by skimhenson | Dec 31, 2012 | writing words to live by
Choosing incremental as my word for 2012 was one of my year’s better choices. It is time to trust I’ve learned it well enough to move on. The past four months, I’ve accomplished a single task almost daily from my mental list marked I-don’t-want-to-do-this. I pressed...
by skimhenson | Dec 19, 2012 | acceptance, pain
“Don’t curse the darkness. Light a candle.” Chinese proverb (Photo by Christy Young) I finished raking the yard yesterday evening about 11, just before bedtime. Prior to taking the rake off its hook and rolling the green garbage receptacle to our front yard, I sat...
by skimhenson | Dec 2, 2012 | depression
If you asked me about the pointlessness of depression several years ago, I would have said, “Depression is a total waste of time, so get over it.” But not now. Without depression’s help, I’d likely be stuck in my past. Stuck in pain. Stuck in a life I hated....