THE BIBLE SPEAKS ABOUT A SPIRITUAL MIND AND A CARNAL MIND-page 133 of my book 'BRAIN MATTER ON 5-WEST- overcoming mental illness with humor and faith - ISBN 1-4137-9855-1at www.publishamerica.com

[Rev. Jenny Terrero]

Isaiah 26:3 - The Word of God tells us that, "God will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in him, and whose thoughts turn often to the Lord." Keeping our mind on God is what will create in us a spiritual mind. The spiritual mind will often think about God, who he is and what he has done for us through Jesus Christ. Meditating on God not only will produce a spiritual mind but a peaceful mind. Diagnosed in 1991 with bi-polar disorder I was put on Lithium and due to side effects tried many different drugs thereafter. I would go through periods od hyperactivity and horrible loe periods of depression that caused me to lose every job I ever held. In my experience with the psychiatric field I will say this; It has been there for me in assisting me to understand why I became an addict in the first place and how the sexual abuse I suffered as a child played a huge role in my feel.ings of guilt, shame, self-loathing and self-destructive behaviors.....

a poem page113 - 'THE COLORS INSIDE OF ME'

i am an artist
my pen and pencils
watercolors and oils
are the emotional words
i write and music i compose

instruments--some laugh, some cry
others scream -- some are loud
some whisper in the silent nights
my pen scribbles uncontrollably anxiously
and my pencil tip breaks with depression

my watercolors juggle with my oils
demanding careful manipulation
my brushes get hard, stff
when left out too long alone
they die for lack of gentle cleaning

my music makes the wrong sound
my emotional colors are weak in spirit
and deal badly with rejection
my brushes cry and scream notice me!
come share don't allow the dust
of creativity to collect in my hair