Highs and Lows... A Roller Coaster!!

Soooo let's talk (blog) freely.... Since the separation of my marriage I have gone through several states of emotion. I often refer to these oscillations as the "Amie Roller Coaster." However, I am starting to wonder if I have always experienced highs, lows, joys, disappointments and was so overwhelmed with "my life" that I didn't recognize the ride. I used to avoid discussing these fluctuations in disposition with people to avoid judgement or advice. "You are bipolar," "You should take Prozac," "Do Yoga," and my favorite "Maybe it is a tumor!" Well, I chose to do nothing about the fluctuations but to embrace them and create my own personal themed roller coaster of highs and lows with the predetermined outcome of learned wisdom. At the end of a roller coaster you are always dizzy, disoriented but better experienced in your response to the ride and always smiling ready to take on the next, more challenging ride. By approaching this behavioral mechanism, that is often counseled or medicated, with a humorous and honest outlook I have kind of made a game out of it!

Now when people ask me how things are going or say things like; "you look beat up." I am going to thank them and say... "I think I have a tumor!" I am excited in the anticipation of the responses. I will keep you posted and all I can say is RIDE THE RIDE KNOWING YOU ARE GROWING! Welcome to the roller coaster of the life we all live. ENJOY!!!