mental health – Page 2

Weathered and Beaten

Once a young seed Storm after storm raged on Winds howled Sun Beat down Trampled under hoof Nests made and hollowed out Used up for all I’m worth I’m weathered and beaten My age has shown.

Addicted to Success – World Mental Health Day 2021

I Dream Pain so deep I have to Dream Grassy Fields and Mountains High Maybe One day we will walk freely among them Private Signs and Bodily Limits Will have no hold on us Be it far from me to understand. The day will come when my mind no longer plays games When living isContinue reading “Walking Into Paradise”

Mental Health and Artistic Expression Part II

Falling into Eternity

Changing Seasons Colors no longer rhyme Stark Contrast Between what is and what will be.

Falling From Great Heights

When we fall, we think that we have come from some great heights. If we look more closely, we’ve merely been shed of what was an unsustainable moment in time. We cannot push to make good things last forever. Sometimes all we really need to do is let go, let God, and move on toContinue reading “Falling From Great Heights”

Mental Health and Artistic Expression

Taking Your Breath Away

Stunned. Taken Back. Where there is pain, Washed Away. Where there is sorrow, tears tenderly wiped away. Unfathomable Your Love. Mystery in Your Grace. Hope in Your visible Glory. Faith in our own unknowable future.

Jungle Confusion

Lost in a Jungle of Confusion Post Traumatic Stress Is it family or country? What if all I suffer is not truly my own? Like a canary in a cave We experience the sins of our environment. Lost in a Jungle of Confusion Who really knows the way? Is there really a way? Deep DarkContinue reading “Jungle Confusion”

An Authentic Moment in History

Can I be real for just a moment? The depression I’m experiencing is very real today. I cannot seem to work, experience anything emotional other than pain, or even rest in my misery. It seems that my only outlet is anger and frustration. My increasing concerns about COVID-19 are mounting with those around me seemingContinue reading “An Authentic Moment in History”