One year, thanks, time to go eff life in the face

Per a Facebook post this week (which marked a chemical free milestone for me): Today’s my one year anniversary of taking no meds to deal with back pain, no alcohol to deal with life pain, and no benzos to deal with pain in the ass people. I’ve also resumed jogging, started yoga, and even limited how frequently I play frisbee with the dishes against my kitchen wall for stress relief… Read More

Follow your bliss… off a cliff.

Some people (doctors, they call themselves) might call me bipolar. I prefer to think of it like a sport – “x-treme emoting”. In a way, though, the chaotic confusion that comes with traversing one end of the feel spectrum to the next, brings with it a wealth of ways in which we can be motivated. I like happy, serene, blissful, peaceful things in one moment. Then, in the next, I’m.. Read More