Once again I’m finding myself under a lot of pressure, today starting with overeating. Yesterday, Maurice and I, walked down to a BBQ restaurant in our neighborhood and I ate like a king. A gluttonous king, of course. Then we went to the movies and I had a large dark chocolate bar. Then, when we got home […]
No More Kings
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day to all my U.S. friends! To my friends throughout the world, I wish you a happy 4th of July!
Wednesday’s Quote : Rev. Peter Morales
“Believe it or not, depressed people spend enormous amounts of energy to cheer up. Events in their lives did not make them depressed. They were not depressed because their lives were hell — their lives were hell because they were depressed.” – Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association
Old Friends
Over the years I’ve been guilty of one serious flaw regarding friends – I throw them away. In my life I’ve lived in over a dozen cities in seven states and in each and every one of them I made wonderful friends who I thought would be with me for the rest of my life. I’m sad […]
Trying to “Weight” Patiently
The last time I posted about my weight was about 3 weeks ago. I weighed 218 pounds. Since then I gained a bit here and lost a bit there. Overall, unfortunately, I gained more than I lost. On Saturday I had my Weight Watchers weekly weigh in and I weigh 223 pounds. 5 pounds gained […]
The Report
I received an update letter in the mail that asked a short series of very simple questions. Or, most of them were simple except for two of them. They are: 1. Have you attended any school or work study program? 2. Have you discussed with your doctor whether you can work or not? That’s it. […]
Under My Skin
It’s back again…or did it ever leave? I’m talking about that mix of anxiety and depression that flows through my veins. A couple of months ago I mentioned it never goes away and, yep, it’s still here. It’s not in my veins, actually. It feels more like there’s a second layer of skin directly beneath […]
The Post on Why I Can’t Post
One thing that’s very important to me regarding my blog is that I post regularly. To me that means a minimum of twice weekly, preferably three. But as I said in my previous post, I’m having a difficult time adapting to a normal schedule. Each day I think it’s going to be better and instead […]
My World Gets Bigger and Bigger
I’m grateful for the meds I take that are making me a more productive member of society. On the other hand, they keep taking me away from my safety zone. As miserable as I was during my major bouts of depression at least my world was small. I only had to worry about the world […]