Hello world!
A quick thought: my goal for today is to have a good day.
(Well, um, who doesn't have that goal??)
I think I sometimes put too much effort into doing useful things as opposed to fixing my mindset as I do them. The irony is that a negative mindset hinders my usefulness.
So for today, I'll be accepting; through acceptance I'll be positive; through being positive I'll be useful. This reminds me of one of my favorite AA Big Book quotes of all time, from Chapter 9, "The Family Afterward":
"But we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. [...W]e think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness."A mildly-relevant postscript: my fiance differentiated bipolar disorder from a different mental illness as follows: "He's the crazy where he hurts people; you're the crazy where you go on a shopping spree then kill yourself." It was funny (and mildly offensive) in his delivery, but profound in his truth. Being frivolous in 'having fun' is dangerous in that it can lead to an overwhelming depression. So I try to stay happy and focused, not manic and detached from reality.
Until next time!
I like this a lot. A negative mindset is certainly useless. Plus it isn't fair to others and myself. The part in the big book that says "danger of excitement or worry" is a really important point too. Being overly excited about some potential situation in my life causes me to have too many false expectations. It is good to be happy about something, but without bullshit expectations behind it.
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