Bipolar: Story About Life and a River
Published: Wed, 12/19/12
Hi ,
How are things going for you?
I hope you're having a good day today.
I heard this funny story the other day and I wanted
to share it with you:
This man looked up at the sky and said, "What is
the meaning of life?"
A big, booming voice came down from the sky and
said, "Life is like a river!"
"You mean that it's long and winding?" the man
asked.
"What do you think?" the booming voice
answered.
Puzzled, the man asked, "You mean because it has
so many twists and turns?"
Again, the booming voice answered, "What do
you think?"
Still puzzled, the man asked, "You mean because
of all the things that get caught up in its way?"
"What do you think?" boomed the voice from
above.
This time the man thought he had the answer.
He asked, "You mean because there seems to be
no end in sight?"
The voice boomed, "What do you think?"
Frustrated by this point, the man answered, "I think
I better figure out the answer for myself, that's
what I think."
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I don't know about you, but I thought the story
was funny.
But I thought it made a good point, too.
And, like always, I realized it could be related to
bipolar disorder.
Sometimes we have the answers to things, we just
don't know that we do.
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to solve problems:
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Sometimes we think we have the answer, but it
turns out not to be.
Sometimes we get really frustrated, because we just
can't see any answer to our problems at all.
Sometimes the answer to our problems might be
staring us right in the face, and we just can't see it.
Sometimes we can find our own answers by learning
from other people and how they found their answers.
Sometimes the answer seems to be so well-hidden
that we think we'll never be able to find it.
But just like the funny story about the man asking
about the meaning of life...
The bottom line is, you have to find the answer to your
problems for yourself, however you have to do it.
But I guarantee, the answer is there somewhere.
You just have to look for it.
Have you ever heard the expression, "The impossible
just takes a little longer"?
Some people don't try at all.
Some people blame their problems on other people.
Some people with bipolar disorder blame their problems
on the disorder.
Some people try a little bit, but give up easily.
Some people try to make their problems into someone
else's.
And then there are those who won't give up.
I like to think of most people with bipolar disorder and
their supporters that way.
It's not their fault that they have the disorder.
It's not fair that they have to live with something they
never asked for, or deserve.
And there are a lot of problems that come with having
bipolar disorder.
It takes a lot of willpower and strength to deal with the
problems that come with the disorder.
It takes a lot to fight the disorder, and it takes a lot to
manage the disorder and especially to not let the disorder
manage you instead.
Those are some pretty big problems, wouldn't you say?
Yet I talk to or hear from people with bipolar disorder
and their supporters every day, and they are doing it.
Most of them don't complain about it, even though I'm
sure they don't like it, and would rather it didn't happen
to them.
But they've accepted the reality of their problems, and they
do something about it.
They face their problems head-on, and they look for
solutions for them.
They don't blame the disorder for their problems.
They don't try to blame other people for their problems.
They don't try to make excuses for their problems.
They just accept life for what it is, and accept that there
are problems that come with life.
Whether you have bipolar disorder or not.
These are the people that I respect the most.
Because these are the people who don't give up.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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