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feeling flat
« on: May 27, 2007, 06:09:57 PM »
what do you do to put yourself back in balance?

I plan to go walk the dog, go make soup and watch a movie and swim, and maybe eat some blueberries and strawberries!

Today I feel so sad and miserable, and you know I always panic in case it means I'll get sick....

Ex loves it though, he's been in to check on me several times. He loves to feel like he's 'taking care of me'. That's not usually what it feels like to me, or do I hate being taken care of by anyone, or- oh whatever!

Life's too complicated some days isn't it.

The sun just came out, better go start pulling myself together...

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Re: feeling flat
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2007, 08:07:27 PM »
does half a bag of mini crullers count?

 :?

Earlier today I found myself taking a conscious delight in just being alive, in the present moment. It was wonderful.

I took a motorcycle ride with a younger guy from my church out in the country to our church picnic. Being with many friends in a familiar beautiful setting, riding with the breeze in my face, singing a hymn from that morning out loud (There will be more joy, somewhere, there'll be more joy somewhere, I'm gonna keep on, 'til I find it...etc) and seeing the first honeysuckle blooms.

Then a long deep nap, and now a cool refreshing rain.

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Re: feeling flat
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2007, 02:26:53 PM »
I went home and put the leek soup on, and sat in the chair eating m & ms and my phone rang, one of my favourite friends who has been away for a few weeks, we met for a soft drink and I got to meet her beautiful daughter and friends; yes the young people certainly enliven things! Then we went swimming together and talked until midnight.

The honeysuckle is sweet in TX this year Hops, everywhere I walk.

when I can feel centered, those uncomfortable  feelings  go away.   

that's exactly it Ami, being in balance, in place. I panic when I am not because of my bipolar.
I really am going to have to get over that, it's an aside not the fundamental thing abaout me....I am like one of those recovered addicts who can't stop being in recovery! I think about it too much. Maybe I should write a book about it, I have a lot of notes.

It's a wet thoughtful day.

Makes me think of Psalm 90 today:

 1Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

 2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

 3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

 4For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

 5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

 6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

 7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

 8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

 9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

 10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

 11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

 12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

 13Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

 14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

 15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

 16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

 17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.







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Re: feeling flat
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2007, 03:41:31 PM »
Write,

I wonder if you realize what an encouragement you are to me. 

Just hearing about what you are going to do to stay balanced--make a pot of soup, walk the dog, go for a swim--it makes me go "aaaaaaaah!" inside. 

I wish you would share your recipe for leek soup-- I used to eat it when I was little and I loved it.  But, I've never found a recipe since that tastes as good.

Much love to you today, Write,

CB
When they are older and telling their own children about their grandmother, they will be able to say that she stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way -- and it surely has not -- she adjusted her sails.  Elizabeth Edwards 2010