February 8, 2012

Amazing news article about 27 million American’s are on anti-depressants.

Pills

To read that 27-million Americans are on anti-depressants and that more and more people are accepting the 'diagnosis' of depression is one thing.  It is so hard to believe or even imagine that so much of our population is on anti-depressant medication.  One has to wonder why we are so depressed, and why the pharmaceutical companies promote their medications as the end all be all to depression.  Anti-depressants come with multiple side effects and drawbacks, they are not the cure all … [Read more...]

My mind was so full of grief it had room for nothing else

My mind was so full of grief, it had room for nothing else, this lady said on the radio as she was being interviewed about her daughter's murder six years ago.  After the funeral she noted that she had no time, no energy, and was incapable of doing anything but focusing on the death of her daughter.  How true this rang with me.  After the death of my fiance, a deep and thick cloud of grief engulfed me.  I was swallowed up by my grief, and just getting dressed, making sure I showered, and … [Read more...]

More De Cluttering

Cleaning out Clutter

So,  as I continue to try to de-clutter my current life, I run into so many different things.  But after writing that post, I did finally manage to clean out a desk that I had been tossing stuff onto since my moving back into this house.  The amazing thing that happened through the cleaning out of that desk was that I found my a camera lens that I had been missing.  For about the prior two years, I either had the up close lens, or the telephoto one, either way I was typically disappointed.  … [Read more...]

Cleaning out the Clutter

Cleaning out Clutter

Cleaning out the clutter is a theme that I have been hit with several times here lately.  I have gotten email messages about cleaning out the clutter, and how much your life will improve, as well as a book or two coming across my hands regarding the same message.  To me, when things like this happen it is a sign from up above, that I should get busy now, while the gentle messages are being whispered in my ear, rather than having something like a tornado do it for me.  So much of this … [Read more...]

When to stop a new relationship

New relationships are always exciting. They are full of new possibilities, they aren't the old relationships, and they are full of untapped potential. All relationship starts aren't smooth. So when do you decide to throw in the towel? I currently have a friend who is starting to date, and I find myself giving her the same advice that she was giving me when I was dating, and I began to think, when do you throw in the towel on someone new? I think you need to be very objective when you start in … [Read more...]