I’m a knowledge sponge. I watch read non-fiction more than fiction and watch real TV more than sitcoms and dramas…think documentaries not Real Housewives of wherever, although I watch those too.
I love learning but things directly affecting my life are especially interesting. When first diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder I read every book from the library and all I could get on Inter-Library Loan. I understood so much about me and others with the disorder. I did the same with herniated discs, anxiety and allergies.
I took psychology in college with thoughts of becoming a guidance counselor. That never happened but I learned so much about the brain; how it works, motivations, disorders, moods, and personalities. I might have closed my ears when the professor said “don’t diagnose yourself” and worried in my dorm room. Then I learned I couldn’t have every symptom listed in the textbook.
Yet all this learning has made me more patient and understanding of myself and others. I’ve learned…
bingeing, anxiety, set backs, being different, not a natural and not feeling worthy
are all limitations we place on our success.
Yet…
self-love, being active, patience, modifications, accepting your differences, and moving forward step-by-step
no matter how hard or how long is the only way to live. Moving backwards or letting anything limit you and you abilities is not worth is.
Move Forward and Understand You!
Each day, one foot in front of the other is the only way and I’m still learning to understand me.
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