LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 177 (July 4, 2008) It’s hard to believe how my mental health has improved over the years. Amazing how far I have come! The friends from my current church who have known me for four or five years think I’ve made great strides since they got to know me. But they didn’t […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 176 (July 3, 2006) Earlier this week a blogger wrote about the importance of wanting wellness if we want to be well. “As far as I am concerned, the most critical component of achieving wellness is wanting it….Wellness doesn’t occur in a vacuum. Whether you believe that bipolarity and/or clinical depression is […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 175 (June 30, 2008) The invitations to my July 19th book launch have gone out. I’m looking forward to hearing who all is going to come. I’ve invited a huge mix of people: mental health professionals, fellow writers, friends, relatives, neighbors, leaders from my church, and – of course – Living Room […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 174 (June 27, 2008) I went into Living Room today with a lot of prayer, trying to clear the clouds hanging over me. The prayers did help. The meeting felt a bit stunted, though. I thought the topic for discussion that I brought was a good one. However, the eighteen sitting around […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 173 (June 26, 2008) Tomorrow is Living Room day, but I don’t feel ready. Something happened tonight that threw a block of darkness in my way, making it hard to feel at peace. A friend misunderstood me and over-reacted, getting quite angry with me. I care about this person, so it’s hard […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 172 (June 23, 2008) If you read my last post you will know about my new understanding of what Jesus meant by the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven – of this being here, starting today. And I hope this doesn’t upset any of you, because I know it’s different […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 171 (June 22, 2008) I’ve been doing so much thinking, so much exploring of what Jesus meant when he talked about “the kingdom of God” and “the kingdom of heaven.” And I’ve been sharing with a couple of friends via email. Understanding what Jesus meant has been unbelievably hard and it’s a […]
Read More...Copying from the previous post: Too many have forgotten that Jesus was a radical, not happy with the status quo. The way the world is today is no better – and probably worse – than it was in Jesus’ time. If we’re to be followers of Christ we need to be radical, as he was, […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 169 (June 15, 2008) Guess I still have some symptoms of hypomania, though I don’t think it’s very bad. I’ve been reading a lot and getting excited about what I’m reading. Wanting to talk about it. Wanting to write about it. Not being able to let it go. I just finished This […]
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