Choices, Choices
Peering over my glasses as I ponder my choices Okay, so maybe this isn’t the proper forum to be weighing pros and cons of volunteer opportunities. So far I’ve shadowed two [...]
In Our Own Voice Interview
This week I'm feeling much better than I was on Friday and over the weekend. Spending so many days in bed or slouched on the couch did a number on my lower back [...]
NAMI Target Exercise
© NAMI Peer-to-Peer Target Exercise: Relapse Prevention Planning © NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course Week Seven Class Handouts (Rev. 2006) included the Target Exercise shown above, the text of which I've summarized [...]
Princess to Queen
When in high school, I overheard a “friend” say as I approached, “Here comes our Princess.” I was shocked to learn that this was how my friends saw me. Apparently, I was a [...]
Where Am I Going From Here?
Went to group therapy Tuesday, and attended my first Toastmasters meeting earlier that day. Toastmasters was very structured, probably too structured for my tastes, though worked well in that they covered a lot [...]
Do I Need an Editor?
Do I need an editor? Do I need to organize my writing into a more cohesive whole? Or, does this format fit what I am trying to accomplish? What is it I am [...]
Public Speaker in my Thoughts and Dreams
Imagine myself as a public speaker. Keep on seeing myself orating, speaking to others. I enjoy it. I am a narcissist. Besides, I've done it well. Two eulogies, one for each of my [...]
God’s Call
What is God's call for me? What is my purpose right now? What should I be doing? As I took the first steps to enroll in Social Security Disability Ticket to Work Program, [...]
To Blog or Not to Blog
Last week as I started interviewing for part-time positions, I considered taking down my blog, worried that I would be found out and that prospective employers would avoid hiring me, fearing the worse. [...]
Orator in my Mind
I think in dialogue. Actually, it's a monologue, an interview, and I'm the oh-so-interesting interviewee, sharing my thoughts on everything. I know I am "daydreaming," that I am talking to myself in my [...]