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What Superpower Would You Choose? | Peggy Wright
What Superpower Would You Choose?
At a Camp Staff Event I asked the Wilderness Leaders what superpower they would like to have? This is a question I have often found intriguing and have heard many great responses. Some would choose super speed, others would choose teleportation or flight. I have heard invisibility, time travel, elasticity, swimming through the air, shape shifting. But the one that remains the most appealing to me is the power to heal. Maybe it is because I have worked hard to regain my health after being diagnosed with chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome when I was in my 20's. Or maybe it is that as a parent, my guys look to me when they are weak and sick wanting me to make them feel better.
 
I have learned that the human body is a complex marvel... and healing involves our whole self. When I first became sick, I was praying and asking God to show me where the problem was.  I figured illness could be physical, emotional, relational, or spiritual in nature - but which one? I wanted a quick fix. Twenty-five years later, I am a lot healthier than I was in my 20's, but I have learned that the answer to my question was 'all of the above. I prayed for an instant miracle, but instead felt gentle nudges to follow a path of healing and slow choices adding up to a healthier life.
 
This blog will be my place to explore and share some of the processing and learning of these years of searching & gaining a sense of wellness. My quest - to thrive - and to create a community where we can thrive together. 

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My Story - Turning Health Challenges Around

 
I was twenty-two years old and felt like 90. 

Every day I would get out of bed not knowing if I could make it to my 4th year classes. 
Some days I would shower and by the time I finished I felt dizzy, sleepy, and my muscles felt like lead. Sometimes I would be so weak that I had to crawl on all fours back to my bedroom to lay down again. I would get 12-14 hours of restless sleep that would leave me feeling like a truck hit me. I ached all over and my head felt like it would burst with the pounding pain. I was really sick - for months... and then years.    

My adult life was just beginning and I'd been handed a life sentence of chronic illness.   

I got married that fall to Lance Wright, my very supportive and understanding husband. He and I talked about taking a year off - no schedule - to allow my body to recover. I was on a downward spiral and had no answers about how to turn it around. My world shrunk - fast.  

But as my outward world shrunk, I was determined to grow my inner world through reading, prayer, and writing. I knew the diagnosis I'd been given wasn't the end of my story. I trusted that I'd find the steps needed to heal.   

One day as I was asking God to heal me, I got a picture in my mind of a drooping flower bound tightly by weeds. A flash of understanding came with it. I felt as if God was saying, "Healing will be a slow process. Trust me and I will lead you to part of the weed to loosen its hold and remove its influence." This became the perfect symbol for my wellness journey - bit by bit finding healing steps and feeling life and strength return.  

Part of my wellness picture was uncovering trauma that had taught my mind and body that I wasn't safe. So the safety of my relationship with Lance was the starting point for the hard work of healing. When I would get discouraged about how little I could accomplish each day, Lance would remind me that my full-time job in this season was to heal. After a digging deep process, digestive cleansing, and dietary changes over eight years, I started to gain ground. 

I am 52 this year and feel better than I did in my twenties. Lance and I have raised three young men together and I spent 17 years as a homeschool Mom. I have become passionate about helping people discern steps to get unstuck to move toward health. It feels redemptive to use the years of research and experimenting to shorten the road for others looking for a path forward. Enjoy perusing my blog or follow @pegwright | Linktree for a way to connect. I'd love to pull up a chair at our table and share with you the small steps that are opening doors of possibility for life-giving change.  Let's Thrive - together! 

For a full version of my exploration and self-discovery, read my book 'Opening to Grace' found on Amazon or fromWestbow Press.



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