Then, she guessed my age, "What are you, almost 40?" (Bless her little heart!) "Well, a bit past 40." "Oh, then, it's time. Isn't it fun. Once you hit 40, things go downhill."
Lost & Found- “It’s Part of Life”
Mental Health ~ World Mental Health Day
Thank you. Thank you for noticing the lost faces of those on the margins, hiding in fear. Afraid of a society that fears mental illness! Worried about the conversations that need to take place, medication they can't afford, therapy or counseling they cannot find, deductibles they cannot meet, and family and friends they cannot trust.
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Lost & Found- What’s Getting Old About?
I don't want to be this person. This early aging woman. I don't know how to change this trajectory, or how to embrace it.
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Mental Health ~ The Journal #46
I noticed this week that I am losing focus quickly, am incredibly fatigued, and lost. If I don't write it down, I forget. All of these are my warnings blinking brightly.
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Mental Health ~ Living Undone
The slow unpacking of a broken soul. Where the beat of a heart doesn't indicate life, but a life undone. When hopelessness is no longer a thought or feeling, but a destination.
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Mental Health ~ The Journal #45
A brilliant man helped me understand the importance of looking back recently. It is when we see God's deliverance from our painful past, we can embrace him in our present.
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Lost & Found- He’s Turning 21
I worked through the mystery of saying goodbye years ago. Those were difficult days. I was lost in the differences between my two roles-mom to kids and mom to adults. I'm no longer confused.
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Daily Dose-Mental Health Devotional for Release
he Bible spoke love, but I heard shame. I carried the secrets of my past as weights chained around my neck. Some days I was physically ill by the sinful nature I chose.
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Mental Health ~ The Journal #44
My mind is like the final seconds of a washing machine spin cycle. It's tumbling, and taking forever to come to a complete stop. I'm staring, waiting patiently for the lid to unlock and the buzzer to sound.
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Lost & Found- Starting Over
...when you reflect compassion in this wisdom, when you love yourself in your own imperfections, when you love and accept others in theirs, you will find peace.
Lisa @ Authentic Truths 