Life is Always Strange, but God is Good Through it All- My Mental Health Journey

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Between the two dimensions, hovering over reality and dreamland. When dreams conflict with the daytime hours, and don't seem just like dreams anymore... Image by eommina from Pixabay I try to find my grounding point. I pray desperate prayers to my Abba, Father, In Jesus' name, by the power of the Holy Spirit. . Even here, He will not leave His child. God does...

Floating Through Seas of Sadness- My Mental Health Journey

Photo by Michael Shannon on Unsplash Feeling helpless for change with the amount of time I am up against. They say that all we truly have is today- right now. Right now, I am sad. Right now, I wish I could go back in time and fix what I did during psychosis. Not possible. Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash . During my bipolar mania, it was as if someone was walking and living inside my body. A...

Puzzles in the Night…

Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash . In the nighttime hours things divide into smaller pieces that seem to make sense.Then the dreams come, and people have hidden knowledge released beyond the veil..Only to wake up to more confusion. A mind divided by nightmares cannot stand for very long..When dawn arrives, the light flickers in between crippling muscle spasms, as you cry out for even the...

There’s Always, Maybe!!! My Mental Health Journey

Photo by Giulia Bertelli on Unsplash Trying to transition from psych ward life back into a displaced situation that feels like chaos in my mind. Don't worry, just eat another protein bar... I am very grateful to have a family that will take me in and shuffle me around. I always wondered if this day would come. Now that it’s here, I feel like a chicken with its head cut off, but anticipating a...

Still Here, After the Pain~~Poetry~

Photo by Mario Dobelmann on Unsplash-poetry ~Poetry is NOT DEAD!~~Poetry is for Everyone!~~Happy Poetry!~ Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash-poetry Freedom of Knowing I learned to cry aloneI learned to dream aloneI learned to fleeInside myselfThen God reached outHis gentle handHe told me not to fearHe reminded methat through those nightsHe was always nearI did not cry aloneI did not dream aloneI...

When Will I Learn Not to Care?~Poetry~

Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash-poetry ~Poetry is NOT Dead!~~Poetry is for Everyone!~~Happy Poetry!~ Photo by Thomas Kirchberger on Unsplash-poetry Hello, My Poetry and Writing Friends!🖤 I hope you are well! Thank you for visiting my poetry blog. I appreciate you being here! Today's poem was written over a year ago. It's nice to know I am not as stuck as I felt when I wrote it. I continue...

Empty Out My Brain~~Poetry~

Photo by Adrien Converse on Unsplash -poetry ~Poetry is NOT Dead!~~Poetry is for Everyone!~~Happy Poetry!~ Photo by Omer Salom on Unsplash-poetry Hello, My Poetry and Writing Friends!🖤 I hope you are well! Thank you for visiting my poetry blog. I appreciate you being here! I wish I could forget so many things. I wish I remembered more good things. Right now I have to look forward to brand-new...

Protecting My Sanity~~Poetry~

Image by Amy from Pixabay ~Poetry is NOT Dead!~~Poetry is for Everyone!~~Happy Poetry!~ Hello, My Poetry and Writing Friends!🖤 I hope you are well! Thank you for visiting my poetry blog. I appreciate you being here!. I have recently released myself from many people. It feels liberating yet scary at the same time. My heart tells me that being free from so much toxicity has to...

While I Recover~~Poetry~

Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay-poetry ~Poetry is NOT Dead!~~Poetry is for Everone!~~Happy Poetry!~ Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay Hello, My Poetry and Writing Friends!🖤 I hope you are well! Thank you for visiting my poetry blog. I appreciate you being here! Today's poem reflects back to darker times. The light finally came and I can say I am stronger after my struggles. Even...

I Hope You’re Happy~~Poetry~

Photo by Tomáš Petz on Unsplash-poetry ~Poetry is NOT Dead!~~Poetry is for Everyone!~~Happy Poetry!~ Photo by Alec Douglas on Unsplash-poetry Hello, My Poetry and Writing Friends! 🖤 I hope you are well! Thank you for visiting my poetry blog. I appreciate you being here!. Interacting with people who refuse to take charge of their mental health can be difficult. One day, you look at the big...