Can I share a little smidgeon of a truth with you that I’ve discovered? I’ve known it for a long time, but sometimes such truths become more clear than they’ve ever been before. I’ve come to see how very true it is that when we help others we are most likely to find healing. What […]
Read More...I’ve been up since 2am, not so unusual for me. But what did set the last twelve hours apart from the norm was the misery that filled me, together with some very ugly thoughts. My good friend called and, sometime during our conversation, I couldn’t resist saying “I love you.” And how good that made […]
Read More...I have a big problem. I have a need to talk – far too much. My husband gets tired of me, my friends get tired of me. I’ll have to take care that even my counselor doesn’t get tired of me. I talk to God by writing prayers in my journal – often several times […]
Read More...I love King David’s Psalms. Whether talking about the good or the bad, there’s always something there I can identify with. I feel a kinship with him in many ways. This morning I found Psalm 55:12-14 speaking to me in a big way. If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a […]
Read More...I only find life worth living if it is for the good of others as well as myself. Helping others is of ultimate importance to me. Living for the good of others has helped, and is helping, me survive a difficult life. I could not live without being there for those with problems like […]
Read More...I want to tell you about a man named Paul who lived and worked not long after Jesus died. He suffered much in the process of spreading the news about Jesus. One thing I found amazing in his story is that in spite of being hated so much, suffering imprisonment, hunger, thirst, mob attacks, beating, […]
Read More...This morning – as it has been increasingly so – I am grieving the prejudice that exists towards people with mental illness. And experiencing it firsthand in a way I never have before, I’ve come to know the deep pain that comes with it. Too often now I’m doubting my self-worth. I’m feeling the hopelessness […]
Read More...I’m going to be very personal here, but that’s ok in a blog once in a while, isn’t it? There’s a tiny little three-word snippet of a phrase in the Bible that drew my attention and encourages me in my effort to raise awareness about mental illness. It tells about Jesus’ crucifixion, something that involves […]
Read More...This morning, as I considered the great need individuals with mental illness have for respect, I recalled some of the problems my research showed me in the frequently poor medical care given to BPD patients. These problems can crop up anywhere – not only in the medical community. As I’ve said before, many practitioners consider […]
Read More...Photo by Wes Bergen I never thought it possible for a group of adults to have such a wonderful time! To be as free as children in our silliness and in our laughter. But it did happen here last night on the island of Santorini in Greece where my husband and I were vacationing. […]
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