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Serenity Wish

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Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 4:36 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: recovery, agnostic
The circular isolation of self

I have a small collection of turtle ornaments on a book-case. I relate to them, seeing myself personifying some of their characteristics. Someone once told me that five bucks in your pocket often makes the difference between a good and a bad day. I would...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 9:32 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: autobiography, AIDS and HIV, mental health, bipolar II, stigma, medical update, viral load, blog therapy
The circular isolation of self – my 1010th post

I have a small collection of turtle ornaments on a book-case. I relate to them, seeing myself personifying some of their characteristics – slow, steady and self-deprecating to a fault, able to withdraw, when threatened, to my own delusional safety...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 9:32 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: autobiography, AIDS and HIV, mental health, bipolar II, stigma, medical update, viral load, blog therapy
My 3 entries in “Touched By Fire” 2012

I’ve just entered three photographs in Touched By Fire, a non-profit program “to celebrate, support, and inspire the work of artists with mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. An initiative of the Mood Disorders...

Published Thu, Sep 06 2012 4:49 PM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: autobiography, photography, mental health, bipolar II
Kelso Conservation Area near Milton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada

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Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 9:32 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: photography
Guest post: Lily McCann on The Whole of As A Sum Of Its Parts

I am very pleased to welcome this guest post from Lily McCann of KwikMed ! The Whole of As A Sum Of Its Parts The phrase ‘holistic health’ is used more and more these days and it is widely accepted in medicine as a viable, and in fact desirable...

Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 7:46 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: health-care, mental health, personal growth, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Alternative medicine, CBT, KwikMed, Psychotherapy, guest post
Whispering “Help!” from the windmills (or silos) of my mind

Those of you who have followed me, be it through my writing, my tweets, or home from the convenience store will have picked up on the fact that I have a fair amount on my plate. I’m a very slow eater. I recently joined a support group for long-term survivors...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2012 2:22 PM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: family, grief, autobiography, mental illness, childhood trauma, child abuse, AIDS and HIV, health-care, mental health, bipolar II, stigma, sexual orientation, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), homosexuality, blog therapy, sexual abuse, recovery, suicide, friendship, adult survivors
Rest in space, Neil Armstrong: and where were YOU on July 20, 1969?

No one can say they’ve had the life of Neil Armstrong, who has died at 82 – my mother’s age. I will never forget that night, July 20, 1969, the way people just a little older than me remember where they were when JFK was shot. I was...

Published Sat, Aug 25 2012 12:56 PM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: family, youth, autobiography, NASA, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11
For a young peoples’ video look at the history of the Tay Canal please click the link below, by which I mean…

…this one! I am so proud! Not that I had anything to do with this (and I didn’t) but because the video shows how the appreciation of Perth (Lanark County, Ontario, Canada) history is, and will continue to be, alive and well! Congratulations...

Published Sat, Aug 25 2012 10:16 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: media, youth, genealogy, photography, Perth, politics, YouTube, Tay Canal, Heritage Perth Ontario, history, YAK Youth-Centre
Re-visiting Windigo ( a poem I wrote about a place I loved)

I know I’ve posted this before but I ventured to submit it to Northern Cardinal Review, an online magazine I happened upon today: Windigo Ripples lick the rocks As the pines and birch politely applaud Gulls catching their petits déjeuners...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 4:25 PM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: autobiography, AIDS and HIV, creative arts, poetry
There are at least a few, if not many, important people with whom I need to have my own conversation about…

…this! It’s certainly not too early to think about Mental Illness Awareness Week When I read the Ottawa Citizen article (linked above) I immediately thought, “Mom will have read that yesterday,” and what an opening it would give...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 1:40 PM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: family, autobiography, mental illness, child abuse, AIDS and HIV, mental health, bipolar II, stigma, sexual orientation, public health, homosexuality, blog therapy, sexual abuse, recovery, youth suicide, post-traumatic stress, personal growth, adult survivors
Oh look! It’s happened again!

I’m delighted to be at the top of the list, perhaps it’s random, of 16 Five Star Rated AIDS Information Sites & Blogs – and I’ve found a few fellow travelers in the process! Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 11:31 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: writing, autobiography, activism, AIDS and HIV, mental health, bipolar II, stigma, blog therapy, personal growth
My 1,000th post! (with help from The Equality Mantra’s “A Letter to My Sons”)

What I really like about this is that it could just as easily have been said by my Mom or Dad. (They said and wrote almost exactly similar sentiments when Craig and I came out 31 and 35 years ago, respectively.) So there you have it, according to WordPress...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 8:45 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: family, autobiography, AIDS and HIV, bipolar II, sexual orientation, homosexuality, coming out of the closet
I’m sure that Craig would be proud of his United Church of Canada electing a gay man as Moderator

The criteria my brother Craig set out for the United Theological College award in his name reads in part: To recognize the powerful and passionate ministries of gay and *** persons and to honour one whose life’s work has been particularly distinguished...

Published Fri, Aug 17 2012 11:37 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

Filed under: activism, Chaplin Memorial Fund (United Theological College), Craig Chaplin, United Church of Canada, coming out of the closet, homophobia, biography/autobiography, Rev. Dr. Gary Paterson
Haggart Mill and home, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario – now and then

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Published Fri, Aug 17 2012 10:17 AM by My journey with AIDS...and more!

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Serenity Wish

The circular isolation of self

The circular isolation of self – my 1010th post

My 3 entries in “Touched By Fire” 2012

Kelso Conservation Area near Milton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada

Guest post: Lily McCann on The Whole of As A Sum Of Its Parts

Whispering “Help!” from the windmills (or silos) of my mind

Rest in space, Neil Armstrong: and where were YOU on July 20, 1969?

For a young peoples’ video look at the history of the Tay Canal please click the link below, by which I mean…

Re-visiting Windigo ( a poem I wrote about a place I loved)

There are at least a few, if not many, important people with whom I need to have my own conversation about…

Oh look! It’s happened again!

My 1,000th post! (with help from The Equality Mantra’s “A Letter to My Sons”)

I’m sure that Craig would be proud of his United Church of Canada electing a gay man as Moderator

Haggart Mill and home, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario – now and then