Hey, y’all –
I was asked recently where I get my inspiration from. The person was referring to my writing, of course.
Well, that’s not such an easy question, as concerns my writing. This blog, for example. I try to write it twice a week. I’d like to write it every day, but that’s the point. Inspiration to write even twice a week isn’t always easy.
I don’t want to write the same things over and over again, like I’ve seen on other blogs and on other websites. So I want to be fresh, and new, and encouraging to others with bipolar disorder. Which means, of course, that I have to first be inspired.
So… well, I’ll just be honest. Some days I am absolutely not inspired at all. Some days I just stare at the empty screen in front of me and count the times the cursor flashes, mourning the eloquent words that slip my mind at the moment… after moment… after moment…
But other times, my fingers cannot type fast enough to get the words on the page, to express my thoughts to you, to inspire you as I have been inspired… to encourage you as I’ve been encouraged.
So… to answer the question — where does my inspiration come from?
The first part is easy. It comes from the Lord. Without Him I wouldn’t even be here. I would probably be locked up in some hospital somewhere, struggling to find my sanity like the character in the movie “Hook,” trying to find his “marbles.”
The Scripture says, “When I am weak, He is strong.” It also says to “Cast all your cares on Him.” In another version of the Bible, “cares” translates as “anxiety.” I take that literally. And I do it.
But my inspiration also comes from you. I think of those whom I have come to know, who have left comments on this blog for quite a while now, whose stories are almost as familiar to me as my own. I am inspired by your courage, your strength, and your positive attitudes. When I feel negative sometimes, I remember how positive you are, in fighting the same dragon as I fight.
And my inspiration comes from those I have yet to reach. I cannot stop writing this blog, because so many people need to hear what I have to say.
They need to know that there is always hope for recovery from bipolar disorder. That the road is rough sometimes, yes, but there are good days, too.
…That we draw our strength from deep within ourselves… that we do what we can to battle this dragon called bipolar disorder… that we manage it instead of letting it manage us…
And that we never, never, never…. give up the fight for stability.
Present and future readers… YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Wishing you peace and stability,
Remember God loves you and so do I,
Michele
