Posts related to Mental Health and Mental Health Awareness.
Is it just me or has 2021 flown by? Doesn’t it seem like only yesterday we were all very thankful to see 11:59 PM on December 31, 2020? With the vaccine for COVID-19 having received emergency FDA authorization in December 2020, there was hope that 2021 would be more tolerable. Before I knew it, both …
Coming out about my depression was one of the hardest things I have ever done; second only to holding my 3-month-old son as he passed into eternity. Since coming out about my mental illness, my angst during the holidays has improved slightly. I still struggle during Christmas however I have chosen to push on and …
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Today’s musing will hopefully bring a smile to your face. In this post I will share 9 simple steps to draw Mickey Mouse. As I have written about in the past, and as someone who battles separation anxiety and depression, my life’s goal has always been to make the people around me happy. Today I …
We have all been there when that one uncle showed up drunk to the extended family Thanksgiving Supper. Or that time when an extended family member arrived with a significant other, whom no one was aware even existed. And I am sure every family has that one guy. You know, that guy who believes his …
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Can you imagine a world without Christmas?
For many years, my social media presence consisted mostly of political rants and raves. However, somewhere around the end of the 2014 mid-term election cycle, I woke up and became aware of the conflict between myself and the Holy Spirit. My Pastor had preached a sermon on words and that as followers of Christ we …
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A few days ago I blogged A Beautiful Morning Shrouded in Darkness in which I mused about faith and darkness. If you have not yet read the post, please check it out; let me know your thoughts please in the comment section. Today I want to touch on this topic a little more; perhaps bring …
I am tired. Tired of feeling like a failure. And of feeling down all time and of the daily monotony. Depression can be a real dampener some days. Today is Friday and I should be happy, excited, for the coming weekend; however, this week has been a rough one. My day job the past several …
Let me start off this week’s musing with a few questions. – What do you think of Christianity in today’s cancel culture world?– Would you consider yourself as a Christian?– What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? That is enough questions to make a good start. So what does it mean to …
Imagine for a moment waking up to the bright sun rising over the horizon – illuminating the darkness of the night. I know what you are thinking here. You are thinking, of course, there is no need to imagine anything, I’ve seen it before. Now imagine waking to a beautiful morning however everything in your …