LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 79 (July 5, 2007) Having bipolar disorder isn’t all bad, especially when you are fortunate enough to have medications that work for you. This illness has been with me since I was nineteen years old and I am now 61. I couldn’t imagine being a regular person – a person without a […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 78 (June 22, 2007) Things have come together. I no longer feel so dizzy and stressed. And I’m sure it’s all because we had a Living Room meeting this afternoon. How therapeutic that group is for me, even if I am the leader – probably because I am the leader! I get […]
Read More...Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 This young child was mesmerized by the holy moment, singing a Hanukkah song by the menorah. She reminds me […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 77 (June 21, 2007) In my journal this morning I made a list of all the things I’m trying to do and I’m overwhelmed. What I’m trying to do should be the work of an organization, not a single person! How did I get into all this? Is this mountain the product […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 76 (June 20, 2007) I’ll be going to Bible study in a little while and I know that one question our facilitator told us she will be asking us to answer is, “How is your soul?” I would have to answer that it’s rather dizzy right now, though it is improving. I’m […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 75 (June 15, 2007) I think there’s an unfortunate misunderstanding of what mental illness is. In my opinion keeping “physical” and “mental” illnesses as separate entities is a mistake. I believe that mental illness is just as much a physical problem as heart disease, asthma, or diabetes. In mental illness the organ […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 74 (June 13, 2007) Yesterday I wrote a little piece for BC Christian News about the mental health service our church had several weeks ago. I also included something about Living Room. Another little effort to hopefully make a bit of difference. If other churches were to read it, I’m hoping […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 73 (June 12, 2007) What a difference a couple of days can make when you’re dealing with bipolar! In my last post I sounded so strong, yet over the last couple of days I’ve started to feel an inexplicable anxiety, bordering on depression. Inexplicable, because I don’t feel fearful. Explicable perhaps, because […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 72 (June 9, 2007) Studies have been done about the benefits of faith to our health, including our mental health. Most of them have found that religious people have a greater ability to cope than people without a faith. One of the top researchers in this field is Dr. Harold Koenig of […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 71 (May 26, 2007) Yesterday’s Living Room group was good and left me feeling happy, as all those meetings do. I spent the rest of the day savoring it. After having twenty out to our previous meeting, I decided to make a huge table, pushing five long tables together. That made room […]
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