, Gwen! Just thinking of you gave me a big smile, so you've already helped. 🙂 When they suspended my original Facebook account, then the new one I just set up (which has since been reinstated), it hit me harder...

Thanks as always, Nancy. Don't let the naysayers grind you down (paraphrasing the Handmaid's Tale). Love, Gwen

Hi Darrel! Thanks so much for reading, and especially for commenting. Yes, I enjoy finding my way around the house in the early morning before sunrise without the lights on inside. The sparkling holiday lights delight me. I've seen photos...

What a fascinating article, Nancy! Although I don't have a problem with bright sunlight, I think psychologically I am really a winter person, Yet I know that strong light is good for me and during the summer I get plenty...

Hi Darrel, and thanks! I hope your sister benefits from my words. I don't think that classmate is holding onto any resentment toward me from this, if she even remembers it. I didn't say anything to her at the time,...

Great article, Nancy! Personally dry eyes are not an issue for me; however, my sister does indeed suffer from dry eyes and I will forward your article to her. Thanks so much! Please be at peace for judging the classmate...

Thad, yes, a short cut would be nice! 🙂 What works for me is gratitude for what I HAVE accomplished (I’m definitely not where I was!), and taking baby steps to keep going forward. Sometimes even a little bit more...

Hi Janine, and holiday blessings to you too. Here's hoping you are well. Yes, our vision did not evolve with all this capability to only look straight ahead at a screen! 🙂 Nature may be the best vision practice of...

Thx Nancy for the practical tip to look left-right, up-down, near-far.. Blessings to All in the new year!

Hi Darrel, and thanks for the comment. I agree about the overuse of dark glasses, which don't let our eyes adapt to the bright light naturally. I wrote about this here: https://dreamersight.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/giving-a-vision-lesson-for-light-sensitivity/. I think my own problem with bright light...

That's so interesting, Nancy! I notice that in my town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, I see a lot of people of all ages wearing dark glasses,however, in spite of myopia I have rarely if ever been bothered by strong light. What...