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This morning was a challenging one. In fact, many mornings are challenging. Thanks to modern psychiatric medicine, psychiatrists and psychologists. I’m still standing and breathing. Words though are tough little buggers that don’t always do want you want them too and sometimes they disappear altogether. Where do they go? Tomorrow it is twelve years sinceContinue reading “Words and Loved Ones Slip Away”

I’m struggling to write in my journal so I’ll tell you three things I did today and my three gratitudes. Firstly I got out of bed. When you are severely depressed getting out of bed can be very, very, very difficult. That’s a big positive. Secondly, I went to aquaerobics. Exercise is a well-known factorContinue reading “When life gives you lemons.”

It’s not all plain sailing for me over this past month as I muddle along through each day. Mostly not knowing if I’m going to be curled up in bed feeling as dark as the rainclouds I wish we would get or looking at a rose and thinking how blessed I am to be ableContinue reading “Roses and Music”

Over the last month, I have been waking well before the sun. It’s a wonderful part of the day. However, there are so many days I would prefer to be laying quietly snoring beside my loudly snoring husband. I’m positive that he too would prefer I was not clattering around in the kitchen preparing breakfastContinue reading “Good Morning Sunshine”

It’s been eighteen months since I last wrote on my blog. I’m a bit rusty. It’s taken at least ten minutes relearning how to use it. I hope in the end it makes sense. About four weeks ago I fell into an emotional black hole. I didn’t just slide I plummeted into a space ofContinue reading “Challenges”

Today I witnessed an amusing spectacle of very small sailing boats becalmed at Little Manly. A sailing “school” I assumed as they floundered on the spot and their sailors yelled and laughed at each other. They capsized multiple times into the mirror finish water. What fun but how frustrating to be going nowhere. One boatContinue reading “Breaking Wind”

There is nothing like travel to make you smile. The experience of another culture, stunning architecture, friendly people and the beauty of the natural environment all make for a happy mind. Our world never ceases to amaze me.

How you respond to life experiences will determine what your life will look like. All of us have a choice. It is this response that determines our life journey.  If we want to be happy we can choose to act happy no matter what our circumstance. If we want to live in hope we canContinue reading “Love over hate, hope over despair”

Depression lies. It batters my soul and squashes my self-esteem. It’s relentless and it’s exhausting. As it pounds me into my deepest darkest valley I give up. It’s an overwhelming weight that appears to have no end in sight. Depression makes me think there is never going to be another day of happiness for a long,Continue reading “Depression lies”

I want to live a life I enjoy. One that I am content with. I want to put my best self out there everyday. Why?  Life is about appreciating the present moments. I make an effort not to hang on to my guilt from my past as well as my fear for the future. AfterContinue reading “Putting my best foot forward.”