My Dear Friend Julie,
I am so sorry for all you've been through. When life becomes unbareable, you have your faith to turn to. In that faith...is hope. There is always hope. It's good to reach out. To have others who really understand & care. I care, as so many others who suffer from depression & anxiety. When you reach out, you are stepping out of the darkness and into the light. Even if only for a short time. Little by little, with all you are doing to help yourself & by allowing others to help you...life will get better. Jules, I have lost 4 dear family members in 4 years, lost my job when my Sister was terminal with cancer, I could go on & on about the series of misfortunate events in my life. To laugh...when I am too tired to cry, I call those days & many days I still have...Lemony Snickets Days! (The funny movie with Jim Carey.) I hope I made you laugh. Do whatever it takes my sweet friend. Read books that inspire you, watch movies that lift your spirits or make you laugh. MUSIC helps me. Sometimes I need to tune out the pounding of my own heart...heard between my ears. I was diagnosed bi-polar 1 1/2 yrs. ago but have been suffering from depression & anxiety...all my life. We will make it. Take things slow. A minute at a time, if that's the best you can do then you are doing alright. Breath. Please don't forget to...breath. Thank you for sharing that place...the valley of darkness. Take great care in and of yourself. You are truely a gift. ~Ollie
