Sometimes on a grey and dreary day you have to color things up a bit. I spent two hours in the cold with my hands freezing, and it looked pretty bland when I brought the shot home.
So I thought "What can I do to make this brighter and more interesting?"
That's something we can all do in our lives at any time. It's about choice, and not simply putting up with our daily circumstances.
Color your bleak days in rainbow colors !!
Thursday, February 08, 2007
One Tree Hill
How deep do your roots go? What are you doing to nourish them? Set aside some time each day to reflect, journal, read something inspirational, or meditate.
How high do your branches reach? If the sky is the limit, there is a lot of room for growth and development. Do something different today. . .get out of your rut.
How high do your branches reach? If the sky is the limit, there is a lot of room for growth and development. Do something different today. . .get out of your rut.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
The path ahead
Perhaps we spend too much time looking at the ground, or looking backwards. One of the gifts of being childlike is awareness, and a delight and joy about so very many things around us. Notice that, just outside the frame, someone is carefully watching this child. Someone offering protection, care, and Love.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Mixed State ?
I'm not sure I've ever had a "mixed state", a combination of depression and mania. Maybe this is what it's like visually. Blue, but with some bright lights of excitement as an accent. Usually, I hear from friends that there is some anger mixed in. Not surprising, since an old therapist once remarked "Anger is the antidote to depression" (Mark Robinson).
Whatever state your mind is in today, accept it, rage against it, but be aware of it. Know that it will pass.
Whatever state your mind is in today, accept it, rage against it, but be aware of it. Know that it will pass.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
To the Editor of Bipolar Magazine
The following letter has just been sent, and hopefully will be published by the excellent "BP magazine":
Thanks so very much for your wonderful magazine dedicated to providing information and hope.
I've not seen any mention (or links on your RESOUCES page) to the PROCOVERY movement. Kathleen Crowley created the concept of Procovery.
"The Missouri Department of Mental Health (MDMH) announced on March 25, 2005 that it is adopting a Procovery treatment philosophy and rolling out through Missouri's service delivery system over the next three to five years." (Quotation from procovery.com - a press release is available from that site.)
In just 15 months, there have been hundreds of Procovery facilitators trained in Missouri. There are now over 100 active circles across the state of Missouri.
People with a disorder, their support persons, and professional staff all can participate in Procovery circles.
The word Procovery means "attaining a productive and fulfilling life regardless of the level of health assumed attainable (vs. recovery, returning to a prior state of health)"*. The principles and strategies of the model of Procovery define a forward-focused, hope-centered, and practical approach for finding healing and building life with serious and chronic illnesses, injuries and trauma.
As someone who was fortunate enough to be trained as a facilitator 15 months ago, I've started two circles. One is at a Residential Care Facility with 38 residents. The circle there is completely voluntary, and we have about 1/4 of the community active and "Procovering" on a weekly basis.
I'm also starting two Procovery circles for homeless people at two downtown churches that have programs for the homeless. Procovery has been so very life giving for me, and I've seen many friends "blossom" because of the support and positive structure of the circles.
For more information, just visit
http://www.procovery.com/
or my blog "Procovery - and Friends" at
http://shcrt.blogspot.com/
* Quotation from The Power of Procovery in Healing Mental Illness: Just Start Anywhere, by Kathleen Crowley (c) Copyright 2000.
Thanks so very much for your wonderful magazine dedicated to providing information and hope.
I've not seen any mention (or links on your RESOUCES page) to the PROCOVERY movement. Kathleen Crowley created the concept of Procovery.
"The Missouri Department of Mental Health (MDMH) announced on March 25, 2005 that it is adopting a Procovery treatment philosophy and rolling out through Missouri's service delivery system over the next three to five years." (Quotation from procovery.com - a press release is available from that site.)
In just 15 months, there have been hundreds of Procovery facilitators trained in Missouri. There are now over 100 active circles across the state of Missouri.
People with a disorder, their support persons, and professional staff all can participate in Procovery circles.
The word Procovery means "attaining a productive and fulfilling life regardless of the level of health assumed attainable (vs. recovery, returning to a prior state of health)"*. The principles and strategies of the model of Procovery define a forward-focused, hope-centered, and practical approach for finding healing and building life with serious and chronic illnesses, injuries and trauma.
As someone who was fortunate enough to be trained as a facilitator 15 months ago, I've started two circles. One is at a Residential Care Facility with 38 residents. The circle there is completely voluntary, and we have about 1/4 of the community active and "Procovering" on a weekly basis.
I'm also starting two Procovery circles for homeless people at two downtown churches that have programs for the homeless. Procovery has been so very life giving for me, and I've seen many friends "blossom" because of the support and positive structure of the circles.
For more information, just visit
http://www.procovery.com/
or my blog "Procovery - and Friends" at
http://shcrt.blogspot.com/
* Quotation from The Power of Procovery in Healing Mental Illness: Just Start Anywhere, by Kathleen Crowley (c) Copyright 2000.
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