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30 Days of Gratitude: Day 19
One of the main reasons I went to Pittsburgh was to get my teacher’s input about the next step in my spiritual work. As I journaled on my way out there: It’s more than being on the road and on my way...
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Too Much of a Good Thing
There’s no doubt about it. I am in a manic phase. The flood of ideas and potential projects keep washing over me, each one more brilliant than the last. What I’m trying to do is stay aware and stay...
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Inside the Distortion
Journal Entry: Monday December 3, 2012 I’m in a weird purgatorial place, full of angst and thrashing against my life. Yesterday, Penny rescued me. We went to Des Moines after...
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A Break in the Weather
◊ Cooler temps, clear skies, wafting breezes with the scent of milkweed blossoms—this seems to be my internal weather as well. And like those breaks in the heat and humidity, they seem to come out of...
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Memory and the Bipolar Showcase
After a week of fast and furious rapid cycling, I’ve made a new discovery. Finding these little jackpots at the end of the game makes playing almost worthwhile. At least I don’t have to leave the...
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Tempest in a Teacup
Here I am, finishing up my second week of work. The stress is enormous, not just for me, but for everyone trying to learn this new program and making up the next steps as they are needed. The real...
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Basic Care
Yesterday a crack opened in the bipolar depression that’s been at me for weeks. Enough to let me remember to return to basics. Because I’ve looked in the mirror every morning and said to that shocked...
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The Weekly Penny Positive
(It was fun stuffing the fluff in their ears) A friend posted an idea on Facebook that I’m absolutely doing. Scribble a little note about something GOOD that happened once a week and stick it in a...
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Tolerating the Discomfort
Years ago, a counselor at Mercy Hospital’s outpatient program in Des Moines suggested that we learn to stretch our ability to tolerate the discomfort of our mental illnesses. Such a benign...
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Waiting
Waiting is a practice. Not one I’m good at. Especially when it feels like something with claws is trying to get out of my chest. I came to Starbucks a little after 6am, clutching my little journal,...
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