Searching for Blue Mind from Blue Water
Beyond My Home in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Part 1: Days 1 through 10 of Blue 馃挦 100 Days of Blue Begins: Where I Find My Blue Mind. Memories of Happy Times with Jon.
Part
2: 饾煭饾煬饾煬 饾棗饾棶饾槅饾榾
饾椉饾棾
饾棔饾椆饾槀饾棽:
饾棯饾椀饾棽饾椏饾棽
饾棞
饾棛饾椂饾椈饾棻
饾棤饾槅
饾棔饾椆饾槀饾棽
饾棤饾椂饾椈饾棻
馃寠馃寠 (Days 11 to 20) More Happy
Memories with Jon
Part 3: Days 21 through 30 馃挦馃挦馃挦 饾煆饾煄饾煄饾悆饾悮饾惒饾惉饾惃饾悷饾悂饾惀饾惍饾悶馃挦馃挦馃挦
Part 4: Days 31 through 40 馃寠 New Memories of Traveling Alone:
Blue
Mind is the mildly meditative state people fall into when they are near, in,
under, or on water. It is peace. It is the feeling of calmness and relaxation
that comes from being in or near the water, and it has a positive impact on our
mental health.
100
Days of Blue is a campaign inspired by marine biologist Dr. Wallace J. Nichols,
encouraging people to spend time near, in, on, or under water for its positive
impact on well-being. To carry on his legacy, many people are posting one blue
water photo or video a day for 100 days, often with the hashtag #100daysofblue.
馃挋馃挋
But
not always. Fifteen years ago, Jon and I separated during a manic time. Jon was
diagnosed with bipolar type II disorder soon afterward, and treatment was
successful. It was painful, but we were able to revive our relationship.
As
part of my healing, I wrote a book called Just Another Manic Moment: A Novel, about the
challenges of living with a person who has bipolar disorder. It’s d茅j脿 vu for
me. I’ve lived it once, and now Jon’s mania has returned. He has moved to a
small town and started a new life. Yes, I worry about a 75-year-old man with
Parkinson’s disease and bipolar disorder living alone in a motorhome far from healthcare facilities. Still, he’s
happy building and repairing things, and doing his own traveling for now. I am learning to let him go and
focus on self-care.
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