The word compassion has always brought me so much relief. I rode the mental struggle bus for the better part of a decade. Relief was rarely one of the stops. When I did find relief, it was typically from the word compassion. Compassion is seeing the deep seated need of another and being moved in … Continue reading Compassion for the afflicted
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The Dark Night of the Soul
Pain is inevitable. If you go through life trying to avoid it, you will only invent a new kind of pain. Pain is only possible because joy is possible. Pain is the longing for the rest and stability we were designed to experience. Joy is the realization of it. But, there are seasons where pain … Continue reading The Dark Night of the Soul
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Joy in Depression
Depression is such strange topic. How do you talk about something you can't put your finger on? I don't know about you, but my depression feels like an ominous cloud that looms and keeps me from enjoying things fully. I don't choose it. I don't want it there. But it's there. I was talking to … Continue reading Joy in Depression
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Where is God now?
My mom would always tell me that God was going to "redeem the years the locusts had eaten." It was a phrase used to describe the potential that my life, my anxious, OCD-riddled, depressed life, could one day be restored. I would look back at her with tears in my eyes and ask... Where is … Continue reading Where is God now?
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A Series of Moments
I used to get really overwhelmed by the thought of having to go the rest of my life battling OCD and depression. I couldn't even make it through Sunday afternoon! How was I going to make it 60 more years? Turns out I am a bad prophet. My prediction was wildly off. From my … Continue reading A Series of Moments
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A Tree Firmly Planted
If you are anything like me, you find yourself wishing you could turn your brain off at will. Thoughts are running faster than you can count them. And just as you start to feel some peace, you come crashing back to an anxious reality. But, is that supposed to be our reality? For most of … Continue reading A Tree Firmly Planted
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