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Depression can be so sneaky. Sometimes it creeps up unannounced and other times you can feel it closing in like a far off storm that threatens before its presence is confirmed by a deluge of rain that soaks you.
I think this time I have seen it coming. Our foodcare program at church has tripled in size in just 3 months. It’s incredibly gratifying knowing you are putting food on the table for families that otherwise would go hungry. Yet, it is very time intensive.
I really recently I have not been proactive enough in good self care. So, I have started deliberately scheduling time alone as that is what recharges my emotional tank the most.
Valleys are inevitable. I think this current one might take awhile to get through. I don’t want to waste it though. I hope I can learn some valuable things while I traverse it.
I love these lyrics by the musician named Eli.
Lying at the bottom
I can clearly see the top
Pressed against this firm foundation
I count none of this as loss
And as I struggle up this mountain
With every bloody knee
You know I'm often prone to stumble
But it's this rock that catches me
And it's this rock that tells me
That's what valleys are for
It's from here that we measure
Just how far we must go
You don't know how tall you stand
Until you fall
Mountains cast a shadow
At times it's hard to tell
Will the darkness overtake you
Will you succeed or fail
Though I've climbed a hundred mountains
And stood upon their peaks
Well, I still draw my greatest comfort
From the rock that lies beneath
And it's this rock that tells me
That's what valleys are for
It's from here that we measure
Just how far we must go
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