I live my life based on a simple mantra: if you stop learning, you might as well be dead. I have made it a point in my life to learn as much as I can about as many topics as I can. I am a vat of useless knowledge. Some topics are pure fun, some are more important. Ultimately my goal is to better myself and enrich the lives of those around me.

In April I sought treatment at a facility named The Ranch. While there I took a lecture called Road Map to Healing. In that lecture we learned about the five A’s. These are aspects of our humanity that need to be tended to and nourished. Without having these A’s addressed, we experience pain and emotional turmoil. I just started reading a book called Being an Adult in Relationships by David Richo. So far it is an amazing book, and it is based on the foundation of these five A’s.

Relationships of all kinds are hard. They require attention and effort. Often it is easy to forget that and go off track. This refers to all types of relationships: romantic, family, friendship, vocational, etc. I have often found it difficult to navigate the intricacies of relationships, but then again I have Borderline Personality Disorder, so that makes sense. Below is a link that explains this concept in more detail.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stop-caretaking-the-borderline-or-narcissist/201405/the-five-keys-mindful-loving

– Lowell