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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 604147" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>I have many reactions to your words Barbara. I think of so many artists, musicians, poets, actors,.......who have been labeled 'mentally ill' some who committed suicide, or went completely over to the 'other side' many whom created such beauty and such a brilliant landscape for us to view and be a part of...............and yet, like your daughter and most of my family, they were plagued with brains that also did them harm......and harm came to others too........ </p><p></p><p> When I was a kid and watched my younger brother go through so much torment, (later diagnosed as schizophrenia) I had a recurring dream that he was trapped in a tiny dwelling in the middle of a vast corn field and I would spend the night running towards him trying to get to him to let him out. That dream sums up much of the way I felt personally throughout my life, trying to save.............trying to rescue.............trying to help..........my own "survivor guilt"..............(there is even a name for that.)</p><p></p><p>And now, Eleanor from the video you posted actually recovered from schizophrenia........remarkable..........the voices were her fears........</p><p></p><p>Perhaps much could be summed up as FEAR. Fear drives us and compels us to act in bizarre ways. Fear of something different, fear of change, fear of the unknown, fear of loss of control, fear of death, fear of living, fear of not getting our share, fear of being alone, fear of being different, fear of being vulnerable, fear of criticism, fear of the dark................since 9/11 the statistics show that many more of us are medicated to allay our fears..............</p><p></p><p>There was a book, many moons ago, ..............the title was <u>Love is letting go of fear</u>............</p><p></p><p>Tom Robbins in one of his books I forget which one, said something like, "there are only two states in life, YUCK or YUM." (<em>Fear and Love?)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em><em>Reminds me</em> of that Native American Proverb about the two wolves inside all of us......."one is evil, anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego" (fear)..........."the other is good, joy, hope, love, peace, humility, kindness, empathy and truth" (love)........."the wolf that wins.....<em>.the one you feed."</em></p><p></p><p>What Insane said is so poignant, how many of us don't make it through, don't conquer our fears, don't rise above our circumstances, don't get the chance to share our gifts............</p><p></p><p>Reality by agreement is a fierce container of judgment and fear to live within..............getting out of that is a triumph of unparalleled courage............makes me think of Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Mother Teresa................</p><p></p><p>Food for thought, some things to bring along on my day today..............<em>.choosing love today...........</em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 604147, member: 13542"] I have many reactions to your words Barbara. I think of so many artists, musicians, poets, actors,.......who have been labeled 'mentally ill' some who committed suicide, or went completely over to the 'other side' many whom created such beauty and such a brilliant landscape for us to view and be a part of...............and yet, like your daughter and most of my family, they were plagued with brains that also did them harm......and harm came to others too........ When I was a kid and watched my younger brother go through so much torment, (later diagnosed as schizophrenia) I had a recurring dream that he was trapped in a tiny dwelling in the middle of a vast corn field and I would spend the night running towards him trying to get to him to let him out. That dream sums up much of the way I felt personally throughout my life, trying to save.............trying to rescue.............trying to help..........my own "survivor guilt"..............(there is even a name for that.) And now, Eleanor from the video you posted actually recovered from schizophrenia........remarkable..........the voices were her fears........ Perhaps much could be summed up as FEAR. Fear drives us and compels us to act in bizarre ways. Fear of something different, fear of change, fear of the unknown, fear of loss of control, fear of death, fear of living, fear of not getting our share, fear of being alone, fear of being different, fear of being vulnerable, fear of criticism, fear of the dark................since 9/11 the statistics show that many more of us are medicated to allay our fears.............. There was a book, many moons ago, ..............the title was [U]Love is letting go of fear[/U]............ Tom Robbins in one of his books I forget which one, said something like, "there are only two states in life, YUCK or YUM." ([I]Fear and Love?) [/I][I]Reminds me[/I] of that Native American Proverb about the two wolves inside all of us......."one is evil, anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego" (fear)..........."the other is good, joy, hope, love, peace, humility, kindness, empathy and truth" (love)........."the wolf that wins.....[I].the one you feed."[/I] What Insane said is so poignant, how many of us don't make it through, don't conquer our fears, don't rise above our circumstances, don't get the chance to share our gifts............ Reality by agreement is a fierce container of judgment and fear to live within..............getting out of that is a triumph of unparalleled courage............makes me think of Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Mother Teresa................ Food for thought, some things to bring along on my day today..............[I].choosing love today........... [/I] [/QUOTE]
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