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Bipolar and ideas of how to help ourselves beyond medication
Mental Health | Last Active: Jan 31 12:55pm | Replies (147)Comment receiving replies
Forgiving is surely one of the paths to health. For the most part I've found it easier to forgive others than to forgive myself. That, for me, has taken a lot longer. I know that people say we shouldn't dwell on the past, but it's the past that has led us to today. It's sometimes important to give thought to our past blessings and successes as well as the mistakes and difficulties. There are some who are stuck in the past and some who live in future dreams. Wisdom balances lessons learned from the past and plans and hopes for the future with living well today. Hmm?
As you have said, Tom, you're a survivor of a long past full of adventures, and you have a hope for a future that will extend way beyond this life. I look forward to meeting you there. Well, maybe we won't meet - there are a lot of unknowns about that new world. But plenty of knowns.
Jim
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Jim, now that I'm house bound due to the virus concerns, I'm trying to sort activities besides tv. I'm 72 and have about 25 journels of drawings, poems and essays from my past. Two or three chapters of the past. I get what you said about the past and the guilt people impose with someone actually pondering the past. But when your retired, with a weak heart, and home bound, just what am I suppose to do....I can read the thoughts of others and there lives, and I do. I can work outdoors cleaning up zero scaping which energizes me. I'm about ready to tackle the journels and make some decisions. No big bond fire since I live in the city and I don't want to pollute our precious air. Maybe the shredder. Or, maybe I'll read them and embarse myself with my sentimentality. Today I went through my notebook of a life time of resumes and letters of recommendation. At first I thought, this is embarressing, but I persisted and began t o see how much I did and what a good job I did. I think when I leave this world I'll take my notebook of resumes.
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Jim,
I know how to forgive myself and others who hurt me. I don't have any regrets I learn and move on. No one is perfect. We all make mistakes,, but God's healing is perfect. I always live by faith, hope and love. That has been my medication mentally and physically. We are responsible for our decision's in life. I would do it all over again because that is what makes me who I'm. My great nephew can't walk, talk, but he laughs and cry. No one can hurt him and I've learn more from him then a perfect healthy child. We all have are burdens, but it is what we do with them that molds us. I'm happy and I will eventually tell you about my heart event. I'm alive and my heart is always open to help and understand others. Do something that makes you happy. Music of all types help me. Tom