It’s Just a Chemical Deficiency
I had listened to the general ideas behind depression during the first ten years of battling it. I heard, “It’s incurable…it’s a chemical deficiency…embrace it just like you would if you had cancer…it’s not going to go away…” My personal favorite was that it was a chemical deficiency. This meant that I didn’t have […]
Just In Case You Think You Are Alone
I woke up this morning with this post on my mind. I have been writing this blog for a mere 2.5 months. Readership is now in the thousands. Most of you are silent readers. Some of you have said something to me and encouraged me to keep posting. And I will…because depression is not […]
Overwhelm and My To-Do List
I wrote a post in 2014 about overwhelm that holds true today. This is what I said: I’ve learned a lot in the past three years about obliterating anxiety in my life…about not having it enter into the picture at all or at the very least, how to be resilient in the face of it. […]
Anxiety
I stand at the island in my kitchen. Something is happening. My heart is beating very fast. My breathing comes in sharp, quick gasps. Some of my children are in the same room. I hold a piece of paper in my hand. I set it down. I just stand there in complete disbelief. What is […]
Why I Am Sharing
Some may wonder why I am sharing my story. I heard a story from David Bednar a few days ago that explains exactly why I share. ( Come and See ) He told about a time when two of his sons were very small. They were playing outside and the younger son got hurt–not badly, but he […]
When It Doesn’t Seem To Matter
Did you know that any one honeybee “only” contributes 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey towards one pound of honey? That same bee travels the equivalent of one to two times around the earth to gather enough nectar for this 1/12 of a teaspoon. A hive of bees includes anywhere from 20,000-60,000 bees. Why does […]
