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What happens when we lose someone or something of importance? We grieve. It takes time to grieve, each person at their own pace. I hate grieving because it makes me realize what I have lost. My own...
DATE: Nov. 5, 2011 | COLUMN: Mindfulness
We are all broken vases trying to hide the cracks of our faults from others. Somehow we want others to be close to us to see how good we look, but not close enough to see where we are cracked. One...
DATE: Oct. 1, 2011 | COLUMN: Mindfulness
Sometimes when I am in a store or running errands in town, individuals will come up to me and talk to me about my schizophrenia. I thought I would take this time to answer some of the more...
DATE: Sept. 3, 2011 | COLUMN: Mindfulness
For those who know me, they know I like to fish. For those who know me well, they also know that I love and am possibly addicted to fly fishing. I have not always been in this position to fish so...
DATE: Aug. 6, 2011 | COLUMN: Mindfulness
We just recently had our backyard landscaped with a sprinkler system and sod. I am so eager to enjoy the new yard that I can hardly keep my feet off of the plush grass and have some friends over to...
DATE: July 2, 2011 | COLUMN: Mindfulness
In the days after I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, it felt like a giant wall around me fell. It was the wall of invincibility. I wasnt supposed to have schizophrenia; these bad things were...
DATE: June 4, 2011 | COLUMN: Mindfulness
I had a therapist who asked me, You have schizophrenia; now what are you going to do with your life? Sometimes I find myself wondering, Why me? Why do I have schizophrenia? What would life be...
DATE: March 5, 2011 | COLUMN: Mindfulness