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Tag Archives: despair
With Love – On World Mental Health Day 2018
I have experienced episodes of depression. Although they have, at times, felt random – as if they’ve come out of nowhere – I have learned that there is always a trigger for me, as well as a source. For me, my … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-depressants, bereavement, brokenness, Christians and mental health, counselling, darkness, death, depression, despair, faith, grief, healing, hope, intimacy, intimacy with God, loss, Medication, melancholy, mental health, open heart, openness, pain, prayer, sadness, seasons of sadness, sharing, therapy, transparency, Trauma, Vulnerability, wholeness, World mental health day, World Mental Health Day 2018, worldmentalhealthday, worldmentalhealthday2018
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Depression (Part 1) – Isn’t it that simple?
On Wednesday evening, Eddie asked me how I was. I didn’t know how to answer the question at first. I always feel so silly and self-conscious when I start talking about feeling ‘down’. When I get in to proper ol’ … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged anti-depressants, children's health, depression, despair, down, faith, family life, fatigue, happiness, health, hopelessness, longing, love, low mood, marriage, mental health, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, slump, the blues, tiredness, unhappiness, uselessness, wellbeing
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The awakening…
It’s You, it’s You – nothing else can satisfy It’s You, it’s You – You’re my only hope. Nothing else comes close to reaching deep inside my being The cravings of my very core are satisfied only at Your table. … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged aloneness, anguish, appetite, awakening, belief, communion, craving, desire, despair, desperation, faith, God, hope, hunger, intimacy, Jesus, life, loneliness, longing, Lord, love, meaning, oneness, passion, presence, purpose, pursuit, satisfaction, thirst, union
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