Photo by David Vives on Unsplash I’m still stuck on being alone for the summer, with my depression on vacation. After being so determined to get my depression out in the open, why am I sad that it has taken a holiday? I should be doing back flips and alerting the media. Depression’s absence should be a celebration. I have been working on this for 5 years. And yet, I … [Read more...] about Summers Here, So Where Is My Depression?
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It’s Clear That My Depression Loves Me
IPhoto by Nick Fewings on Unsplash I was awake in the middle of the night recently, and my depression wanted to talk. It was sharing ideas with me about our future together. Depression was pleased that I was still alive. If I ended my life, depression would lose a cooperative host. And that wasn’t good for either of us. How could it keep needling at me if I wasn’t … [Read more...] about It’s Clear That My Depression Loves Me
“If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” Chinese proverb
Photo by Susan Q Yin on Unsplash I was awake this morning by 5:30 AM and was downstairs before 6:30 AM. Ok, so I went to bed a little after 10 PM last night. It seemed like everyone, including my 2-week-old granddaughter, was ready for bed by then. And I just started playing Candy Crush, so I stayed awake almost an hour going from level 14 to 43. My understanding of … [Read more...] about “If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” Chinese proverb
The 10 Things I am Thankful for This Morning
Thank you, thank you, thank you. … [Read more...] about The 10 Things I am Thankful for This Morning
Is It My Office or My Life?
Photo by Wonderlane on Unsplash On my to-do list for weeks has been, “clean office.” Clean office has often been added to my list as an afterthought. This task has gotten much less attention than just about every other item on my list. After all, if the front lawn is not cut, you can see it. If clothes are not washed, my choices on what to wear to work become … [Read more...] about Is It My Office or My Life?