As someone who regularly struggles with chronic depression, I’ve learned how very difficult it can be to move forward. Over the years, I’ve developed a number of ways that help me actively fight my depression.
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My Wife Doesn’t Give Me The Love I Deserve!
My wife doesn’t give me the the love I deserve. About a year and a half into our marriage, I was struggling with an intense feeling of bitterness. Marriage wasn’t what I had anticipated. It wasn’t anything like the pretty photographs and romantic movies I had seen—it was hard work. I felt resentful, robbed of…
Does My Depression Mean That God Hates Me?
I recently got an email from a subscriber that tugged on my heartstrings. It read, in part: “What can I do about being depressed? I feel like I have fallen away from God and His grace and I don’t know my way back.” To this person, I want you to know that I know that feeling….
Beauty for Ashes
I marvel at God’s ability to touch something broken, and not only make it whole, but better than it ever was before…
Depression—A Battle Too Big to Fight Alone
A few months ago, my brother and I were asked to take part in a Mormon Message about suicide prevention. I hope that it is helpful to you. If someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, please continue to place your arm of love around them. Believe me, a seemingly small and simple act of love can…
Forget About Feelings, Real Love Is A Deliberate Choice
When all the butterflies have fluttered away and your wedding day becomes a distant memory, you will discover that you’ve married someone who is just as imperfect as you…
Life Is Like A Garden
“Both abundance and lack [of abundance] exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend … when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present—love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of…
Are You A Prometheus?
Has a Prometheus ever given you fire? According to Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus created man out of clay and taught them to walk uprightly as the Gods. But at that time, the Gods considered man to be an animal; men were creatures without the gift of fire, which made their earth a cold, dark,…
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