<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[John]]></title><description><![CDATA[John]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:59:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A TEN PENNY DAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Battlefield of the Mind Against Depression. What is a 10 Penny Day?  Each day when I leave the house, I carry with me 10 Pennies in my left pocket.  When I come across a negative interaction with a person, I move a penny from the left pocket to the right.  When I run out of pennies, I stop interacting with others.  I choose to limit how many negative thoughts enter my mind.   MIND OVER MATTER You hear people saying this, but do you really understand what that means?  I use the term “MIND”...]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/a-ten-penny-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac9225e86e1da51f6fca459</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:24:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_f5d3dde0519d466980de0955a2048941~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every day is like Groundhog Day .]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/where-are-you-going-where-have-you-been</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac91d81d3466ffa9b965bae</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_fbfc335e909e4beea7e11d5e4cced716~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having bipolar disorder often comes with side effects. Mine were night terrors. It's hard to stay asleep when you wake up screaming. .]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/do-you-sleep-at-night</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac91afcd592b43a627bbec0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:58:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_4cc501f791724abc8c241c47df6a448a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'M NOT CRAZY, I'M JUST PISSED AND FRUSTRATED]]></title><description><![CDATA[You have to be careful with your words. I'm not Depressed;  I'm sad.]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/i-m-not-crazy-i-m-just-pissed-and-frustrated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac7b579cf2d4a13b807be6e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:24:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_903eaa028e8849c69563b8a0c5ff7abc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE ONE THING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that there was always that ONE THING that illuded you ?]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/the-one-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac7afdc69632e10dd55a65e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_400bd7e68b2d4a1aa4dcb7eee9fe1a95~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PIECING TOGETHER MY CHILDHOOD]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't remember the majority of my childhood. It was buried in time.]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/piecing-together-my-childhood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac7af4c69632e10dd55a534</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_8c07eab2f6774508b4ec2eb4b5b52cd0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I LOST MY WAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where did God go? I lost sight of reality, and God slipped from my mind. Yet another voice lost in the din of madness.]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/i-lost-my-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac7ae64cf2d4a13b807b059</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:55:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_cdef5afa643f406d8ece666f97cdeed4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT'S LONELY IN MY MIND]]></title><description><![CDATA[I lived for years inside a deep, dark hole, and I couldn't hear anyone. It was just voices in my head. I believed the voices were just me being creative, like writing characters in a novel, but they weren't. A few of those voices became personalities with their own history and background. I found my voice to be lost in the din of confusion. Over time, I became Demitrius Gustav Yovanovich Wendall Canton Glen Dorn or Glendorn Cash Monet And a few more...]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/it-s-lonely-in-my-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac7ac1744862d1fc212c09c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:51:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_028deca161534adeaa94bf4fdb2f0118~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I DON'T REMEMBER ME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having lived in a fog for the past twenty years, I find myself searching for pieces of a life I can't fully remember. Some memories are suppressed, others seem lost altogether, leaving gaps where entire chapters of my life should be. I Don't Remember Me is my attempt to explore those missing pieces and to explain what it feels like to live with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, paranoia, and other debilitating conditions that have often blurred the line between who I was, who I became, and who...]]></description><link>https://prototypeuniversity.wixsite.com/johnparten2/post/i-don-t-remember-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac6a52e60b96c0e2670b87a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:03:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f16be_11f51ce937f649cf983ec377a51492f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_832,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Parten</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>