My bipolar moods (with severity)

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Josh Groban - Christmas Songs - YouTube

Josh Groban's Christmas songs, I am listening to now.

 

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I thought I was doing what was supposed to go on in a certain place for those of us having a rough time of this year, and it was not well accepted. Oh well. We all make mistakes. The memory surfaced WHILE I was writing there. So I just carried on writing it, not realizing it would be considered out of place. Sorry!

 

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Merry Belated Christmas to everyone. I was busy yesterday elsewhere on the Forum and had a wonderful time there, so I was not in the mood to write here then. Now I am.

I did some paintings recently and my blanket I am crocheting is getting huge. I just started another skein of yarn.

I am pleased to announce that I have been taking care of ME today and am cleaning up my home. I have a lot of dusting to do, as well as organizing and straightening. I am also throwing out a lot of old papers and stuff that I am not using. If I think someone else can use it, I will donate it to a Thrift Store or something.

Listening to this as I work:

2 hours non stop christian praise and worship songs with lyrics

 

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I am pleased to announce that I have been taking care of ME today

Good for you SheilaKathy I think I am so very proud of you , going to do the same things here. I am also crocheting a blanket for my eldest grandchild to give someday hopefully. So I am getting back into that later on today.

I want to start another blanket for my youngest grandchild too once I am finished with this one. I do like keeping my hands busy. It keeps me out of trouble.:laugh:

Have a wonderful day.:hug::hug::hug:

 

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I've been doing some research on a few things today. I looked up the words worship and homage and got a bit of info on venerate too. I learned some things that I did not know. So I am happy that I looked these things up.

I am also researching the meanings of colors. This is fascinating. Here is one thing that I looked at that I found to be very interesting:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/525443481514282922/

Since I have been painting a lot, colors and their meanings have a huge part in my art, because I am doing abstracts mostly. I found my research to confirm, for the most part, what meaning I had assigned to certain colors. Others I was not aware of, so I learned some things too.

My computer is dimming and brightening, so I guess it is time to give it a break. I have had it on for something like 12 hours now. Tomorrow, I pray, I will be back. Love you all!

 

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I'm in a good mood and have been (for the most part) since Christmas. That is no reason not to write here, I realized, even though this is supposed to be a place where I can share my more downer moments, there is no reason not to share my joys too.

I did another painting today and my new paint brushes arrived. They are especially made for folks who have hand issues like arthritis and neuropathy, both of which I have. They make it easier to paint. I just tested them out now and they are a breeze to use. It is so much more easy to hold them and paint with them. I love them and all they cost was $4.00. (Plus shipping).

Like I said, I am in a good mood.

 

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There are people in this world that hold grudges, accuse others of some things that they themselves are guilty of and in general try to make my life miserable. There are 2 of them in my life, maybe out of the 100 or so (give or take) folks that I know and love. Should I let 2 people ruin it for me? NO! I am going on living my life just as I am, so if a couple of someone's don't like that, they can always find other things to keep themselves busy with.

 

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I think that your therapy has really produced some real inner growth for you and I am so happy that you are doing so much better now.:hug:

 

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Thanks @Rain, I still have a long ways to go. I have so many things to work on. I am just working on the tip of the iceberg now, really. I think some of my interpersonal problems may work themselves out, once I get much deeper into therapy. That is just a hunch though. Really, I have not got a lot of those. I get along with just about everyone. However, every once in a blue moon, someone takes a dislike to something I have done or said. I have my days like anyone else. I'm not perfect and I don't claim to be. I know I have yet to learn some things. I am working on that. I will be working on that for the rest of my life, I suppose. I guess you could just say I am a "work in progress."

 

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Bridge Over Troubled Water - Josh Groban & Brian McKnight

My sister and I were great fans of Simon and Garfunkel. Here is a great version of one of their songs.

 

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Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

The original is best though!

 

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I love reading Memoirs and I am reading one now called HERE IF YOU NEED ME by Kate Braestrup. She is a Chaplain with the State of Maine Wildlife Game Wardens. She is really a cool person. She has 4 kids, she is a widow and well, you would just have to read it. And don't get turned off thinking she is a "Goody Two Shoes" or prissy or something, because she is quite some inspiring lady!