Still Relevant for Our Times Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. [...]
Encouragement, Inspiration, Wisdom
You’re approaching the first anniversary of your diagnosis. How can you celebrate being diagnosed bipolar (or depressed, or set free of abuse, or anything else, for that matter)? You’d celebrate your first anniversary the same way you’d celebrate the anniversary of the 1st year of a new life: 1. Give recognition to how far you’ve [...]
By Mike Leary There are a lot of important answers on here. I am going to take a different tack for those who stumble on this post and have decided not to use the obvious skills of those trained in such critical matters. Having been suicidal a couple of times and having my brother intervene, [...]
Dear Daughters of Tiger Mothers: As much as you struggle in this emotional war of guilt, know that your mothers who wage wars were once where you are, their free will bound so tightly at such a young age that their expressions of love had long been rotting until the shape of their love has [...]
When we have emotional pain/trauma so intense that it could shatter bones, the most yielding of ourselves – the soft, connective tissues of our bodies step in to absorb as much pain as they could absorb, such that we can muster up a smile on our faces day after day, such that we can go [...]
I’m not going to say or presume that everyone is “negative” the same way, so I can only speak about one aspect of negativity. I’m related to someone who can be labeled “negative”. If I do my best to speak from this one person’s perspective, here’s what I’d say about why a negative person has [...]
What would you tell him or her? I’ve been thinking about a collaborative book project – an inspirational book – written by mothers and fathers who have suffered from depression and bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. We all desperately hope that our children don’t get these genes, but suppose some of them do. What [...]
