by skimhenson | Jan 1, 2013 | writing words to live by
Another year, another phone conversation with our son. That’s how my word for 2012 came about; our son said it’d be helpful if I shared information incrementally instead of stockpiling. His request, as well as the word, stuck. Too bad this year didn’t reap the same...
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 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....
by skimhenson | Nov 17, 2012 | depression
According to Merriam-Webster Online, depress means (de) do the opposite of (press) steady pushing. In other words, stop pressing on. I never thought to break down the word until I was in the middle of my own breakdown, which gave me plenty of time to think....
by skimhenson | Oct 26, 2012 | depression
The first time I admitted my secret, I was in a spiritual meeting with several women friends who nodded while I shared five minutes of my story. Until that morning, I labeled my depression a funk, feeling kind of blue, being down and out, a gloomy mood. I joked about...