"The feelings of Monday" three related writings.
Knowing full well, that somewhere in the world, a golden
Sun is shining warmly down on some placid waters,
I can be confident that life goes on. I needn’t
Dwell in the self inflicted darkness of
My soul overlong. Safely I glide
Into the sunlight, leaving
The shadows behind;
In the darkness.
“Leaving the Shadows behind”
by
Jerry E Smith
©12/11/16
It is hard, so very hard, to not get depressed when things happen;
Adversity can be a test of your integrity, your stamina and will to
Succeed, to overcome. A line from the song illustrates this well:
“Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, They keep fallin'... But
There's one thing, I know, The blues they send to meet me,
Won't defeat me, It won't be long 'till happiness Steps up
To greet me... “ These blues won’t keep me down, and I
WILL survive, my words and my convictions will only
Grow stronger, and I WILL keep on doing what I
Know is right. Even in the face of detractors.
Love is its own reward, Compassion and
Caring need no thanks, no recompense.
They should be like breathing. Just
Do it and keep on doing it.
“The Blues”
by
Jerry E Smith
©12/1/15
Thank you @jerrytsuseer for this beautiful post <3
Thank you @d-vine, for your comment.
I appreciate the support and
Encouragement.
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Suppose to signify @d-vine
It's suppose to signify a high five, sorry for the confusion!
@jerrytsuseer I struggled with depression for many years and what I found to be truly effective for me was the choice to list out what I am grateful for, every morning. I do this every day now and it has completely transformed the way I perceive life. Even during the times where nothing is going right, when I connect to even the smallest things that I'm grateful for, suddenly I feel so much better.
I wish you the very best today Jerry. Thank you for the insightful post. Would love to hear your thoughts regarding my recent post about seeing the "bad" things in our life as empowering gifts: Will You Open Your Gifts In Strange Wrapping Paper?
Thank you for the ↑upvote↑ and comment @axios.
That sounds like a great idea, only it is too time consuming.
There are far too many things for which I am grateful, to spend an hour or more
Each morning, writing them out.
I give thanks each night before I go to sleep, for all the gifts, opportunities to work and
To serve my fellow men and women here on this ball of rock in space, I know that He
Knows my heart, my weaknesses and strengths.
I am content with that.
I've just returned home from a foray out, helping a neighbor, and now I have to update
My calendar for tomorrow he goes for surgery, and Friday I have to make up
For the gig I missed this past Friday because of the Snow.
Lots going on.
I'll try to remember to come have a look.Thanks again.
@jerrytsuseer I think we're on the same page. I usually just list out what I am grateful for in my mind as I go on my day (or before I sleep). Glad to hear you do it too! Wishing you the best my friend!
Me and my depression go a LONG way back; until I was about 35, I didn't know that was what was going on.
I saw an advert for "Zoloft" (I think) that talked about "Do you have racing thought? You can't shut your mind off at night to go to sleep?"(I thought MY GOD, they're talking about me!)
So, I contacted the VA, got evaluated by MH (mental health) and almost all the time since, I've been on one anti depressant or another.
I fully and confidently will state, that if it hadn't been for that realization, I would be dead now, and without Anti Depressants, I would NEVER have been able to get and stay clean and sober.
Now, I am not taking them, and my anger management issues have gotten worse, but I am maintaining, I am sleeping, and I am Not Drinking nor am I doing illicit Drugs.
Sober since July 2 2008, Clean since Nov 23d, 2006
Go you @jerrytsuseer! I can not even BEGIN to imagine how difficult it must have been but I am so happy to hear you've been clean for so long! I also experienced depression for many years and can happily say that I have overcome it. Feels so good to take the control back and live a more conscious and full life. Wishing you the very best Jerry!
Great work... Like the content...voted..
You can do more.. cheer
¿You can do MORE? ha ha...scroll down my profile, I have TONS of stuff like this.
Thank you for commenting @davidad
Haha.. you welcome...you still up and not off to bed yet.... Here it's early 5:16am
It is now 6:18 AM here in Atlanta.
I did stay up later than I should have, but my sleep patterns are sort of erratic.
This wasn't always the case, but it is right now...SO...
Good Morning @davidad