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Beyond Blue readers: I am so very touched by your prayer thread at Group Beyond Blue. You have no idea how much that means to me. I was in the midst of writing my Monday “Dear God” letter in which I rationalize why staying in a manic cycle is okay (at least for a minute…

Here is my Dear God letter, on the enticement of mania. Dear God, Perfect timing with this week’s reading, given that I’m, at present, in a hypomanic cycle with 40/20 vision: noticing the beauty and mystery in just about every inanimate object—even the skiddish squirrels running into the middle of the road just to psych…

One great thing about mania is that you can be productive on absolutely no sleep. I taped this the morning after my totally sleepless night. I talk about how sleep, like medication and prayer, is a staple of recovery. Without out, we’re in trouble.

With Pope Benedict’s visit to the US (check out Beliefnet’s coverage by clicking here) comes an opportunity for me to explain why Catholicism is, hands down, the best religion for the mentally ill. Here are a few cool devotions and traditions within the Catholic faith that work well with those brains that are, well, creatively…
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