Set It Free

Set it free. It is o.k. to share how you feel. Happy, sad, frustrated, angry, joyful, stuck, free. . .

Sometimes I would let my sister consume all of my thoughts. It would anger me. I would make a point to get out and experience the joys of life.

I tell myself, "You are a part of my life, but not my entire life." This is your path. I lovingly place my energy into the actions that I have decided to take with you.

See you Monday, June 1.

Unscripted

So much of what we say does not come from our voice. You may offer a hand to be held, a hug or a gentle touch. You may offer this to yourself, too. One person cannot satisfy all your desires and needs, except for you.

When I would go to visit my sister, I learned to put my needs and desires aside and not turn the visit into my time. I learned that this was her time to savor the company. I shared in her peace for a moment of time.

Silence

When I participate in relationship with my mentally ill sister silence is o.k. I do not have to speak. Silence is peaceful.

I learned that I do not need to ask a bunch of questions. It is so hard sometimes to just let it be; to sit quiet and not talk. I am savoring the quiet.

Ocean

Do the things that make you happy. Fill up your tank, so you may lovingly give.

The ocean takes my pain away. So much peaceful energy. The sound, the smell, the taste - mmmmm. Thank you for this medicine. Oh, how I long for you. Something so powerful brings so much inner peace.

See you Tuesday, May 26. Blessings.

Got Guilt?

Say, No Thank You and let go of guilt.

Come from a place of loving and realize that you are not in control of the outcome. You are not the person that is going to push the person over the edge. It took me years to realize that my behavior is not going to change the disease of mental illness. Just be yourself.

Unconditional Love

No matter what age, it is o.k. to hold your loved one like a baby and share unconditional love.

This discovery comes out of loving and knowing that when I love someone so very much I give more and it takes more, and it is o.k.

Define Yourself

When someone is not well it is comforting for folks to have a diagnosis.

Don’t succumb to a label. You define yourself. It is soothing for us outside of your world to have a diagnosis. It is just a term that gives us comfort and an answer. You are able to define yourself. Your illness does not need to define you. You are a person. . .