I hear the static of the silence. The jingle of my dog’s tags as he searches for some treat he has forgotten. My body is numb, but not my mind. My mind keeps whirring around and around, trying to figure out if I am ill or just pretending. I have no answer, just the never-endingContinue reading “Mindfulness”
Category Archives: mental health
Changing Seasons
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heavenEcclesiastes 3:1 I’ve recently moved into a new chapter in my journey through life. I am nostalgic, but looking forward to what is to come and the opportunities to grow and serve others. The 4+ years I’ve spent in the day programContinue reading “Changing Seasons”
February 22, 2024
All We Like Sheep
All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the sins of us all. Isaiah 53:6 NLV Photo thanks to Adrian Infermos Thanksgiving is this week, and after that is the onslaught of the Christmas season. There is a voice, soft,Continue reading “All We Like Sheep”
Sinking and Swimming
I’ve really ignored this site for a while. My mind has been like one of those spin-art pictures that I used to make as a child! I’ve been working – mentally and spiritually for many months now. My voice has been quiet, my ears have been listening. As I sink and swim simultaneously I amContinue reading “Sinking and Swimming”
A Letter to My Future Self
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 8/14/23 Dear Beth, I’ve been feeling disjointed for so long. I hadn’t been able to figure out why, I’ve just been telling my providersContinue reading “A Letter to My Future Self”
Fear and Anxiety
Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. I was flipping through some YouTube videos the other day (yes, I know), and I came across an interviewContinue reading “Fear and Anxiety”
Hi, I’m still here…
I plan on writing more soon but have been in an excruciating depression that hasn’t allowed me to think, never mind write. I’m not giving up and I plan to write more soon. Thanks for reading my journey!
Innocence
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so, they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Genesis 3:7 Thoughts and inspirations come from many different places. I was listening to some music and I song came on that stirred up emotions for me. Don Henley’sContinue reading “Innocence”
My Best Friend
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. Proverbs 17:17 I’ve recently had a project that required me to dig into my past in much detail. It wasn’t my childhood, so it wasn’t as traumatic a project as it might have been. I was looking through theContinue reading “My Best Friend”