It is so hard, I know. Those things that chase you around and run your life, the ones you want so badly to break free of. You ache for change. You pray for change. You cry because the fight is hard and the road is long. And here it all is again, the same thoughts,…
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This world is a really tough and hard place. When we are exposed to it, we find there is so much pain and suffering. We hear about all the people facing cancer and death, and all of the hungry and starving children of the world. We have to deal with rape, abuse, human trafficking, and…
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Sometimes that’s how it all feels. We feel like Humpty Dumpty. And his story seems to match ours. We’re up high, doing well, and then one day it just…
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Yeah, I know how it is. It honestly seems like it won’t end sometimes. It’s all that you can see, all you can hear. It is so overwhelming that it could sweep over you and carry you away, so thick and heavy that it weighs you down and could crush you. It is really hard,…
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Doubt, the one who always shuts you down. The one who makes you feel not good enough. It gets in the way of your calling and purpose in life. It tells you that you can never do it, never make it. It tries slow you down and then tell you it’s too late to try….
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My Story of Depression: From Broken to Beautiful, From Hopeless to Worth It! It all started five years ago, when a twelve-year-old girl entered 7th grade. Little did she know that her whole life would drastically change over the span of four short months. 6th grade was a terrible year for me. I went to…
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“Having anxiety and depression is like being scared and tired at the same time. It’s the fear of failure, but no urge to be productive. It’s wanting friends, but hating socialising. It’s wanting to be alone, but not wanting to be lonely. It’s caring about everything, then caring about nothing. It’s feeling everything at once,…
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What is depression? I describe depression as hopelessness, lovelessness, lack of true joy, confusion, etc… Depression is not a thing in and of itself, but it is a lack of a thing. Just like darkness is the absence of light, depression is the absence of joy, love, hope, and peace. Depression is the opposite of…
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January 11th was National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. On that day, everyone spoke out against the slavery that is oppressing millions of people today. But what about the day after the 11th? Or the week after? What are we going to be doing a month from now?? It is good to have special times set…
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It’s a new year. It’s a new start. This is when everyone sighs in relief at the blank page in front of them. Then we will all make commitments to do better, to change this, to quit that, because it is January 1st: a blank slate. There are many different milestones we have in our…
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