OVERCOMING ADVERSITY

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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.

-Seneca

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REACTIONS TO SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER

Thank You to Healthy Place http://www.healthyplace.com for sharing this insightful video about schizoaffective disorder on your website:

"How My Family and Friends React to My Mental Illness"

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- Jonathan Harnisch

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Self Approval

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As one of my friends posted this morning:

"I Guess I Feel Pretty Super Today!"

I Agree...it's a Great Day Today!

Sometimes this kind of thinking really keeps me going:

"Today I will let go of my need for approval and my need to be liked. Instead, I will choose to like and approve of myself. The people who count (including me) will respect me when I'm true to who I really am."

—Melody Beattie

Turn it Over to the Universe

"If you turn it over to the universe you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered to you. This is where magic and miracles happen."

—Dr. Joe Vitale

Invisible Children

Via Scoop.it - Schizophrenic & Caregiver: Featuring Jonathan Harnisch

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TO LEAVE THE WORLD A BIT BETTER

“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” 

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-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE

‎"By embracing pain, fear, and challenges with gratitude,

I discover the real value and meaning of my life.

I am so grateful to be alive."

-Dr. Darren R. Weissman

This again, is the Best Day of My Life! Please take the time to consider that it might be yours, too.

-Jonathan

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