March 2011
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Battling Depression: The Heroism of Abraham...
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.” Abraham Lincoln Most people are familiar with the fact that Abraham Lincoln suffered a very serious depressive illness. Multiple periods during his life he contemplated suicide, going so far as to take...
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Lenten Practices for Those Impacted by Depression...
IT’S ASH WEDNESDAY!
Instead of the usual Information Wednesday, I thought it would be better to suggest lenten practices for you who have depression or bipolar illness and you who know them.
For you with depression or bipolar illness, instead of giving up candy, cake, coffees, and alcohol (well, maybe give up alcohol), try giving up the following: • RESISTANCE —to admitting you...
