Feb
27
2012
To live in this world today we always need to search for the good in any given situation no matter how dark and depressing it seems to be at the time. I have found the silver lining in the most unlikely places, even when I was lying in the hospital wearing a diaper while family and friends were afraid I would die.
Bipolar disorder is a bitch for those with the disorder, for those who live with them as well as some of their family and friends. Living with it means being constantly misunderstood because many people are unaware of the many facets including hyper-sexuality, forgetfulness, and taking extreme risks because we often lack any sense of danger. Continue reading
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Jan
13
2012
“All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination.” ~Carl Jung
As far back as I can remember I have always loved to be creative from plastering my bedroom walls with crazy things I made (like the dragonfly above), to being an art major in school and now writing here. Somewhere along the line I feel like I lost a lot of what I use to have inside. Continue reading
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