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Chinky the Chinaman

Wop, Dago, Nip, Jap, Frog, Kraut, Mick, Limey, Polack, Kike, Raghead, Wetback,  Gook, Chink, and the “N” word Nigger; we have all heard these words. They are derogatory, and laced with hateful meaning, but to pretend they don’t exist is the way to give them power. I recently watched a program on 60 Minutes, about […]

1Jul2011 | | 4 comments | Continued
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Author on Blogtalkradio/Chris Teece Show

Carl Davis appeared again on Blogtalkradio. This time on the Chris Teece Show.  The link to the show is: http://blogtalkradio/chris-teece/2010/02/03/Authors-spotlight-bipolarbare-author-carltondavis

4Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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WID is Wonderful for the Wacky

WID (World Institute on Disability) www.wid.org  is a wonderful resource for the mentally disabled. If a person is disabled by a psychiatric condition WID is a place to know about for assistance in help maintaining and building assets. Their acting director stated in his presentation on the topic of wealth building to the NAMI National […]

11Sep2009 | | 3 comments | Continued
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The Question I get asked a lot

The question I get asked a lot is: Does medication affect your creativity? The answer I give is: It did before I became an advocate for myself.  Many people with mental conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia don’t want to take medications because the drugs dampen their creativity. They tell me medication makes them feel […]

4Sep2009 | | 6 comments | Continued
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PSYCHO DOUGHNUTS

Psycho Doughnuts was all out of the bipolar doughnut said the nice young red headed nurse who served me. My fantasy, which I had been planning all the way down from San Francisco, had been to buy a dozen of these doughnuts leave the store and begin pitching them again the door of this shop […]

15Jul2009 | | 54 comments | Continued
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The Gift of Bipolar Disorder

I have the gift of Bipolar Disorder; so it is believed did Leonardo DaVinci and Van Gogh, my mentors as artists and writers. For more than most of my life time, 20 years to be exact,  I didn’t know I had the illness, and just thought I was different from other people. I was crazy, wild, and had periods of severe depression, […]

4Mar2009 | | 42 comments | Continued
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The Healing Power of Buddhism

            Dancer of innate compassion within the spacious expanse of nature             You manifest as one who holds awareness of profound meanings             Endowed with a vast range of flawless and holy qualities             Glorious lama may your lotus feet stand firmly.                                                   Longevity Prayer – Namkha Drimed Rinpoche   Several months ago I attended […]

12Feb2009 | | 15 comments | Continued