Category Mind

When I first meet people they are often impressed by how much I have accomplished.

It surprises me.

I thank them for the compliment but on the inside, I’m usually thinking . . . hmmm . . . okay, why is it such a big deal, don’t others accomplish their goals?

And yes, some do. But it’s a shocking number of people who don’t. Which perplexes me.

I’m not saying everyone needs to have a long list of things they must do in their life. But most people have passions and interests and goals, do they not?

Do you?

If so, are you pursuing them? Are you accomplishing them?

If the answer is no, why not?

What is standing in your way?

I truly want to know the answers to these questions so please, send me a message or leave a comment below.

I’m going to go on the a...

It was a normal day.

Well, as normal as any other Sunday had started lately anyway.

Little did we know that in less than an hour our world would once again be turned upside down.

After having a nice afternoon brunch together, that he had kindly made, my ex had another relapse.

His bipolar/schizoaffective brain had taken over (thanks to a little caffeine) and we were once again faced with a person we didn’t know. And a situation we weren’t sure how to navigate.

Even though we’ve been through it before, many times, it had been a while, we had hoped we’d never see this face again.

But alas, anyone out there who has dealt with a mental illness knows, it never really goes away.

So there we were, having just eaten and realizing that the conversation was taking a less than i...