Hi, how\u2019s your day going? I hope it is a good one.<\/p>\n
I was talking to my cousins yesterday, and a topic that I didn\u2019t expect came up.<\/p>\n
She began talking about how much she loved her sister\u2019s hair. Apparently, it could curl or straighten easily, depending on what she wanted that day. This all was beyond me, but I did pick up something from the conversation: my cousin was unsatisfied by her own hair.<\/p>\n
I asked her, if she could change her hair, would she? For that question, I got a very sure \u201cyes!\u201d<\/p>\n
It made me think, most of us have something in life that we would like to change. For some of us, it is as simple as the ease that our hair is styled. For others of us, it might be as serious as wanting our loved one to be cured from bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, we can\u2019t always have what we want. We can\u2019t always control what life has dealt us. What we can control is how we handle it.<\/p>\n
If we choose to let it get to us, we can end up depressed or bitter. That\u2019s not something we want, and its not something that will help us or our loved ones. It is better to focus instead on how we can respond to the situation that we find ourselves in.<\/p>\n
Have you ever stopped to think what all you can possibly learn from your loved one having bipolar disorder? It may be hard to think that something good could come out of the situation, but both you and your loved one can learn from the situation at hand.<\/p>\n
You can learn strategies for handling difficult situations. You can learn perseverance through hard times, and strength even when you doubt. You can learn to accept help, and to know when to listen to other people\u2019s advice. You can learn to see things from a different point of view. If you really work at it, you can even learn patience.<\/p>\n
There are many other things you can learn along the way, and some of them you may already know. Some things we learn and don\u2019t even realize that we\u2019ve learned them until someone else notices that we\u2019ve changed for the better.<\/p>\n
After all we can learn from being the supporter to someone who has bipolar disorder, there becomes a benefit from being willing to support our loved ones.<\/p>\n
No matter how hard times may get, and no matter how much we may wish that it weren\u2019t this way, we can choose to focus on the positive things, and learn from the situation we are in.<\/p>\n
What have you learned from supporting your loved one?<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi, how\u2019s your day going? I hope it is a good one.<\/p>\n
I was talking to my cousins yesterday, and a topic that I didn\u2019t expect came up.<\/p>\n
She began talking about how much she loved her sister\u2019s hair. Apparently, it could curl or straighten easily, depending on what she wanted that day. This all was beyond me, but I did pick up something from the conversation: my cousin was unsatisfied by her own hair.<\/p>\n