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White Rose
An arrangement of white roses drew my attention. I got sucked into the world of the white rose. Its symbols and meanings came alive and started speaking to my heart. The white rose said, “Your sins...
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Love the Best
The face of bipolar disorder is black and white. It is double faced. You either live(by suicide) or die. You either feast or starve. Up to 50% of the bipolar population attempts suicide. In 2006,...
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A Vision to Save
I think it was about this time last year that I was sitting on my parent’s front porch suppressing my suicidal urge. It was especially intense that morning, and the scary thing was that I was home...
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A Bipolar Story
Having mom read me bible until I fall asleep next to me reminds me of our days in Tennessee last year. It was exactly about this time of year. Mom slept in my room as my comfort while I battled through...
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The Art of Embracing the Rain
That familiar darkness and heaviness is the first thing that greets my waking mind and body. Good morning, depression. What else am I going to do? If I can’t escape, what else can I do except...
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A Bipolar Story 2
When the mind feels bogged down, here’s a good way to get unstuck. Lift some weights and pump some blood into your head. It gives you an immediate boost in your brain. It’s hard to do yoga for an...
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I Am Something Wonderful
She’s a sweet lady. But her high expectation and excitement about the exhibit coming up is more than I can take on. N was supposed to come over to drop her framed watercolor paintings, and so I...
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A Night That Made a Difference
Five artists gathered to celebrate the successful reception we just had last Sunday. I handed out the checks for the sales they made. Everyone sold something, but it wasn’t the money they made that...
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The Scar
* * * In Vita, the monks record her entering the monastery of St Disibod ‘in order to be buried with Christ and with him rise to immortality.’ - Hildegard of Bingen by Fiona Maddocks * * * “Why do you...
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The Darkest Hour Is Just Before the Dawn.
Hide, the lead guitarist from X Japan was only 33 years old when he was found dead hanged by a towel tied to a doorknob in his apartment in Tokyo. It was in 1998, the year after they disbanded X...
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