Beautiful Day

I had an excellent day today.  Driving in to work,  I was a little uncertain as to whether I was mentally prepared for the day.  Turns out I was and I really enjoyed being outside on this beautiful day.  I had a chance to work with my boss a bit which was nice.  He pointed some things out to us that we need to keep an eye on.  It must be difficult not being able to do a lot of the things he used to do.  I know I would find that challenging.  It is really unfortunate that the ER physician took his license a way with such haste.  As I learned,  dealing with the MTO can be a long process.  He has been cleared to go back to work in a week which is good news.

My boss pointed out to me that I had some f bombs in one of my last posts.  I thought about it and went back to clean up the post a little bit.  The profanity I used in that post was unnecessary and I did not need to use it to make my point.  Tailgating just bothers me to no end and I did not think before I wrote.  There will be times where I may use a profane word but, I will try not to unless I am describing strategies I use for a balanced mind. 

I have got some positive response to my magazine letter.  Our friend Allison asked if she could share it with some of her colleagues.  Of course I said yes.  Part of the reason I wrote the letter was to spread awareness.  My first and last name is on the letter so it is out there now.  I am not ashamed of having bi polar and love discussing the illness with anyone who may be curious.  I dealt with things on my own for so long with little or no success.  It was not until I started letting people in that I started to make progress towards stability.  That was probably one of the biggest things for me to accept.  Realizing I needed help and that I needed to make some lifestyle changes in order to progress and not continually regress.  I still take steps backwards at times but, they are not giant sized ones that inhibit me in living a positive way.

Jodi has made some burgers for dinner so I better get going.  She makes an awesome burger and I am pretty hungry.  Hope you had a good day.  Take care,  Shawn.

“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida