I need space. I could put this another way in that my ‘I’ needs space. I need space away from all the pressures of life. As I begin to write this, I am sitting in my truck on the way to work. It is dark outside, but I am alone and enjoying […]
Mental Health
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I struggle with the word ‘Boundary.’ Not because I don’t believe in the concept of boundaries or because I don’t think they are important. It’s just that the word ‘Boundary’ doesn’t convey any sense of relationship value. The word ‘boundary’ feels like it’s all about the one making the boundary […]
To-Do lists can be too much, but a Can-Do list can give us hope, so build a can-do list today. Are you superhuman? I’m not, and having multiple plates spinning at one time can create a lot of tension and stress in my life. I remember as a kid watching […]
For me, it was a lifting of the fog, a clarity to my thoughts, a sense of being pulled out of a quagmire. Medication Could Be God’s Healing Gift For You Those little pills have slowly helped me to think more clearly without the gloomy shadow of darkness hanging around […]
I always thought sheep were pretty dumb. But looking at the habits they form, I now realize that actually, they aren’t totally woolly in their thinking (sorry, I had to say it). As a child growing up on a New Zealand sheep farm, I remember asking my father a very […]
What is it like to feel alone with your struggle? You are having a hard time in your life. There is pain, frustration, a desperateness and you feel completely alone with it. You may have people around you who care. They may even be professionals such as doctors, nurses, support workers, […]
Want to change? Most people want to change without having to do the work. Give me the pill, wave the magic wand, say “abra ka dabra,” and then everything changes. I don’t believe that mental health miracles happen overnight. Change and recovery take work and time. In those who do […]
‘This is going straight into the pool room’. We all need a place to put our encouragements. Where is yours? Classic Australian comedy and especially loved by us Kiwis watching our ‘across the ditch’ neighbours making fun of themselves. All of Dad’s most prized possessions are in the Pool Room. […]
God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But God hath promised strength for the day, Rest for the labor, light for the way, Grace for the trials, help from above, Unfailing […]
If you’re digging for dirt, you’re always going to find it, and you’re always going to overlook the gold. I was watching one of the many T.V. cop shows the other night and they were ‘digging for dirt’. The detectives were scouring over the history of a suspect looking […]