[Dmom3005]

God (or whomever you answer too) Said No

I asked God to take away my Bipolar

God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to grow
with it, and learn how to deal with others.

I asked God to make my Handicapped child whole, God said, His spirit is
whole, his body is only temporary. (this one is for others)

I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No Patience is
a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted it is learned.



I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No, I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from wrldly cares and brings you
closer to me.

I asked god to make my spirit grow.
God said, No, You must grow on your own!
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked god for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.



I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me HE
said.... Ahhh, finally you have the idea.



If you love some one, send this to ten people

I chose to send this revised to you all here.

Hopefully the first one makes sense, the one in the poem doesn't for here.

Donna

[Mari]

Hi, Donna,
Thanks for this.

I think I usually ask for strength and for hope that things will improve.

It helps if I really know that I have that strength.

Mari

[bizi]

With as much pain and suffering that there is in life...I am a blessed woman that I only have to deal with being bipolar.
I am very thankful for this.
bizi

edited to add that I know that many of you here suffer with bipolar symptoms...I don't want to diminish this....

[Dmom3005]

I personally happen to think that everyone that deals with BP here
especially.

Has strength!!!

I've been reading and listening to the struggles many of you go through
for a while now. And I have to say I admire you a lot.

I can say I have learned a lot from many of you,
Its helped me deal with lots of the things I'm going through
now.

its also helped me understand my oldest son a lot better too.

So I have to say thank you all that are so strong and so good
to let me have a glimpse of what being bp means in life.

Donna

[BJ]

Thanks for this Donna. I know God doesn't answer things in the way we want, the time we want or how we want. He does it in His own way, His own time. I've tried so hard through all this to make things the way they were before, to make my spirit grow, but I keep getting shot down. I'm getting so weary of it all.

[Dmom3005]

BJ

Maybe god is answering in his way. Maybe he wants you to stop and
smell the roses. Stop and see how special you are to others in other
places.

I know that sometimes god seems to be far, far away. There have
been many times this last year I've been sure that god isn't listening
to me. But then I stop and remember all those times I was sure that
God forgot me and my son's completely.

Then for some reason something just miracuously happened and one
of my sons changed. And something that was hopeless, had hope.
And especially with my oldest, he has been the one that I was sure
would not have hope.

I now see much hope, love and I know that god can make anything
happen when its the right time.

I have to share. My son has been at his job 1 year now.
This son that has always wanted a job more than anything. But we
never knew if his temper would allow him to hold one.

Donna