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Saint Patrick’s Day Prayer

In honor of St Patrick’s Day, here’s the Breastplate prayer traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick. You can find the whole prayer online, but here is an excerpt.

I arise today, through

God's strength to pilot me,

God's might to uphold me,

God's wisdom to guide me,

God's eye to look before me,

God's ear to hear me,

God's word to speak for me,

God's hand to guard me,

God's shield to protect me,

God's host to save me

From snares of devils,

From temptation of vices,

From everyone who shall wish me ill,

afar and near.

Christ with me,

Christ before me,

Christ behind me,

Christ in me,

Christ beneath me,

Christ above me,

Christ on my right,

Christ on my left,

Christ when I lie down,

Christ when I sit down,

Christ when I arise,

Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,

Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me.

I arise today

Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,

Through belief in the Threeness,

Through confession of the Oneness

of the Creator of creation.

May each of you who are suffering know the immense dignity you hold and the peaceful presence of the God who loves you into being. I am praying for you all.

Happy St. Paddy’s!! ☘️

#illness #MentalIllness #Hope

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#Hope , #Depression , #MentalIllness

Hope

Maybe tomorrow,
I think to myself.
Surely it will come.
Like the sun
breaking through
the clouds on a
rainy day.
I can hope for that,
can't I?
I have fallen deep
into the darkness
and I am waiting
for a light to
dissipate the
darkness.

Reese Williams
3/15/24

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Genuine Joy 😊

There are times I feel something is off if I am having this fleeting happiness brought by positive stimuli. As someone who has #BipolarDisorder I am used to be on guard because in my opinion, this can trigger a manic episode.

This tendency to become afraid of a possible episode is exhausting. At this point, I remember what I learned in therapy - letting my emotions to just be without judgment. In mindfulness, it is taught that it is absolutely acceptable to feel and process our emotions objectively without attachment to it. Realizing that will help one accept that any emotion is just like a cloud, which passes us by. Nothing is permanent in this world. That is what riding with the waves of our lives is.

I deserve to live a life with pure joy in spite of all the challenges. I know battling my own mind is a struggle that others cannot fully grasp. The ups and downs that I experience does not necessarily mean that an episode is coming.

It is time to change the lens.💚

#Recovey #Hope #MentalHealth

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Scars #Depression #Anxiety #Relationships #Hope #PTSD #CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth

I am trying to come to peace with my scars. In 2022 and 2023 I had seven major surgeries in 8 months. This has left significant scars on my left arm, left leg, chest and face. I try to look at my scars with gratitude as they remind that I twice came very close to death. I am having limited success with that mindset.

Now I am in my 60’s so physical appearance is not such a big deal. Pearls are formed through a process of conflict and agitation. I am going to eventually make peace with my physical scars, just like I am at peace with my emotional scars.

It’s a journey. How is your journey going? What are your wins? What are your losses?

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Joy in unusual places #Depression #Christianity #Faith #Animals #Hope #Anxiety #MentalHealth

Sometimes God seems to bring joy in the most random ways. Recently I was interstate to meet up and encourage a great couple who are ministers in a little country town.

We went walking in the bush and suddenly heard thundering hooves. I looked around and saw a beautiful, big, horse galloping toward us. I reached out my hand and Jasper (I often give that name to animals) gently sniffed it, then came even closer.

He let me stroke his mane, and was so friendly. It seemed that God was encouraging me of His love and kindness. These random moments are super cool.

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Since my recent time in the hospital I have been contemplating my life path & I have decided to step away from any activity in this group for awhile

I am choosing to shift my focus from my health to new opportunities. Through my recent ordeal with 9 days in the hospital I realized I don't want to spend so much time thinking and talking about my health. I have decided that in sharing my story repeatedly here and in my life I have been caught living in my past, and this has taken so much of my time & energy. My plan is to concentrate on being & living in the present and then use my energy to search and find things that give me joy and nourish my spirit and my soul.

I am thankful and proud that I have survived some very difficult times with serious health challenges and found the strength and spirit to fight through, however I just came to realize that this blessing of life has with it opportunities for new experiences, journeys and paths to explore, and I can't do that when I’m talking and thinking about being a survivor and even using the term professional patient to describe myself. I am so much more than that.

I am choosing to step aside from this group and try to create a life that isn’t focused on sharing about my health. Therefore I will be taking a break from being on The Mighty and leading this group. I appreciate all your support throughout this time and if you would consider keeping me in your thoughts and prayers I'd be very grateful.

There are now over 2,700 members in this group and I trust that you can all be there for each other and this will continue to be an active peer-to-peer community. Please read each other’s posts, respond with replies & comments, offer support and empathy, and don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it too.

Sending blessings for good health, peace, serenity and abundance to you all, and big virtual hugs,

Moshe
🙏🩷🫶💟🤗😋

#MentalHealth #Depression #Disability #Selfcare #selfove #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #Anxiety #MightyTogether #PTSD #DistractMe #CheckInWithMe #IfYouFeelHopeless #Hope #peace #Love #Joy

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Living without regret #Depression #Anxiety #Hope #regret #PTSD #MentalHealth

Years ago I resolved that as much as possible I would live a life without regret. I believe we will regret more of what we don’t do than what we do.

Fear can rob us of so many opportunities and blessings. Many years ago I developed a life motto for myself.

Be all, see all, taste all while giving all.

Yesterday I visited a new beach where there was a huge rock. Against my fear I climbed to the top. It was so cool.

What could do that you are holding back on?

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Empowered ✨

I am a pharmacist working in the drugstore. I help patients by providing safe, effective and of quality medications to improve the quality of their lives. Before I work, I recite the prayer below. This is because I know how hard it is to be sick. The medications is a huge help to ease one's suffering brought by various medical conditions.

Also, I am a patient relying on medical treatments to improve the quality of my life. It is not easy to live this kind of life.

Throughout the decade since I got diagnoses, the dosage forms I am taking help me a lot. I know medications will take its optimal effect if coupled with an empowered-patient attitude.

It is important to emphasize that as patients, we need to do the work. I myself am still on the process in becoming an empowered patient. Nothing is impossible. We all deserve to thrive and flourish. We can do this, Mighties! 🤗💚

#Hope #Recovery

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Doing your best is perfectly ok. #Depression #Anxiety #Fear #Hope #Relationships #FamilyAndFriends #courage #MentalHealth

I have just got back from a weeks holiday in tropical North Queensland in Australia. Recently the area was impacted by floods and a severe cyclone.

Wild weather there is common but this storm event was particularly nasty. They are a pragmatic and resilient bunch of people. I saw this sign outside a restaurant.

Sometimes our best is not enough, and that’s ok.

I love this verse.

“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬
bible.com/bible/116/isa.41.10.NLT

Isaiah 41:10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. | New Living Translation (NLT) | Download The Bible App Now

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
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Feeling broken? Only seeing your flaws? Sometimes those things we feel are flaws are actually what makes us unique, special and extraordinary!

I can get caught in that awful loop of beating myself up, only seeing my flaws, only recognizing things I haven’t done instead of giving myself credit for things I have done, getting stuck in self judgment, only seeming to hear my inner critic’s voice, I can lose all my self confidence, let my self esteem dip and things can look pretty bleak.

Over time more and more I have been able to catch this in the moment, pause, breathe, re-set, and then be gentle with myself and allow myself to shift my energy. I can then take first steps towards better self care…and reverse that repetitive loop, replace it with self respect and start to believe in myself! One situation at a time, I’m getting better … and every time I succeed it can get a little easier the next time. I can see that I have grown along my path and although it can be very hard for me to accept, there is unique beauty to the journey I have been on. I am not broken - I am strong - I have been accepting my flaws and see that as I have picked myself up over and over I have filled myself with gold!

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I find doing a gratitude list can help. A while back it was recommended I process a gratitude list every morning. I like to think of my blessings: roof over my head and food on the table; a car that runs and being able to afford insurance & gas for it; MY HEALTH…here I go through all my 5 senses thankful they all work, touch and feel my legs that didn’t at one point and give thanks that parts of me are healing but by bit ! I give thanks for my whole support network: great doctors & health providers, my friends, and my family!!! I find after doing this I start off the day feeling much better about myself!

What is on your gratitude list?

#MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety #Disability #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Selflove #Selfcare #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #COVID19 #Parkinsonism #Concussion #BrainInjury #Migraine #Headache #BackPain #neckpain #PhysicalTherapy #HIVAIDS #PTSD #Stigma #PeripheralNeuropathy #Addiction #AddictionRecovery #IfYouFeelHopeless #Hope #CheckInWithMe #InsideTheMighty #MightyTogether #DistractMe

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