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Spring is rough - no different this year
What seemed like terrible timing, in the midst of such an upheaval, was the best, possibly only, time or way for me to succeed. At this point, I cannot determine if I am fed up with a situation until 12 hours later, and in the meantime cope as well as I can, but really just make the situation worse by not being mindful or acting skillfully ( Read more... ) -
Hope?
I woke up to the strangest dream of anticipation. Those connections are ( Read more... ) -
Medications
I've been employed full time again now since August at what is about 85% of the time a desk job, partly in front of a computer, and partly with dry, cracked hands shuffling, sorting, and counting paper. These past six months are the first in a long time when I've been fully employed without medication for Attention Deficit Disorder. Most of my ( Read more... ) -
Transitions
Big changes are coming ( Read more... ) -
Another book
"Join The Club" by Tina Rosenberg. I first read this one two years ago or so. I've continued to want to reference it occasionally since then, so now it's at my disposal. Recommended if you're interested at all in human interactions & effectiveness.
Also, I haven't been around Livejournal in a long while, but am disappointed by their disposing of ( Read more... ) -
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The closest coffee shop to my work is in a hospital. This was my first stop this morning. So far I've been fortunate to have mostly positive experiences in hospitals. I feel safe there. It's friendly & an amazing cross section of humanity. I feel kindhearted in hospitals. A similar feeling as on public transit. It's the naive thinking that ( Read more... ) -
No sleep
Write more.
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As the world turns
A few weeks back an article about stimulant medication in the New York Times caught my eye. Originally it was titled Ritalin Gone Wrong, but later editions I think changed the title to something less pointed. After reading it, I discontinued taking ADD meds immediately. A week later I ran all this past my doctor and got the green light to move ( Read more... ) -
We are family.
I've been busy over the last two weeks helping out with my nieces while my sister and brother-in-law in St. Paul moved a few blocks to a bigger house. I'm not a parent but truly enjoy kids, and after a week + of child care, I think it started to sink in a bit about parenthood. It doesn't stop. They don't go away. They will be awake at 6:15 for ( Read more... ) -
Bear and grin it when you're in it
I'd relayed the story before to my therapist, but apparently not all of it. That came out last Thursday and I've tail spun since. Being sick just fueled the desperation. I'm coming around. Realizing that I'd intentionally chosen to feel oppressed kind of threw me. I felt it was my only option at the time. And as with parents, I can't fault ( Read more... )