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		<title>Bipolar Wisdom from years of experience!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instead of focusing on what you did wrong, focus on what you learned!
Many mistakes are made because of bipolar disorder, but once you learn to manage the illness more successfully, the mistakes are less serious and the behavior caused by the illness can be modified and ultimately ended.
Wow, that is a long sentence, but I&#8217;ve [...]


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		<title>An amazing quote about the mind&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Marian just said, 
&#8220;The mind is a wonderful servant and a terrible master.&#8221;
I think that those of us affected by bipolar disorder can all agree with that! 
julie 


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		<title>Get it Done When You&#8217;re Depressed: Think like an athlete!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think Like an Athlete
I like to talk with people who have achieved excellence in the sporting world. Their dedication and perseverance are similar to what it takes to manage bipolar disorder successfully. 
Here is a great quote: 
You can neither win or lose if you don’t get into the game. 
How true. I often get [...]


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		<title>Plans can change- people with bipolar can deal with it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[oh yes, another long post from julie!  
Plans Can Change: We Can Deal with It. 
I am very proud of myself…
It’s good to write that sentence! Going out on the weekends if very important to me. I plan carefully and always have something to do with friends. I really enjoy going out with my brother Ed. [...]


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		<title>I&#8217;m glad THAT weekend is over! Now I march onward!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are always good things that happen over the weekend- seeing friends, some sun- reading books with my nephew. I try to focus on the good things first.
But man oh man, the depression was terrible. This word comes to mind: relentless!
It was relentless. But here I am on a Monday ready to face the world again. [...]


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		<title>Healthy Wealthy and Wise for bipolar stability!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
I wonder what it would be like if everyone in the world worked at being healthy, wealthy and wise! I know what it would look like for me.
Healthy: Lose weight slowly and keep it off forever! Stop chewing ice! Work on my posture- ( as I wrote this I noticed I was [...]


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