How is This Right?

Hey, y'all--

Just had to share this with you--it helped pull me out of my depression, and I hope it will help you with yours (present or future/bipolar or not):

In the course of your daily life, whenever you encounter something that is not your idea of a good thing, ask yourself, "If everything that is happening is right, how is this right?"

What's right about the fight with your mother, the fender-bender, your aching back? Without negating what's wrong, ask yourself what function or need is the event serving?

Maybe what's right about the fight is that your are learning to say No; maybe the fender-bender is a wake-up call that you are too stressed-out; maybe your aching back is a reminder that your body wants some exercise.

Again, this is not to deny, suppress, or ignore the difficulty or pain you might be experiencing, but rather TO TAKE THE MEANING FROM THE SUFFERING SO THAT THE LESSON WON'T HAVE TO BE LEARNED AGAIN.

Remember that God loves you, and so do I.
Love, Michele