By Main Man on 24 February 2010
Often, I find myself commenting on the bizarre nature of time. Much of the past year and a half has perplexed me because time seems to fly by as it lasts forever, a truly insane paradox. While I know that my daily emphasis on living in the moment is a primary reason for this strange [...]
Posted in Balance, Blessings, Confusion, Education, Emotions, Exhaustion, Gratitude, Honesty, Hope, Narcolepsy, Scheduling
By Main Man on 12 February 2010
My week has been bizarre. My energy seemed to wane throughout the week with each morning becoming more difficult. Yet, in the midst of that exhaustion, I managed to do some cleaning, to help out my team members by correcting our students’ quizzes and homework, and to get somethings done for a church group and [...]
Posted in Balance, Blessings, Depression, Education, Emotions, Exhaustion, Friends, Frustration, Gratitude, Hope, Humility, Illness, Narcolepsy
By Main Man on 8 February 2010
I fully realize that the eastern seaboard of the United States has received more snow than the Midwest (at least this year), but I must declare that winter in Minnesota is awful. We are in the midst of yet another snow storm, and my driveway is full of snow. Unfortunately, our snow blower is on [...]
Posted in Balance, Depression, Driving, Eastern Ideas, Exhaustion, Frustration, Loss, Narcolepsy, Travel
By Main Man on 12 January 2010
Sadly, I am writing well past my bed time, yet again. That said, I am handling things decently. Over the last few years, I have struggled mightily when I have gone back to work after longer breaks. Regularly, my expectations are far too high. Needless to say, I worried that returning to school after not [...]
Posted in Balance, Emotions, Exercise, Faith, Family, Frustration, Gratitude, Healing, Honesty, Hope, Medication Holiday, Narcolepsy, Wisdom
By Main Man on 3 January 2010
One of the hardest aspects of a medication holiday is the fact that even when I feel coherent, I find it impossible to focus in any meaningful way. Although I was out for three different one to two hour blocks today, I also had more energy when I was awake. Yet, even with those moments [...]
Posted in Balance, Depression, Emotions, Exhaustion, Fear, Frustration, Healing, Honesty, Hope, Medication Holiday, Narcolepsy, Scheduling, Wisdom
By Main Man on 18 December 2009
I continue to cling to the hope that some day I will once again find a routine or pattern for my daily life. Sadly, I also realize that my dream seems to becoming more and more of a fantasy. For the life of me, I cannot establish any level of normalcy in my life. Although [...]
Posted in Anger, Balance, Confusion, Education, Exhaustion, Family, Frustration, Healthcare, Medical Research, Narcolepsy, Sinuses, Travel
By Main Man on 25 October 2009
I arrived safe and sound (other than my ridiculous sinuses continuing to produce infected mucus) at the Minneapolis/Saint Paul airport about 4:30 PM CDT. I hope my live blogging from the last session that I saw (Dr. Faraco) captures how cool I think her and Dr. Mignot’s research is. After that ended, though, my life [...]
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By Main Man on 24 October 2009
Invariably, I was tired enough last night that I managed to “miss” my second dose at 2 AM. I did take it at 3 AM , but between that and my overexertion yesterday, I did not drag myself out of bed until 9:05 AM – after the first session started. Apparently, Dr. Rye of Emory [...]
Posted in Balance, Blogging, Dreams, Eastern Ideas, Education, Excitement, Exercise, Gratitude, Healing, Healthcare, Heroes, Hope, Humor, Insights, Medical Research, Medication, Narcolepsy Network, Relationships, Serendipity, Sharing, Support, Therapy, Uncategorized, Wisdom
By Main Man on 7 August 2009
I had an excellent time today going to look at crafters. Unfortunately, my wife was too ill to join us, so my daughter and I ventured out alone. We needed to exchange a shirt at the aquarium first, which was also an excuse for my daughter to get an awesome funnel cake (it looked like [...]
Posted in Balance, Driving, Excitement, Family, Gratitude, Illness, Marriage, Narcolepsy, Parenting, Relationships, Sinuses, Travel
By Main Man on 7 August 2009
Today is our last day in Tennessee. We will rise early tomorrow and hit the road. While I am not looking forward to two days in a car, I am looking forward to getting back home. I feel good that I still have two weeks before I am back at school. I have oodles of [...]
Posted in Balance, Emotions, Exercise, Family, Gratitude, Honesty, Marriage, Narcolepsy, Parenting, Wisdom