Well isn't this just the thread that wouldn't die?

The turn our conversation has taken is marvelous. I wish we could draw in some more on this vein.

Tgr, thanks for the candor.

So indeed, we all seem to be clear that we are nobody's example of true victory over bipolar. Probably no such thing. lol But the ability to share our combined little tricks of the trade feels invaluably informative to me. Thank you. I mean all of you, tgr, cheshire, empty, all of you. By myself, I keep a grip on it as best i can, but with all of us together, my grip feels a lot stronger. Hope that 's the same for all.

It fascinates me the variety of expression that appears when we seek to describe our connectedness and reliance upon that unnamable essence that seems beyond our comprehension and at the same time so vital to our souls. Tgr calls it her God. I call it mystery. Our language won't look at all the same, and yet it is that sense of the "beyond," i am convinced.

It's nothing short of a miracle indeed tgr, that your job and others in your life have chosen to accomodate you. Your home and your life sound beautiful and rich beyond measure.

It begins to take shape, the equation we balance of functionality and meds. If life can accomodate us to a greater degree in our illness, looks like we can get by with less on the med side. And then again, there are aspects for some of us which we can ill afford not to medicate.

Yep, diet, excercise, sleep, and creativity are all vital components of my management of life too. No one of them alone is worth much, but all together, I find an appreciable difference in my success. Funny though, if I let any one of them go, I am heading for trouble. Vigilance has become my full time responsibility.

And Tiger? You do naked real good. xo