Finding the Words… Depression

Depression… that is a word that I find difficult to speak… difficult to write. As a child, I remember telling my mom I felt guilty. Now feeling guilty may not seem out of the ordinary, but I’d tell my mom I felt guilty ALL THE TIME. I had this feeling inside me that I couldn’t quite describe, and so I tried to name it… to understand it.  As absurd as it sounds, I would say I felt guilty because I thought my bags in the trunk were too heavy and costing too much gas for the car. I was grasping for words to explain this feeling deep inside but I couldn’t quite find them.

Trust, Fear, and Comfort

In the distance, sounds of a little boy, no more than 5, begging his parents to climb up the treehouse filled the air. “After Splash Mountain”, they replied and he relented. An hour later, they approached again and headed up the stairwell leading to the play area. As he got to the rope bridge, he... Continue Reading →

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