OBAD rulz!

5 out of 5 pucks

I know its a rarity, but tonight i hit the bullseye and won olympic gold.

The OBAD (Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder) in Calgary meeting was just soooo great.
Met a handful of folk who are recovering from BP and who are seasoned veterans at battling this disorder.
Felt listened too, understood, encouraged and educated. Felt like i found my "tribe" as Lizzie Simon says

2 hours with this band of fine folk was like a year with my go no where mental health therapist. (he's a nice guy but kinda useless to my road to recovery)

Things I am going to work on more:

1)recovery action plan
2)knowing my triggers
3)how to be more proactive in battling bp

Father thank you for my new bp friends who are rising above their broken minds...may they know your deep love and support.
In Jesus name, R

Building a Bipolar community

3 out of 5 pucks

So I just joined a depression meetup group in Calgary. Some of who may be reading this blog right now (if you are hi and welcome) and I have been thinking alot about how this facilitates healing. In the bible (yep i am a christian and it really really helps me walk through this life!) It says in 1st John1:7
"If we walk in the Light as He is in the light we have fellowship with one another"
and to me that talks about being transparent and real with each other. It is crazy how God has developed us for relational intimacy and if we bear our hearts to each other, accept and encourage each other we seem to get a whole lot of healing.
Speaking of which, i know my wife & I miss BK our counsellor extraordinaire tons. He was one who 'walked in the light' with us even when we couldn't see the light!
In short I am looking forward to building community hearing each other's stories and learning how to travel this bipolar journey together. Hopefully" misery enjoys company" gets turned upside down and we can instead have the motto that "everyone enjoys a good party!"

Be well and let me pray for you

May the Triune God bring light and life and transparency to the key relationships you have nurtured and trust so that you may grow more whole in your journey to mental wellness. Let the power of God's loving community be real and effectiver in your life.
In the strong name of Jesus