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Another attempt at getting to know others and myself
It is a new year and therefore I will try again to look under the crusty shell that I call myself. I am a bit confused about what that will mean for my dreams of writing bliss. If I go by responses to my blogs I might just as well hide in my shell and never come out. There is something more fundamental here. I am determining to find out what it means to be comfortable with who I am. This is why I sprinkle the word religion in there. I am someone who sees oneself on a journey. A good deal of that journey is dealing with the vestiges of mental illness. It is what cause my to leave home almost forty years ago. Here I am in the Midwest, where I have fathered three beautiful kids. I wonder if I need to go back to where I came from in Massachusetts to make peace with the past that I ran from or maybe I will discover ways to be at peace where I am. One of the more interesting realities that has come to light is that many of my family members outside my growing up family have been affected by mental illness. Just recently a cousin commented on this. I never felt close to this cousin until she commented on the how many family members outside of who I am familiar with are affected. I think it is one of those dirty little secrets that no one wants others to know about. So if you want to quest on what it means to be mentally healthy follow after as I fall down and pick myself up. It is a part of my "religious understanding". I am here both inspirationally and spiritually to get a clearer sense of purpose and hope. I am an ordained minister, which is more than an after thought. Pray for me as I pray for you. Maybe and most probable the same love that brought us together will bring us back together again.
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#50. Be in prayer
ID #879079 entered on April 11, 2016 at 3:18am
#49. Survive
ID #878779 entered on April 8, 2016 at 12:06am
#48. Working
ID #878693 entered on April 7, 2016 at 3:04am
#47. Time
ID #878546 entered on April 6, 2016 at 9:21am
#46. Lazarus come forth
ID #878219 entered on April 6, 2016 at 8:56am
#45. Thankful
ID #878158 entered on April 2, 2016 at 2:13pm
#44. Needing a hug
ID #878058 entered on April 1, 2016 at 6:31am
#43. Grace
ID #877921 entered on March 31, 2016 at 2:30am
#42. The longest day
ID #877849 entered on March 30, 2016 at 8:23am
#41. Knowing what matters
ID #877664 entered on March 28, 2016 at 3:59am
#40. Change
ID #877470 entered on March 25, 2016 at 11:22pm
#39. Going forward
ID #877380 entered on March 25, 2016 at 1:17am
#38. Tell me!!
ID #877290 entered on March 24, 2016 at 2:04am
#37. Incoming wounded
ID #877175 entered on March 23, 2016 at 1:04am
#36. Back
ID #877094 entered on March 22, 2016 at 1:09am
#35. Aching
ID #876936 entered on March 20, 2016 at 12:57am
#34. Trust
ID #876862 entered on March 19, 2016 at 1:12am
#33. peace
ID #876801 entered on March 18, 2016 at 2:39am
#32. Recovery
ID #876797 entered on March 17, 2016 at 11:55pm
#31. Drop out
ID #876731 entered on March 17, 2016 at 9:48am
#30. Be in prayer
ID #876473 entered on March 14, 2016 at 1:09am
#29. Going Home
ID #876193 entered on March 10, 2016 at 1:45am
#28. Let's party
ID #875941 entered on March 6, 2016 at 7:27pm
#27. Getting real
ID #875475 entered on March 1, 2016 at 11:58pm
#26. Sleepy
ID #875147 entered on February 28, 2016 at 1:07am

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