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Here is another collection of wisdom saved in words now passed to me by my family’s Alaskan homesteading neighbor from my childhood, Dorothy (now 83), who I have mentioned came back into my life after 40 years to be my dear friend. These words have given me opportunity to ponder:
1. GOD IS LOVE. I am an extension of God; therefore I am love, just as I am.
2. GOD IS LOVE. Love is light. The lighted candle cannot NOT shine on, illuminate, and radiate everywhere, touching everyone and everything.
3. THE EGO IS A TOOL FOR LEARNING. On this plane, egos relate to egos for learning and teaching.
4. ROMANTIC LOVE IS A GLIMPSE OF HOLY LOVE — unconditional — heavenly. Every person needs to experience that.
5. SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE A NECESSARY PART OF OUR LEARNING ABOUT OURSELVES. Also a path to understanding forgiveness and therefore, healing. From the painful moments comes opportunity to think our deepest thoughts.
6. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR MY IDENTITY, TRYING TO FIND ME. Who are we? We move from one thing to another looking, looking. We fall in love, and expect to find our identity through the beloved. We look to money, baubles and trinkets, prestige and power for validity. Then one day it becomes clear: THERE IS NO SOLUTION OUTSIDE OF MYSELF. I heard that in dozens of ways, but it took “suffering” to make it real, and it has taken many years.
7. CONFLICT WEAKENS ONE to being nearly non-functional. EACH SIDE OF THE ISSUE HAS ITS OWN ENERGY. These energies do battle with one another. We have no peace; not enough energy “left over” for pursuing constructive thinking or activity. Need to move from division to atonement.
8. …JUDGMENT BECOMES THE UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL
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IN MEMORY OF MY BORDERLINE MOTHER, HERE’S SOME HOPEFULLY HELPFUL INFORMATION LINKS:
From Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault, PhD, your Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder Many of you are probably familiar with the standard treatment options for BPD, but there are some alternative treatments that you may not have considered. The treatments discussed this week haven’t been tested extensively, but may be considered as adjuncts to your treatment regimen.
| Family Therapy – Can it Reduce BPD Symptoms? Rather than just one person (such as the person with BPD) and their therapist, family therapy involves the whole family, working together, with one or two therapists. |
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| BPD Couples Therapy There has been no systematic research on couples counseling for borderline personality disorder, but experts are becoming more and more aware of how helpful a stable support network is for people with BPD. |
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| Does Electroconvulsive Therapy Work? Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a psychiatric treatment with a long and controversial history. Is electroconvulsive therapy effective for borderline personality disorder (BPD)? |
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| Get the Most Out of Your Treatment Wondering how you can get the most out of therapy? There are times when the success of therapy is related — completely, or in part — to factors that are in your control. Must Reads
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I am loving my new pursuit, learning the language of music with my piano keyboard!!
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Stop the Storm 