I haven't written a post for a long while so I thought to myself, well, let's do it !

My life keeps changing, the world keeps moving and I'm learning and growing.

I haven't worked in two years but I feel this may change in the next little while as there are resources I work with that might find me the right job soon.

My mental state is OK, and I've been on the same meds now for six years, though I still hallucinate visually occasionally and I have to be on guard for feelings of being "disconnected" from the world.

I really can't complain about the life I lead.   As I turned 53 last week I looked back to the past and felt so grateful for what I have today.        The good friends, the loving family and the way I responded to treatment for schizoaffective disorder after many years of failure.

And I do believe in God.    He is real.   And while the church provides fullfillment for some, it was not for me.     I worship at home.

Life without hardship and challenges would not be life at all, would it ? I believe that it is through these "rocks in the road" that we learn life's lessons.    I don't think any of us would have it any other way.      When I was in Mexico a few years ago, I was out walking one day and I came across a beggar. He had no legs and was sitting on the sidewalk with a small cardboard box beside him for money.      I gave him some coins and walked on.  Our lives had touched in a small way and I realized that we were different but the same, in a way.

That's it.      Different, but the same.

Peace

Don F.