Yesterday I wrote two articles and proceeded to loose them both to a computer problem. I took it as a sign. Apparently it wasn’t meant to be yesterday.

Both Tuesday and Wednesday of this week I have felt the bipolar pull towards moodiness. When I am in that place It doesn’t take much to put me in negative space. Any little negativity that gets in my path can set the tone. The good news is, I have been learning how to keep this internal and do the things I need to do to not let it effect others. I took care of me. Self care. I did the things I needed to do to take care of myself.

Move a Muscle Change a Thought

Many years ago, I learned this slogan in my 12-step program. This slogan is a tool that can be used in many applications. Move a Muscle Change a Thought. The phone has always been a great tool to get me out of self. Calling someone else, is a first step action that takes self out of self.

Here is what my Move a Muscle Change a Thought self care looked like this week:

• Tuesday, self care looked like meeting up with a guy from my 12-step program and just talking for a couple hours.
• Wednesday, self care looked more like physical actions to change my space. I took some time in the afternoon when I got back from my day trip and did tasks that needed to be done around the house.

I am very proud to say that even my wife, who can read me like the back of her hand, didn’t even pick up on my internal space. I had to tell her.

Today I roll on…in HOPE.

Move A Muscle Change A Thought