I hope you that you have enjoyed this multi-media eBook “Be Well Today”.
Many people living with mental illness live life one day at a time. One day – one day – one day can lead up to many years of content and purposeful living (meaning one knows that they are a valuable human being and that they can be happy even in the face of the struggles associated with a mental illness which may or may not be complicated with addictions). What I am saying is that happiness, or what I call being reasonably happy, is the hope of living one day – one day – one day. Please remember that this does not mean life will be euphorically perfect. That would be completely unrealistic. Life is meant to be peaceful and adversity is to be dealt with the best you can. I am not preaching a sermon to you because I am definitely no saint. I am just living life one day after one day trying to find a little peace and if you can identify in some way and you feel better because of it that’s pretty cool. If you are simply entertained that is also okay. This project has helped me to string another one day one day one day together feeling a little better about myself. You see – a little bit of peace.
Today and living well is a product of good health and not being wrapped up in unhealthy addictions. For myself I take or use medications prescribed by a doctor because the hallucinations and the overpowering delusions that would sooner or later take over my life are symptoms of an illness I would rather avoid. The highs and the lows are also evened out. In my case it is that I can function (not my favorite word in accordance with my being) and also I don’t have to get wasted on something to cope with life or the day or the night or whatever it is that I believe getting wasted can solve. My escaping doesn’t solve life’s difficulties it just puts it off and I become further and further involved with the problem totally obsessed with me, I, we, or the I am.
Today I no longer try and run my life on self will which when wrapped up in addictions I would probably try to instill my will on others because I would totally be wrapped up in my own little world and I would feel the need to try and control every thing and every one around me so that I could be the I am – the I want and the I need.
In the today I participate as best I can for today doing the best I can. I am aware today that the world is not all about me and in my humble and simple life style I want to play a role in my one day one day recovery or being healthy one day a time. I abstain, take my meds, take others in consideration and I ask God, or my conception of God, to help me be free of the bondage of self, and to do God’s will accordingly. That is that I help myself and others for I believe this power works through people and that sometimes we are the people that this power works through. If you don’t believe that’s cool – I don’t want to try to instill my will upon you I just hope you are well today. In addition to this I know that certain religious beliefs cause damage to some and I too struggle with certain ideologies but as was said I am not a saint but I do know healthy spirituality whether organized or personal can bring peace to one and one day one day one day recovery can be extremely beneficial to one’s life. A note on an aside is one day one day one day is not about tomorrow or some day it is about today – the today in the now.
I hope that I haven’t been too wordy with this short note. And once again I hope that you have enjoyed this experience. Perhaps my words ( and they are my words, my thoughts and my feelings ) have touched you in a small but positive way. Peace.
Paul Dupuis