“You can’t fix yourself out of a mental health issue. You can’t wake up and say, ‘Today I’m not being depressed!’ It’s a process to get well, but there is recovery.” ~Margaret Trudeau Canadian author, actress, photographer, former television talk show hostess, and social advocate for people with bipolar disorder, Margaret Trudeau was born on … Continue reading Random Quote for September 10, 2022
Last weekend, I went to the funeral of an extended family member who died by his own hand. He was a United States Army veteran. His mom shared a story he had written while home on leave mid-rotation. While the story started full of promise, the ending left me disturbed. It wasn't about a battle … Continue reading Twenty-Two A Day
(C) 2019, JJ Shaun With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I would devote another week to the issue. The world has a lot going on right now. Much of it feels like the proverbial train wreck. Price goug … I mean inflation is putting the economy at risk. The stock market is … Continue reading Flip Your Script
(C) 2019, JJ Shaun May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I’d like to talk a bit about this often-neglected area of our overall health. As I shared last week, I battle depression. I don’t say I “suffer” from the disorder because I’m a fighter and refuse to lay down and let it have its … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month
(C) 2022, JJ Shaun I am a product of my diet. And I don’t mean just the nourishment I consume. I am a product of every book, board game, video game, news story, magazine article, and television show I have devoured. I am a product of the people I spend time with and the experiences … Continue reading Watch Your Diet
“Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It’s always there, though.”~Jeffrey Eugenides American novelist and short-story writer Jeffrey Eugenides was born on this day in 1960.
I feel like a broken record. Again, a week of phone calls with no resolutions. We have contacted our contractor, our loan provider, our home sales rep, and our financial adviser. We’ve signed the purchase order and have enough money in my retirement fund to give me a bit of a raise. On the upside, … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 54
“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”~Fred Rogers American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers … Continue reading Random Quote for March 20, 2021
(C) 2020, JJ Shaun I spent the first half of my life searching for “family.” Yes, I have my immediate blood family, but I always knew there was more to it than just my parents and siblings. I have a boatload of aunts, uncles, and cousins, at least half of whom are on the other … Continue reading The Comfort of Family
"There's nothing, repeat, nothing to be ashamed of when you're going through a depression. If you get help, the chances of your licking it are really good. But, you have to get yourself onto a safe path."~Mike Wallace American journalist and newscaster Mike Wallace was born on this day in 1918.
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