Stoic Challenge - Days 10 and 11
/Sometimes happiness is choosing Goldfish, and sometimes happiness is not choosing Goldfish.
Read MoreStepping up with Sigma Chi
Sometimes happiness is choosing Goldfish, and sometimes happiness is not choosing Goldfish.
Read MoreMy schedule got full, so here is a short recap of how I did with each challenge the last few days:
Read MoreToday’s task was to pick a diet to follow for the next 20 days of the Stoic Challenge, which presented a problem for me.
Read MoreIt takes a great deal of work to go from: “I suffer under the weight of my illness,” to: “I live with my illness”.
Read MoreRose-colored glasses never quite fit comfortably over my eyes because I am always aware of the world beyond the pleasant tint.
Read MoreI feel deeply content sleeping just a few feet from where I tried to hang myself.
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Read MoreCarrying a small object that implores me to STOP and pay attention to what is happening at this moment, and to remember that this moment could be my last.
Read MoreThe study of philosophy, and writing about how to think better is part of my battle against the forces of my mind that would have me extinguish my life before my time is truly done.
Read MoreLife on the 7th Shelf is my way of sharing how a person can live well with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.
The 7th Shelf was written by Dante in The Inferno, as the Wood of the Suicides.
For me, living on the 7th shelf is challenging but I have found my means for winning the daily battle against the worst my mind can throw at me.
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