When I was a boy, I used to think that strong meant having big muscles, great physical power; but the longer I live, the more I realize that real strength has much more to do with what is not seen. Real strength has to do with helping others. -Fred Rogers TO LEAVE A COMMENT SCROLLContinue reading “THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR. ROGERS”
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Losing a Part of Yourself
The loss of a close family member creates extra depth and complexity to your grief. You shared a special and intimate connection with your loved one, and this relationship helped you define who you were. Losing this person has literally ripped you apart on the inside, leaving you unsure of your own identity. Dr. JimContinue reading “Losing a Part of Yourself”
Suicide whispers
If all I see are these fucked up dreams, then what’s the point in this. If all I feel is death awaits, then why am I still awake? Why hasn’t the pain just stopped? Why can t I get past the haunted face of you? I wish I was gone but can’t finish the jobContinue reading “Suicide whispers”
Identify Your Losses
One reason grief disrupts so many aspects of your life is because your loss is not one isolated loss. You will miss so many qualities and facets of the person you lost that each will become an opportunity to experience grief. The range of things you need to grieve for may surprise you. Identify yourContinue reading “Identify Your Losses”
Grief Is Disruptive
Grief affects everything you do. It can disrupt every aspect of your life in ways you might not expect. “I don’t think I had time to think because psychologically I wasn’t with it,” says Nancy, whose husband passed away. “I would do stupid things. I would be coming home thinking I was on X Street,Continue reading “Grief Is Disruptive”
JUNE 16TH-FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“Love like me that shit is on a different level. A level that most can’t understand. It’s intensely pure and unconditional. I’m not perfect I make mistakes, but I love like no other. The day I learn to love myself the way I love others, the world better be prepared to see something incredible”. -JoshuaContinue reading “JUNE 16TH-FOOD FOR THOUGHT”
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR. ROGERS
You don’t ever have to do anything sensational for people to love you. When I say, “It’s you I like,” I’m talking about that part of you that knows that life is more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch… that deep part of you that allows you to stand for thoseContinue reading “THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR. ROGERS”
FORGIVENESS
Forgiveness is not tricky. We make it difficult. It is easier to forgive a stranger than it is to forgive a family member or a close friend. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and realizing the prisoner is you. Forgiving others is freeing. It is to let go of the longing for theContinue reading “FORGIVENESS”
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR. ROGERS
I think the young feel pressured by the older generation. But I realized it isn’t just the older generation doing the pressuring. Young people are pressuring older people to change, too, and it can make us feel uncomfortable. But it isn’t all bad either. I know how much I learned from my parents and teachers,Continue reading “THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR. ROGERS”
JUNE 14TH-FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Avoid people that are constantly judging other people. They don’t have the ability to recognize we are all human and make mistakes, and they don’t know everything you are struggling with. It is easy for them to judge others because they don’t want to deal with their own issues. -Joshua Bridges The quality of aContinue reading “JUNE 14TH-FOOD FOR THOUGHT”
Grief Is Harder Than You Think
The hardest time to learn about the process of grief is while you are in the midst of it. You may feel that you are taking a crash course in grief and that the learning curve is formidable. But those who seek to understand grief and loss will be better able to recover, so weContinue reading “Grief Is Harder Than You Think”
SUICIDE
I want to talk about suicide for a minute. I have all the topics people have sent me, and I appreciate them, and I’m slowly hitting each one. I have them written down as they come in. I need to talk about this right now because suicide is a very sensitive and important topic thatContinue reading “SUICIDE “
Depression, Interrupted
(Trigger warning: this post contains descriptions of self harm, suicidal ideation, and sexual trauma that may be disturbing for some.) I first … Depression, Interrupted
Unpredictable Emotions
The unpredictable timing and odd combinations of emotions that hit you during grief can leave you confused and despairing. “My life was totally flipped upside down emotionally, in every way you could think of,” says Sue, whose husband died. Your emotions not only hit hard, but they can also occur at unexpected moments, which makesContinue reading “Unpredictable Emotions”
THE INTERVIEW WITH ME
I came across this boy sitting on the side of a country road one morning. He could have only been like 12 years old. I thought maybe he was lost or hurt. He was crying, and sitting next to him was an empty bottle of black velvet. I pulled over and got out. I walkedContinue reading “THE INTERVIEW WITH ME”
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR. RODGERS
It’s not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outside of life that ultimately nourish our souls. It’s the knowing that we can be trusted, that the bedrock of our very being is firm. -Fred Rogers TO LEAVE A COMMENT SCROLL DOWN
JUNE 11TH – FOOD FOR THOUGHT
JUNE 11TH – FOOD FOR THOUGHT “Pay attention to how others treat you; secretly, their intentions may be to hurt you because they are not you.” -Joshua Bridges You have not lived today successfully unless you’ve done something for someone who can never repay you. -John Bunyan Some men have thousands of reasons why theyContinue reading “JUNE 11TH – FOOD FOR THOUGHT”
BLUE JEANS
Do you know how you have that old pair of blue jeans that you wish you could still fit? The ones with the holes in them, with the hard-to-snap buttons and are most likely missing a belt loop. We wish we can fit in them again, but we have to make specific changes to doContinue reading “BLUE JEANS”
TEARS IN A BOTTLE
As I sit here and reflect on my sobriety and I have relapsed yet again. It’s so hard, the guilt, of being around people who are sober and knowing I could at any moment be a part of taking their sobriety away. It feels like, at this point, I have no one to turn to.Continue reading “TEARS IN A BOTTLE”
THE GIRL FROM NOWHERE…….
The quiet girl that used to have everything to say has said her last words today. Shallow girl, hallowed from the inside out, as she runs away just so she doesn’t hurt another soul again today. Her smiles trapped and washed away in the rain; her laughter flooded like puddles, slowly evaporating into thin air,Continue reading “THE GIRL FROM NOWHERE…….”
YOU {R} NOT ALONE YOU HAVE A VOICE! 