Mental Health Humor via Ann Landers

"1 out of 4 people are mentally unbalanced. Think of your 3 closest friends. if they seem okay, then you're The One."

[Hopefully the above mental health joke made you laugh. However, there is a story behind the featured image—aside from its perhaps offensive humor. The slogan was actually first devised by Ann Landers to gain the attention of her audience.]

Jonathan Harnisch

<a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about Jonathan Harnisch here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/jonathan-harnisch/">I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity.

—Edgar Allen Poe

Be More Childlike

The child in me sees and knows. The adult clouds the issue. When young, we believe & we're innocent; the world crowds in. Be more childlike.

Jonathan Harnisch

Life Is Too Short: On Love

Life is way too short to waste time trying to convince someone that you are worthy to be loved. God made us all unique, glorious individuals, and if someone refuses to see how special that you are, then you should refuse to even give them time out of your day. Stop wasting the precious time you have on the people who don't love you, and focus the spending of your time on the people who do love you. Also, be sure to make time to focus on loving yourself, doing so will make it very easy for a very deserving person to love you as well.

Always remember you are always loved.

You might not even realize it.

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The Powerful Choice of Today

Today: Only I (that's all) have the choice to be <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about happy here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/happy/">happy or unhappy. Nothing external. No past nor future. I'm choosing happiness today!

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Always Be Yourself

Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about mind here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/mind/">mind, and the people that <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about mind here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/mind/">mind don't matter.

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Within All the Worry: The Ultimate Power of Now

All the worry in the entire world could not control the future—we can only be happy now, and there will never be a time when it is not now.

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Friends Through Thick And Thin

When you're up in life, your <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about friends here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/friends/">friends get to know who you are.

When you're down in life, you get to know who your <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about friends here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/friends/">friends are.

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True Freedom Doesn't Mind The Drama

You are the imperishable Self. You were never born, you never did prevail, and you'll never die. You are the One, the all pervading One. You have absolutely nothing to give up. You never had anything to begin with.

—Robert Adams

On Solving the Most Difficult Problems

Sometimes the solutions to the most difficult problems are right at your fingers.

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Adding and Subtracting

When things aren't adding up in your life, start subtracting.

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To Risk Going Too Far: T.S. Eliot - Greatest Quote

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

—T.S. Eliot

Talking To Each Other Not About Each Other

I believe a lot of the problems in our world would disappear if more of us would decide to talk to each other rather than simply talking about everybody else.

—<a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about Jonathan Harnisch here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/jonathan-harnisch/">Jonathan Harnisch

Crazy to Not Care:

Sure, I do have this condition called schizophrenia. However I feel with my entire heart, not just from a part of my condition/s, which I embrace… living my life the best <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about I am here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/i-am/">I am able. In times of suffering or elated joy, I not only feel it, I live it. <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about I am here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/i-am/">I am a human being, just like anyone else. To be called crazy, insane, or simply a "bad person," I'm inclined to believe more in the act of caring. Not caring is crazier than just being called crazy. If someone you care about, or not has schizophrenia, I invite you to put your heart out and give him or her a phone call or send an <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about crazy here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/crazy/">email. See how they might be doing. I’m sure it would feel good, overall.

Thank you.

—Jonathan Harnisch

Crisis = Opportunity

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters.

One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

—JFK

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Why Jonathan Harnisch Doesn't Do It: Porcelain Utopia

I have never been involved with anything for the money the credit the fame the follows nor the hits.

Jonathan Harnisch

Everyone is Doing Their Best

It helps if you remember that everyone is doing their best from their level of consciousness.

—Deepak Chopra

Tourette's Syndrome - We Can't Be Beaten By Something We Laugh At

Got Tics?

We Can't Be Beaten By Something We Laugh At!

Tourette's Syndrome Awareness:

What Makes You Tic?

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Manic Monday

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via Facebook /porcelainutopiablog

Good morning to all of you, first. Facebook is my fave place w/ fave peeps. Even with thousands of "friends" on other platforms. U all rock. Good stuff going on in the arts & socially. Great MH pride since I'm in a manic state again w/ <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about thought here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/thought/">thought after <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about thought here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/thought/">thought (creative & "brilliant," as they come in and remain in memory) — onslaughts of <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about Porcelain Utopia here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/porcelain-utopia/">Porcelain Utopia posts I see as photographs w/ words & images. So in lieu of it all, simply, I decide to simply sit by our waterfall and just stay put, just for now; mindfulness & problem solving, said a mentor are the keys to <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about CBT here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/cbt/">CBT, I sit and watch instead, Milli Vanilli on repeat in my head. It seems to come down to experience and learning... And the rest of the <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about thoughts here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/thoughts/">thoughts I allow and roll on. Be well.

Friend:

You're a true warrior Jonathan :)

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Sent from my iPhone

If It Does Not Stop

When Does It All Stop?

Jonathan Harnisch:

Recharging for the day after today. Good night to all of you. Fun day! Experiences & learning as well, all the time.

Friend:

When does it all stop? I'm happy with it going on like this every day. Even the crappy stuff.

To All Single Dads Doing It All

To all single dads doing it all...

Happy Mother's Day!

Keep doing you thing.

You're kids adore you.

Never forget!

Jonathan Harnisch

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother‘s Day to all mothers and all parents including those who take on any motherly, nurturing role! Motherhood is a choice you make everyday to put someone else’s happiness and well being ahead of your own to teach the hard lessons and to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is… And to forgive yourself over and over again for everything wrong.

Jonathan Harnisch

To Not Create A Catastrophe

The best we can, to not create a catastrophe over anything.

Jonathan Harnisch here">Jonathan Harnisch

To Abandon Our Obsessions

The best we can, to abandon ourselves from our obsessions.

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To Get Over It

The best we can, to get over it, no matter what the"it" might be.

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We Are Not The Cause Of Others’ Actions

The best we can, to know that we are not the cause of others’ actions.

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To Let Go Of Our Attachments

The best we can, to let go of our attachments to all circumstances, outcomes and consequences.

Jonathan Harnisch here">Jonathan Harnisch

To Watch Everything That Happens

The best we can, to be mindful, watching everything that happens around us and to involve ourselves with that which happens when our life journey is a part of the overall experience.

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Motherhood

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and all parents including those who take on any motherly, nurturing role! Having a mother is a rare gift. I do not have that gift, but it makes Mother's Day all the more special to me (if that makes sense.) ♥

Motherhood is a choice you make everyday to put someone else’s happiness and well being ahead of your own to teach the hard lessons and to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is... And to forgive yourself over and over again for everything wrong.

Sometimes I wish I had a mother. I never knew her. Since I was a little boy. Happy Mother’s Day to all women who are mothers and who love being one!

Jonathan Harnisch here">Jonathan Harnisch

Our Need to Grow >> Porcelain Utopia

All of us need to grow continuously in our lives.

— Les Brown

The Beauty of Being Authentic

The beauty of <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/truth/" title="View all articles about truth here">truth is <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/authenticity/" title="View all articles about authenticity here">authenticity. Become more authentic and you will have a flowering. The more authentic you become, by and by you will feel many things are falling away of their own accord and you never made any effort to do anything. Once you know the knack of being authentic, then you become more and more loose, more and more natural. True liberation is not very far away; it is just hidden behind you. Once you are authentic, the door is open!

 —Osho 

Meditate on This: The Now is the Now

Meditate on This: The Now is the Now

Buddhist meditation:

The truth is the truth — the present is the present.

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Thought of the Day: Be Willing to Change

Thought of the Day:

Always be willing to change!

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Just Being There #Hope

Just being there for someone can sometimes bring hope when all seems hopeless.

Jonathan Harnisch

Awesome Facebook Status

Facebook Status:

Stop being unhappy with yourself. You are perfect. Stop wishing you looked like someone else. Stop hating your body, your face, your personality, or your quirks. Love them. Without those things, you wouldn’t be you. Why would you want to be someone else? Have confidence in who you are. If anyone hates you for being… yourself, that’s their problem. Don’t let your happiness depend on others. Love who you are and be happy. Everybody has their own flaws and imperfections. That’s what makes you special and beautiful. Therefore, love what it is that makes you different, because you are pretty amazing.

Jonathan Harnisch

"Jonathan Harnisch, Too Much of an Awesome Status to Not Share - So True"

[S.S., friend]

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Facebook Status: "I Love This Thought, Dear Jonathan Harnisch"

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Life seems to give us answers in three ways. It says Yes and gives whatever we want. It says No and gives us something better. It says Wait and gives us the Best. If we’re committed to our dreams, we will win anyway. To not just dream, but to Live our dream/s. To keep moving towards it. 

"I love this thought, Dear <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" title="View all articles about Jonathan Harnisch here" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/jonathan-harnisch/">Jonathan Harnisch"

[V.C., friend]

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Buddha

A man who conquers

himself is greater than

one who conquers

a thousand men in battle

* * *

Buddha

Insanity? A Dose of Humor

I went to the doctor’s office today. My doctor asked me, “Does anyone in your family suffer from insanity? I grinned and said, “No, we all enjoy it!”

 Jonathan Harnisch

Marathon

It's not a sprint. It's a marathon.

—Jonathan Harnisch here">Jonathan Harnisch

The Overall Picture

We’re often asked, “How are you?” When I ask myself, and really think about it—good or bad—or in-between, it always seems to come down to the “overall” picture.

Overall, I am well.

Overall, I do my best.

Overall, I am <a class="StrictlyAutoTagAnchor" href="http://www.jharnisch.com/tag/ok/" title="View all articles about OK here">OK.

Nothing’s really black or white, but rather, overall…

—Jonathan Harnisch here">Jonathan Harnisch

To Worry is to Waste Time

To worry is to waste time. Worrying doesn’t change anything. It only robs one of his or her joy and peace of mind, simply keeping one busy doing absolutely nothing, when it comes down to it.

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Inner Demons >> Porcelain Utopia

There are times I’ll struggle and tussle with my inner demons. Other times we’ll simply cuddle and snuggle together. It’s a relationship that has both feelings of love and hate. There is a bond between us that remains ever strong, perhaps based on the myth or truth of general inherent goodness or purely due to all the variants of myself and any beast or such demons, <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>real or unreal. My inner demons are within me, and oftentimes, they end up being the ones who save me; I don’t have such a need to be saved from my inner demons per se.

—<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Jonathan Harnisch

Self Care

To practice our caring of self, we'll have fewer self-care deficits and can therefore help care for others as well, and care of business, etc. To do our best without overdoing it.

Jonathan Harnisch here">Jonathan Harnisch

To Love Every Part of Someone

When we love someone, we love every part, not just the good things. Supporting them, being there for them with flaws and everything.

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Update: Postponed - 2013 Closing Down of Porcelain Utopia

Update: Postponed

Postponed —

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Jonathan Harnisch here">Jonathan Harnisch Announces the Official Closing Down of Porcelain Utopia here">Porcelain Utopia