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Sending a Hug of Help

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In just a few days I have become aware of several people I care about suffering from depression. It is depressing....I just want to help but all I can do is pray.  If you, or anyone you love is suffering from any kind of mental illness, get help. It makes a difference. Start with your family doctor.  Untreated depression only gets worse. Get help. Medication can and often does make a difference. Yes, some medications may have side effects you won't like but try another one. What have you got to lose? You try out something and quit if it is disagreeable. But maybe, just maybe, you will find a medication that makes a difference. And even a little difference can make a big difference when it comes to mental illness. Get help.  Any kind of mental illness can make you feel all sorts of terrible things. One of my favourites is 'I hate people!' Really, when I am at my worst I feel like I hate everyone! And that makes me feel even more depressed. I feel guilty. I wonder 'what k
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'This Beautiful Fantastic'

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'A charming tale' pretty much sums up this precious, gentle movie called 'This Beautiful Fantastic' . Please ignore the PG warning about 'mild course language'. Every so once in a while, I come across a movie that is so gentle, so slow-moving, and so unoffensive that I am totally comforted. This is such a movie.  When you battle depression you must be kind to yourself. If 'yourself' is someone who loves violence and fast-paced stories, then so be it. But if you are like me and you are super sensitive, easily offended and annoyed, and have a moral standard seldom regarded in so much of today's entertainment, then this delightful movie is what you need.
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My Little Helper

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  My Little Helper Casey Writes a Book! I am writing another book! This time it is a Christian devotional and I am looking forward to sharing it with you when I am done. In the meantime, just for fun, I googled 'yorkie writing a book' and this is the picture that came up. It's a beautiful picture, isn't it? Actually looks like a painting to me, what do you think? Anyways, that reminded me of how much you can find on the internet just with a few words to google. It's amazing, isn't it? And that got me thinking about how much information I have found over the years about depression that has helped me.
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Joy and Sorrow - Together?

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  Joy and Sorrow - At the Same Time? Have you ever experienced joy in the middle of sorrow? I have. My father died suddenly at the age of 59. I remember the moment. I was at his funeral, sitting in the front pew holding my mother's right hand with my sister on the other side holding her left hand. The three of us were drenched with tears. The big church was packed. But despite my sorrow I was filled with joy at the life my dad had lived, at the lives he had impacted in a good way, and at the thankfulness I felt for having him all those years.
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Need a Laugh?

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  I just felt like sharing a laugh today. Only those of us who are up against mental illness will find it as funny as I did. And so true! How is your day going today? Don't give up! There is hope for depression.
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New Year, New Hope!

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Transplanting - One of my Favourite Activities!

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Transplanting - One of my Favourite Activities!  I love transplanting trees, shrubs and plants. For me it's like planting hope.  It's especially fun if the stuff is free! When I lived on a farm, there were woods on the perimeter of the 100 acres but right near the house there were hardly any trees at all. And the lane was not tree-lined. I changed all of that one tree at a time and at no cost. I remember clearly getting up early in the morning and taking a vehicle out to the woods and digging up some treasures and transplanting them around the house. Some didn't make it but most did.
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