Bipolar? What Do These Things Mean To You?
Published: Sat, 07/11/09
Hi ,
How do you feel today?
I hope you feel good.
I want to ask you a couple of
questions:
How do you feel about the things
that you own?
Are they just possessions, things you
could easily sell at a yard sale?
Things that you wouldn't even miss if
a robber came in and stole them from
you?
Things that you could give away to
a charity and not think a thing about
it?
Or do they mean something to you?
Something you can't define?
Oh, not that your possessions own you
instead of you owning them, that's not
what I'm saying.
What I'm getting at is that these things
probably took you years to obtain,
didn't they?
Some of them are most likely heirlooms,
handed down through generations.
Some things you had to save for, took
time to get, even had to wait a long
time for.
Some things were gifts from other
people that you cherish very much.
Some things maybe your children
made when they were little and, like
the commercial says, are "priceless."
There are some things you might not
miss, but I bet if there were a fire in
your home, the majority of things you
would miss very much, wouldn't you?
And how do you feel about your house
itself?
Is it just a shell? A place to "hang your
hat," so to speak? Just a place to live?
Or is it your HOME? A place that matters
very much to you?
How would you feel if you lost it?
What if you had to move somewhere else?
Would you miss your home very much,
or would it be easy for you to make
the move?
There's a couple that I know that are
facing these very same questions right
now.
As are many other people, because of the
economy.
Some people are facing foreclosures, and
some are even facing bankruptcy, like
this couple.
They are facing the loss of their home and
their possessions, which took them many
years to obtain.
And it's not their fault, really - it's not that
they're living a lavish lifestyle or anything;
in fact, they live very frugally.
But do you know what they have to say
about it?
"This is awful, losing all this. But at least
we still have our stability."
You see, this couple, well, they both have
bipolar disorder.
And just like you may have worked so
hard for the possessions that you have...
Well, that's how hard they have worked
for the stability that they have.
In my courses/systems, I discuss just how
hard you have to work to attain and
maintain stability:
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In my courses, I talk about the different
elements that make up stability.
Just like the gathering of possessions, it
doesn't happen overnight.
And it takes hard work to do these
things.
So stability is hard fought and hard
won.
So, like this couple I was talking about
who are losing their home and possessions,
people who have obtained stability are
grateful that they have it.
But like I was saying, just because your
loved one may be stable, doesn't mean it
was easy to get that way, does it?
If you are living with a stable loved one,
be grateful for it.
If not, be encouraged that someday they
may be.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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