Monthly Archives: June 2014

Faithful, not Successful

Father Greg, in Tattoos on the Heart, quotes Mother Teresa: “We are not called to be successful, but faithful.” I thought about that a lot yesterday.  What am I called to be faithful to?  I think of my accepted task, … Continue reading

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Struggle with Choices

I felt better this morning once I got out of bed.  Lying in bed after I woke up was miserable.  I’m thinking that if God comes to us disguised as our life — for a moment I saw my miserable … Continue reading

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Changing Medication

Some friends were worried because I’ve been going up and down a lot, and sometimes badly depressed. So I called Bill Cote, and he said he would prescribe Lamotrigine, which is a mood stabilizer.  I decided it was worth a … Continue reading

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“Remedial Joy” Stories

This suggestion is from Martha Beck, Finding your own North Star, pp214-215 She says “If you can’t cast your mind back to experiences that make you thrill with joy, you’re due for some remedial work.”  So I went back and … Continue reading

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Rescuing my True Self from the Cage of Lies

I haven’t posted to the blog since May 15.  I’ve been having a pretty tough time.  I wrote a longish piece about wanting to die and read it to a friend.  She said not to post it because people would … Continue reading

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