16 of 40 – At a Loss for Words

I wish... Sending love and light, Dana

“The fact that so many people today are depressed…”

"...is a sign that something's WRONG"  (emphasis is mine).  Quote from Marianne Williamson on an old episode of Marie Forlio TV. I'm trying y'all, I really am...and this showed up. Thank you Universe, Goddess, God, Buddha, the Ancestors, et. al.

HUMANS!!!

When a good idea takes a turn for the dark side... I hadn't thought too hard about it because I didn't want to be afraid for my kid but damnit if the Humans didn't go and sneak something in.  There's a reason I don't watch the news, don't have a Facebook or Twitter account and …

It’s Not Because I Don’t Care

Often I read someone's blog post and it gives me chills. I shiver at the memories their words evoke in me, I tremble slightly as the epic-ness of what they're going through rocks through me. I had one such blogger dude whose struggle with alcohol and depression was so eloquently, honestly, poetically expressed in his …

Interlude.

Sigh.  I saw this cartoon YEARS ago and it's stuck with me ever since. It sums up my thoughts on how most therapy should work. Well, maybe not exactly, but close enough. I mean, I spent time in therapy - I went in with two stipulations. Number one, no drugs. I was self-medicating enough as …

Since We’re on the Subject

Yes, so...I don't know. Should I or shouldn't I? With all this talk about depression and such, I can't help but to be reminded of my experiences with it. I won't say I'm "cured" but that I have learned how to LIVE with it.  I wonder if adding my story to the already thousands out there …