Bipolar Disorder
Sunday Scribblings #52 – My Nights
How long has it been that I’ve been remembering my nights? A perfectly square Kodak memory of my twin sister and I huddled together in a arm chair is my first memory of night.She in her Ernie hoodie, and me in my Bert hoodie were fan-clubbing a special Sesamie Street episode from the warmth of…
Read MoreFollow up to “Poem in Your Pocket” Day
So, as I mentioned yesterday, today was “Poem in Your Pocket Day”. It was great for me, was it great for you? I was lucky enough to have 2 poems put into my pocket. Gawd, I’m so fortunate. Who are these lovely beings that I have attracted into my life? The first one was from…
Read MoreIndia – Wrap Up Post
Here I am back in Canada. I arrived back on Monday (March 10) after 2 sleepless flights spanning about 18 hours in total. I think a combination of things prevented my sleep. Firstly, I had mixed feelings about leaving India. The struggle between simplicity and complexity of being there is really quite intriguing. Because of…
Read MoreCBC News In Depth
I had an interesting chat with a yoga teacher colleague of mine as the winter started to creep in upon us this year. Sarah was telling me how much her Litebook helped her manage the winter months. I checked out what she had written on her blog about it, but couldn’t help remembering that my…
Read MoreSunday Scribblings #39 – Sleep
What kind of a relationship do I have with sleep? Here’s the story… I am living with a drug-induced sleep disorder. An anti-depressant I’m taking to manage my bipolar disorder has the lovely side effect of inducing Periodic Limb Movement Disorder or PLMD in sleep-ology language. Although it sounds all pathological and everything, it’s actually…
Read MoreIndia – Third Post
Still in Arambol, and am soaking the heat into my bones to take with me back to Canada. I will not complain about the fact that I am constantly sweating, that my hair is frizzy-curly-out-of-control, or that I am radiating heat from my body. No, I will just drink more water, cool myself in the…
Read MoreMy monster
I recently came across this piece thatI wrote in August 2004. It describes the demon that I characterized as my eating disorder at the time. To go with this piece, I created a mascot.One that represented my physical enemy, one that wore worn out running shoes, had thick thighs and was an evil person. I…
Read MoreWhat it’s like to have bipolar disorder
i’ve read some cool stuff about bipolar and learn more and more about it which is a great relief. it’s not just the high highs and low lows that we all think of. yes, i have bipolar disorder. i work (sort of), and i put up a good front i like to talk about it…
Read MoreRoots ‘n shoots
Last week my most delicious friend Gwen gave me this plant. I think it’s called a hen ‘n chick and it’s a succulent plant. Really hardy and pretty easy to look after. As I’ve watched it grow, I realize it’s living out my state of mind. It has this strong, healthy, well established and mature…
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