Found in an entry at Jennet.Radio, and actually taken from a longer piece at sugarfused.net:
I, for one, will not allow my spirit to be consumed by worry, doubt or fear. Those things may trickle in from time to time but life is too short to squander away on such things. I have to work hard at pulling myself out of the ruts I create for myself.
As they say, read the whole thing…
Pin Oftentimes, I suspect that many of us, when confronted with the reality that someone we care about, friends, family members, etc., are dealing with depression or another mental health issue, find ourselves afraid of not knowing what to say to them. As if anything but the perfect friend with the perfect words to support them…
Pin The words reminded me so much of a time in my life when I could have died and thought none of this was worth it. It also reminded me of why I didn’t – my curiosity. My desire to see what happens and “where the road goes” may have been the only thing that kept me alive back then. I didn’t have much hope to hold on to, but I knew enough to know that I didn’t have all the answers and couldn’t tell the future. Why not see what happens tomorrow and the next day?Â
Eventually, I found some lovely things mentioned in the song—people, places, and thingsI love.Â
Some heavy reading for tonight, courtesy of Psych Central. Newsweek put out a six page article about Men and Depression in which they suggest that the rate of depression in men is vastly under reported because of the weakness it suggests: “Our definition of a successful man in this culture does not include being depressed,…
Pin We need each other now, as always. We need our community. We need our connections. We need to know that we are not alone in this. So, let me, in the midst of my own exhaustion, do this one thing. If you’re feeling hopeless, angry, anxious, depressed, etc. because of the state of the world, or the state of your job, the losses you’ve suffered, the issues you are fighting for, the struggle to hang on to hope, you are not alone. I am with you. I see you. I share your exhaustion, frustration, anger, and your need for rest. Whether we’ve talked about this personally, or if you’re simply holding this all in and trying to keep it together, I see you. I’m with you. We are together in this, and we should share the little bits of hope with each other. They may be hard to see, but the more of us who are dedicated to looking for them, and sharing them, the more of it we’ll draw strength from.
In light of yesterday’s news about Robin Williams, lots of folks have been reaching out on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media to share their own stories of depression and other mental health issues, or make sure folks know where to go to get help, and that there is help for mental illness. I even…
I’ve talked a bit here about how much depression, especially the dissociative disorder I suffered from, is similar to alcohol or drug abuse. No, obviously there are big differences but both are the result of self-destructive behavior and act as a coping mechanism. My response to pain, suffering, stress, etc. was to dissociate, turn the…
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Nice quote Mike, thanx. Thanks also for the great links to other bloggers…I hope to connect with several of you through my new blog…”The Journey of a Purple Elephant” @ http://tomorrowisbrighterforusall.blogspot.com/.
Great quote! I love little bits of insight like that!