Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations. -Samuel Ullman The ability to recognize boundaries is very difficult. Many of us believe we are emotionally mature individuals but the test to determine if this [...]
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Tag Archives: Positivity and mental illness
JOHN 3:16, The difference between Sacrifice & Difficulty and The Short-Cut Fallacy
January 24, 2012
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There would be far less suffering amongst mankind, if men — and God knows why they are so fashioned — did not employ their imaginations so assiduously in recalling the memory of past sorrow, instead of bearing their present lot with *equanimity. -Goethe *equanimity - Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult [...]
Read more IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY! I FINALLY EMBRACED MY INNER OPTIMIST
May 19, 2011
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It’s a beautiful day. Don’t let it get away… -U2 Last week I had the awesome privilege of seeing my nephew. He is the son of the man (my brother) who this blog is named after. I now accept and embrace that life is beautiful. Yes it is also ugly, mean, unfair and downright evil at times [...]
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Maxam
Maxam is a writer, mental health advocate and Bipolar griot! I write stories that I hope will help individuals who have mental illnesses (and those who love them) live rich and fulfilling lives. R.I.P. SKH
