Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:59:29 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/159807/1213246993.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/159807 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1313643 B"H.I Got Mail Therefore I AmBy Sarah ShapiroJerusalemOnce upon a time, my mornings were in ruins. The story goes like this:For better or worse, I'm an early riser. My inner quotidian clock is set to go off about ten to six each morning, and no matter when I get to sleep, my eyes snap up li... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:44:52 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1278949  I know I have tried to do this before, but this time I think I may succeed - I'm taking leave from DS. Just so you know and don't worry. About my mess of a personal life, I really don't know. I feel as if I'm fiddling while Rome burns. Maybe it'll be one difficult less... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:13:34 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1271885  Some saying I have put in picture frames   * I don't believe that refusal to give in to another's unhealthy demand is cruel or wrong.   * Every un-named fear, every cause of self doubt, is based on man's lack of confidence in his ability to deal with r... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:12:54 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1266695  The Eye of the Soul By Yanki Tauber "See, I give you today blessing and curse" (Deuteronomy 11:26)."Blessing" is a very important word. We need to know that there is goodness in the world, and that this goodness has been given to us and made accessible to us. ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:04:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1263015  Illusion  (VNVNation)  1. I know its hard to tell                                       how mi... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:12:50 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1262478                       Diseased  Is there a disease that rots me to the core,like an old tree readying to fall?Maybe all my troubles come from withinand it is all to do with me? ... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:39:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1261185    "                                              ... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:11:30 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1258659  I feel your angry breath coming at me;Your demandingness sucking to sap me;Your judgment seeking to destroy me;Your ploys reaching out their fingers to erode the mortar from the rocksthat make up my very being. You say you are doing something legitimate.Liar!I am a survivor.A survivor kno... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:07:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1237592  This is to explain that I've had so much to deal with that i am around a lot less these days. There is just so little time to go around ! But I'm thinking of you all and hoping things turn out well for you. Hugs, Rosie Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:50:31 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1221633 I just posted this and thought I'd save it here:   I am reading an amazing book right now. It'd "Love Relations: Normality and Pathology" by Otto Kernberg, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. It drws on theory that it'd help to know to understand everything he says... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:15:14 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1214424 I went to an ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) workshop on Fri and Sat. I do NOT feel good after it. There was nastiness, abuse and control seeping out from various sources, including the lecture who seemed to me more like a snake oil conman (without real depth or skill). Such a differenc... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:59:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1205577 I went to an all day worksop yesterday on dissociation given by an expert in the field (a psychiatrist here). It was fascinating and he gave a very good coverage. He used Power Point well and gave us heaps of handouts, the main lot in a big spring folder. He also dished out a lot of honest... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:10:03 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1199261 My 84 yr old mum is home from hospital now, but has had two more falls. The ambulance came (there is a key under the steps) and just picked her up (she can't get up).  That's ok. The bad bit is she is somewat manic (which she can be - ugh! Sheesh ! I hate the euphoric extollin... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:07:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1198024 I went to a great, all day mindfulness workshop today. It was so good I think I'll do an 8 day course on it spread over 8 weeks. It feels good to mix with such stuff. It gives me a pick-up generally. Molly's puppies are a week old now. They are much bigger. Their eyes are still closed. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:07:41 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1186313 I found this site when looking for the source of an informational quote a DS member posted without citation. I will not consider anything before I know its source and this is accepted academic and professional practice. It's another variety of "Who says?".  In this case the source... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:59:41 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1161609                             Sura Al-Fatiha1:1 ?????? ?????? ???????????? ?????????Bismill?hi r-ra?m?ni r-ra??m In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merc... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:03:38 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/159807/journal/1161553 I just copied this from amanda28sw's journal of 29 June. Thanks amanda. Didn't want to lose it. "IN CASE YOUR PARENTS DIDN'T PASS THIS ON TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD, I WILL PASS THIS ON TO YOU NOW:    1. "IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, THEN DO... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:08:59 +0100