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Not all that is gold glitters, not all who wander are lost. --Tolkein Inspiration of the Day: A woman becomes homeless, so she gets into her car and drives. Except she has nowhere to go - so she stays in the car, with all her possessions heaped in the back, sleeping in the front seat, parking in secluded streets. For eight months, no one notices her, because she makes sure she looks respectable. But this is the information age. And even though she doesn't speak to anyone, she can go into a library where she can access the internet and write an online journal - a homelessness blog - which she uses to describe all her unspoken experiences and feelings. [ more ] Be The Change: Read some entries from the 'Wandering Scribe'. [ more ] http://www.wanderingscribe.blogspot.com/ Technorati tags: homeless , homelessness blog , stories

I have an incredible urge to blog on my illness tonight. I could feel the stigma hovering over my soul and bones right after this one meeting I go to on weekly nights. I feel a need to post about what this illness is all about as I perceive a lot of people misunderstand it, and a loty others use it as a club over my head. Those of us that have this illness of bipolar understand! so here is to you all my friends and fellow warriors, bipolars or not. What is Bipolar Disorder ? by Marcia Purse A Layperson's Definition of Manic Depression One textbook definition describes bipolar disorder as: "a major affective disorder in which an individual alternates between states of deep depression and extreme elation." This is misleading in that bipolar disorder - also known as manic depression or manic-depressive illness - is much more complicated than just alternating between depression and elation. The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Menta...

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19 May 2006 08:49 AM Another Seven Tips For A Good Night's Sleep by Aimee Amodio More from this Blogger Naps can be your best friend or your worst ally. Me, I'm a napper. I can snooze for an hour or two and still get into bed at the usual time with no problem. For some people, taking naps can make insomnia worse. If a nap isn't a good idea for you, you should make a point of getting up and moving around if you feel sleepy and it's not bedtime yet. Skip the shower. A shower tends to wake you up. If you need some help relaxing, try a warm bath instead. A long, hot bath will help relax your muscles and give you some time to be alone and think, if you need it. Personally, I like a ton of bubbles and a good book in the tub with me. A cool room may help you sleep better. I don't know about you, but if I'm too hot, I'm usually too uncomfortable to sleep. I'd much rather burrow down under an extra blanket in a cool room. Keep an eye on the humidity. Ever wak...

I miss you tonight. I thought I was gonna have a date with you about an hour ago, but... here I am, just thinking of you...I am glad you take me in your arms whenever I subside to my urge to explore other worlds and fantasies. I am glad that together, you and I allow my body to receive the necessary rest to revitalize and have one more day of life...God, in th emean time watches, while we embrace each other... Sleep disturbancese are one of the things that characterize my not so healthy condition in life. At this time, I can only hope to do my best to follow the standard sleep hygiene suggestions written when you do a search, but there is definitelly more to it than meets that eye, in th emean time, a few posts regarding the subject matter would not be a bad place to start.

voy a incluir includes/5.php Visit a random site in the ring or the bipolar planet homepage! The Previous 5 member sites of the bipolar planet NetRing: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DarkestFaerieDoll The very personal feelings and experiences of a young Kiwi mum trying to survive the world around her. Bipolar Princess A single mother's diary thru mental illness. Ride along on the Bipolar Roller Coaster Follow the illness and treatment of a young woman with Bipolar I Disorder. This blog exists in the hope of furthering understanding and empathy. See what it's really like to have this illness. Step into her life, if only for a moment. But as you step out, keep in mind that she will never be able to. tolperi 3amTherapy Sessions The ramblings of a happy little lunatic extraordinaire ... covering any and every thing in my life, which is often nothing but sometimes something. 1. bloggo chicago Join Date: September 22, 200...

Ok, so I am bipolar. What does this mean? It means that anything and everything having to deal with my new diagnosis is going to get posted here: news, tratments, blogs of other bipolars, ideas, thoughts and ramblings. Thats what it means. Technorati tags: bipolar disorder

House plants is a term collectively given to a group of foliage or flowering plants that will tolerate indoor conditions for different periods of time. They will give you superb value if you give them correct conditions. They will even assist in making your environment more healthy by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and will certainly add a wonderful feeling to your indoor environment. House plants given proper care, are easy to grow and very rewarding. SEVEN HINTS TO SUCCESS There are seven ways to achieve success with House plants. Watering and feeding are the two key ones. Collectively these two factors hold the answer to keeping your House Plants happy and healthy. More indoor plants are killed by overwatering than any other single factor. 1. Watering The amount of water your plant requires depends on the temperature and the time of year. Generally speaking, plants require far more water while they are growing or during flowering times than they do during their resting ...

IN THE NEWS: from The Free Dictionary For Some Patients, Seeing Is BelievingA new study found that patients who see pictures of the plaque accumulation in their own arteries are more likely to adhere to a treatment regimen. Patients in the study had their arteries examined by electron beam tomography ; they were shown the resulting scans and informed of the severity of the blockage. Researchers found that the amount of plaque seen on the scan was an independent predictor that a patient would stay on lipid-lowering medicine . More on the subject...

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US Census Press Releases : "Florida�s Flagler County Fastest-Growing Once Again Flagler County in Florida, located along the Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, was the fastest-growing county for the second year in a row with a 10.7 percent population increase from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Flagler, with 76,410 residents, also led the nation with a 53 percent population increase since Census 2000. According to the estimates, all but one of the top-10 fastest-growing counties between 2004 and 2005 are located in either the South or the West, with Lyon, Nev. (near Carson City), ranking second at 9.6 percent; Kendall, Ill. (in the Chicago area), third at 9.4 percent; Rockwall, Texas (near Dallas), fourth; Washington, Utah (the lone county in the St. George metro area), fifth; Nye, another Nevada county, sixth at 7.4 percent; and Pinal, Ariz. (near Phoenix), seventh at 6.9 percent. Rounding out th...

The Pledge of Allegiance I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. "Juro lealtad a la Bandera de los Estados Unidos de América y a la República que representa, una nación al amparo de Dios, indivisible, con libertad y justicia para todos." http://www.defendamerica.mil/ Taekwondo Code of Conduct El Codigo de Conducta del Taekwondo Be loyal to your country. Se Leal a tu Pais. Respect your parents. Respeta a tus Padres Be faithfulness to your spouse. Se leal a tu pareja. Respect your brothers and sisters. Respeta a tus hermanos y hermanas Be loyal to your friends. Se leal a tus amigos. Respect your elders. Respeta a los ancianos Respect your teacher. Respeta a tus Maestros Be honest and always stand for justice. Se Honesto y siempre defiende la justicia. Be courteous. Se cortes. Never take life unjustly. Nunca tomes la vida injustamente. Be l...

If any other president would be in power and in command of our troops, I'd also stand by him. It is the right thing to do. I will explain on my next post why.

Hostility on all sides - World - smh.com.au : "Hostility on all sides Email Print Normal font Large font March 18, 2006 Page 1 of 3 Single page American are blaming their President for the country's tarnished image on the world stage, writes Michael Gawenda. Stress shows George Bush has aged visibly since the start of the war. Photo: Reuters AMERICA is at war. This is a wartime national security strategy required by the grave challenges we face This strategy reflects our most solemn obligation: to protect the security of the American people.' George Bush, on the third anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, now looks and sounds like a president who goes to bed at night and wakes wondering whether, in the face of yet another crisis in Iraq - more sectarian violence, more atrocities, more dead US soldiers - the patience he has asked for from Americans will be forthcoming. The Bush swagger - that strange stiff-shouldered walk, chest out, arms by his side - is now rarely ...

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by Rosemary Haefner Vice President of Human Resources CareerBuilder.com Ever get that sneaking suspicion one of your co-workers isn't being straight with you? Your instincts may be right. Nineteen percent of workers admitted they tell lies at the office at least once a week, according to CareerBuilder.com's new "Honesty in the Workplace" survey. Fifteen percent of workers reported they were caught in a lie at the office. When asked why they felt compelled to bend the truth at work, respondents cited the following reasons: To appease a customer (26 percent) To cover up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline (13 percent) To explain an unexcused absence or late arrival (8 percent) To protect another employee (8 percent) To get another employee in trouble or look better in front of a supervisor (5 percent) But be warned: Nearly one-in-four hiring managers -- 24 percent -- say they have fired an employee for being dishonest. It may seem cliche, but honesty is the bes...

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Their is really something wrong - we have a Geography teacher in Colorado teaching leftwing anarchy theory and half our kids can't find their butts with both hands. Just two weeks ago it took me about ten (10) minutes to show on a map the US/Mexican border to a 40 something man who expresses political opinions and votes. In my college geography class at the end of the Vietnam tragedy 1/3 the class could not find Vietnam on a map. We just lost 58,000 dead there. It would take way too long to detail the blind mans bluff committed on the American national landscape. Christopher Columbus had a better world vision than the BMOC sitting next to me who was graduating that semester. God help us. BoB ps: remember 9/11 ........................................................................ The Assault on American Youth by Oliver North Washington, D.C. -Washington, D.C. – The last Global Geographic Literacy Survey, assessing the geographic knowledge of 18-24 year-olds in nine different cou...

We may never know all the good a simple smile can do. May no one ever come to you without going away better and happier. May everyone see kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile...Love is fruit in season at all times.--Mother Teresa Brought to you compliments of http://www.thoughts.com/.

I have moved on. I am taking care of business, not as I would've thought I needed to, but as I now need to. listening to those around me, some with words of encouragement and support, heeding their advice. Some with words of concern, concern for themselves and their issues... Stop. Listen. Learn. These words stuck in my mind since I heard them from a friend sharing about the things that work for him. Today is a day full of promise, hope and action... There IS plenty of time...when I live in the now moment. It is eternal living. Here and now. Always. Sometimes we need plan for tomorrow, but Living is done today.