Don't you hate it when people just say "Cheer up", or "Get over it", like you could just get over depression just like that?
On the other hand, each of us can take steps to ensure that today and tomorrow will be better. Write as list of things you like to do - put them on the refrigerator. Make the list longer each time you think of something you like doing. It can be as small as having a cup of hot tea with your favorite cookie.
Then do one of those things - even though you don't feel like it!
(Thanks to my friend Chrissie from flickr for the lovely image.)
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Eager to Shine
As Woody Allen once said "Half of life is just SHOWING UP".
Lots of times we don't feel like going someplace because we're down or feel dejected, anxious or worn out.
Dreaming comes first, but it means nothing without doing. By DOING, we take actual steps toward a goal, even if that goal is just feeling better.
Don't be a slave to your feeling. Use your WILL to get out and explore, and you will find thatyour feelings will improve. Make a decision to BLOSSOM.
Thanks to Benny Post for the unusual, effective photo.
Lots of times we don't feel like going someplace because we're down or feel dejected, anxious or worn out.
Dreaming comes first, but it means nothing without doing. By DOING, we take actual steps toward a goal, even if that goal is just feeling better.
Don't be a slave to your feeling. Use your WILL to get out and explore, and you will find thatyour feelings will improve. Make a decision to BLOSSOM.
Thanks to Benny Post for the unusual, effective photo.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
network
This photo is an ideal image representing how a support network looks. There is beauty in joining with others for a common cause, or for friendship.
What can you do today to get the support you need and want?
As Kathleen Crowley writes in her book "The Power of Procovery",
"Rather than feeling victimized by moods, responding to feelings as they come, it is sometimes possible to create them."
Thanks to Diego Sevilla from Spain for this lovely image!
What can you do today to get the support you need and want?
As Kathleen Crowley writes in her book "The Power of Procovery",
"Rather than feeling victimized by moods, responding to feelings as they come, it is sometimes possible to create them."
Thanks to Diego Sevilla from Spain for this lovely image!
Monday, May 08, 2006
Tongue
There is so much in life that goes unnoticed. It's wonderful that others can show us the beauty, excitement, or delight that we are missing. I've never gotten this close to a bee (and don't intend to). But this photographer has given us a gift by letting us see something special.
Have a great week!
Have a great week!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Down
Head down, hands on face. This is a well known sign of depression. We feel like there's nothing worth seeing, nothing worthwhile period. And especially, we feel unworthy to be alive.
It seems like it's going to last forever, and that we can't get out.
Procovery reminds us that we can "just start anywhere", (tm) and that even the smallest steps in the right direction can have unexpectedly huge results. Rather than rely on our feelings, we can take an action, no matter how small, and start to break out and free ourselves from the darkness and gloom.
It seems like it's going to last forever, and that we can't get out.
Procovery reminds us that we can "just start anywhere", (tm) and that even the smallest steps in the right direction can have unexpectedly huge results. Rather than rely on our feelings, we can take an action, no matter how small, and start to break out and free ourselves from the darkness and gloom.
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