Poetry Lovers by B.Demaere

We each fight our own battles, I guess.  They just come with different intensity.  Most of us though don't fight the battle almost to the point of death when you have to decide between life and death. I believe my mental illness did not start when it was detected and identified as a mental illness.  Mental illness was unheard of in my days.  In the 1960's I didn't hear a word about it.  Just my mother repeating the words of the teachers to her, "Your child is very slow in school" or "Your child is so quiet", which is probably abnormal to a teacher, I understand.  I went to countless EEG, that were a lot more painful and longer than they are now let me tell you.  A lot more torturous, imagine having little blocks of metal (it felt like metal) press against your cranium with a rubber helmet for 40 min.  As a child it is painful!  I had those supposedly imaginary epilepsy and convulsion.  The real one happened at birth and according to my m...

Some of you may not be aware of this, but some medications for blood pressure and depression may make you more sensitive to the hot weather we have and make it almost intolerable.  Don't do what I do and run around in the sun unprotected because you might get very dizzy.  Drink lots of water on a daily basis. Check the information of all your medications and take it easy in hot weather. Here is a couple links that might help you to Centers for disease Control and Prevention in the United States. http://cdc.gov https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrUimRwUB9fthMAqRoPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--/RV=2/RE=1595916528/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cdc.gov%2fclimateandhealth%2feffects%2fmental_health_disorders.htm%23%3a~%3atext%3dMental%2520Health%2520and%2520Stress-Related%2520Disorders.%2520Dementia%2520is%2520a%2cwith%2520temperature%2520regulation%2520or%2520even%2520directly%2520cause%2520hyperthermia./RK=2/RS=4umC3NNZipKu1BtrW5uwuxy8k_Y- Thank you...

I don't know if my mental illness has anything to do with it or just the fact that I am human,  I have always struggled with changes in my life.  I also have a tendency to get fixated on a certain pattern of doing things and I am not so willing to give it up. I have found over the years with the events of life that life is to be expected to be filled with changes.  With lots of changes. I do have a lot of concerns for a lot of things and my environment affects me a lot.  Lately, I have really been concerned with the rise of violence and rage in our countries, Canada and USA and other countries as well which could be linked to mental illness unchecked and undiagnosed.  It's alarming too.  Plus the drop in sales of deodorants really bothers me.  Who wants to be in a stinky house with a bunch of adults...and teenagers sweating.  I am sorry I didn't want to include teenagers because they get picked on all the time. I feel sorry for them.  Also th...

A Fly Bernard Demaere   A fly, Coming through the open window, Uninvited, winged monster, Darkly clothed, And landing on my paper. Its legs, thin and crossed, Become linked And, inked, To the page. As I write a story About elements, Seemingly, Unnecessary, In all creation, Like the fly, And the mosquito, Touching, The dead, And the living, And leaving, In the end, A bloody mess, Of scraps and bones. A Scene at Sunset Bernard Demaere   The Sun, I couldn’t see, Was behind the mountains. The dark silhouettes were cutting. The sky was still blue like the sea. But over yonder were clouds of rain.   The shining Sun was confounding, Left a glance on clouds already pink. Floating high above, they overlooked, That scene and that’s all it took, And that was the miracle, just like a painting. This was the ending. A Simple Act Put on by a Cat Bernard Demaere (Ziggy)   A friend of mine had a cat that I sa...

You know! There is a silent rule in our home. I must be the one assigned to wash windows around here. I like to do it for the simple reason that after doing them I can just sit back and enjoy the satisfaction of having them done. What an improvement it does to the house you live in.  Having clean windows!  We need all to do that in our life. To sit back after we have done a good job and rejoice. God did it at creation and he does it with you. He sits back and says what a good job I did. I put all these qualities in and gifts and he checks each one of us to see what will be our reaction to him. Will we be thankful or ungrateful for what he has given us? Amazed, but not Surprised Bernard Demaere   I am amazed, But not surprised, Because you can use one, Such as me.   Joy unspeakable, And full of glory, Grips my soul, With deep yearnings,   I am amazed, But not surprised, By your glory so full, And free for sinners such as me. ...

I have just been looking on the inside of myself, 'introspection' which is sometimes necessary for personal growth.  I have questions: Some people throughout history have approached the human psyche from different angles and myself for one am very fascinated with humans.  I like to know what makes them react to certain things and I like to observe myself and how I react, rather than to cancel out any discoveries. Ought we to shut down any individual who think differently than we do? Can we leave them room to grow in their own "dark moments" without interfering?   Is it also caring to leave people to find their own answer for themselves?  The simple answer is to judge them without understanding them and their problems. We sometimes need to make a difficult decision.  Are we to react or care enough to let them grow? We sometimes need to pause and enjoy life.  I was just talking to a friend about the French phrase: "La joie de vivre" which they believe fu...

I am retired and run two blogs from here, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The first one is a spiritual one and this one, the second is one with various interesting topics. Today I chose to talk with you about a typical week in Western Canada.  Here in the North, in Chetwynd, BC we have lumber mills and coal mines and other industries.  Chetwynd was quiet during Covid-19 but has picked up again an dis busier now.  People usually have a hobby or two like fishing and hunting. Deer and Moose are hunted with regulations and fishing as well.  People like also camping, boating and hiking as well. The number one sport in Canada is still hockey but for families it is still the most expensive.  There is also baseball and tennis or golf. Usually, we have jobs to go to.  There is a large population of retired people and a growing need for young people to fill in the gap in jobs as the working population is retiring.  Life can be very stressful in the ...