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Learning to Fly
Making a late breakfast before going on 5-mile walk with daughter. I actually didn’t eat last night. I think I was too emotional. Need food if going to do so much walking. This morning, amid trying to read, I thought about someone who came into my life recently. We knew each other when we were…
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Live Our Lives Out Loud
0400 & Ready to Go I have been going to bed really early in the evening to prevent mania while my moods are shifting. I think it is helping. For fun, my daughter bought this alarm clock for me. It’s beautiful but the alarm definitely encourages one to get out of bed. I love that…
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Confession & Recovery (Mad Season)
Notice: Topic of Suicide With Bipolar 1 you can feel God’s touch and experience limitless and ever expanding joy and gratefulness to be alive before you plunge into a despair so intense, you forget how wonderful it is to be alive. Confession This afternoon, I went to confession. It didn’t go as planned or as…
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On Being Catholic (As a Convert)
Spent some time in reflection. I’m going to confession today, and I try to write down my confessions. Sometimes I share them with someone for a reference point if I feel confused about how the confession was received to help me understand, or clarify, ways to be more appropriate. As a kid, I grew up…
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Lay Your Hands on Me
God’s Healing Touch This morning, I woke up at 0345 which was well before my 0400 alarm. Caught up writing messages to friends. Tried to read a bit, but felt tired. Haven’t eaten yet. Need to do that soon. Probably having a very delightful protein shake. I haven’t felt like myself for a long time.…
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Best Day
After writing my morning blog post, I laid down, and then I was like-I need to sweat. I need to feel my heart beating hard, and I need to come to life. So, I got on my spin bike and did a 30-minute HIIT spin bike ride using my Apple+ app. It felt amazing. I…
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Morning Behaviours & Thoughts
Breakfast This morning, I woke up and was so happy that my TMJ pain and headache seemed much improved. I’ve had really bad headaches for the past two days; I don’t normally get the headaches-just the jaw pain. Totally got off track with weekly goals. However, I did have some time to reflect and think…
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75 Day Hard Day 1 Done
Quick update. Did a 20-minute HIIT spin workout via my Apple Fitness app. Did the hip/glute strength training and stretches for 25 minutes. Played tennis in light rain with my daughter for 45 minutes. If I’m going to be successful at this, I will need to make sure I’m eating. I only ate some scrambled…
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My 75 Day Hard Plan- Modified
Original To get an idea about the modifications I am making to the 75 Day Hard program, I’m including the requirements below: The 75 Hard Challenge RulesTo complete the challenge, you must follow these rules without compromise for 75 consecutive days: Modified Below is how I will modify the program for safety and adherence while…