A fresh nip of coolness has come to Oklahoma this last week. I almost need to turn on the heater to take the chill off in the morning. It is great to wear my sweatshirt and remember the fall season in Minnesota. I miss my family and friends up there and hope to visit soon. I broke my glasses earlier this week and won’t get my new ones until next week. It is an interesting perspective to view life without my glasses. I feel somewhat vulnerable and exposed without them. This says more about some grief work I am doing than about my overall well being. I feel strong and able to do the grieving of many issues.

I have been writing regarding retirement from my career as a therapist. This is different than being on disability. It has helped to shift my work from writing as a person with bipolar to a focus on my life in transition. I find that I feel a lack of purpose and therefore have been trying to find a “job” that would fill my need to be contributing through work. I doubt that any other job would come close to what I found doing therapy. I have placed the job search on hold and have invested hours each day to writing. I think this may be the focus for me for now. The words seem to flow and I am enjoying the structure of my days doing writing.

 I will share some of my writing when it seems relevant. I do so appreciate each of you and your comments are very helpful. Some of you have commented that I need not have to be “writing” to enter a post and I can certainly see how this relates to my life transition issues. I thank you for holding me in your thoughts when I am not posting.This has been my attempt to check in and let you know how I am doing.