Reminder - Two Principles

Dear Tony,

I would like to remind you of the two basic principles which helped me improve. I have given you and Kayla specific suggestions based on what worked for me and what I have learned reading and talking to other people. But my advice for you is based around two central premises which I would like to review:

1. Do what you can do, not what you need. I guarantee you, you will be much better off in the long run doing whatever small, silly, trivial thing you can to improve your life right now than you would be waiting for the large things you really need and sitting and suffering while you wait. Do anything you can. For right now, don't worry about the direction you are going in. Just do anything. In order to move in the right direction, you need to first learn to move.

2. Don't wait. Don't wait for anything. Don't wait for the things you really need. Don't wait to understand your illness. Don't wait for the medications to work. Of course, you should talk to your counselor if you have any questions about your medicines or diagnosis. But don't wait to change things. The longer you wait, the longer you are going to be sitting and suffering.