Wearing Weary

"There is no normal life that is free of pain.  It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth." - Fred Rogers

“Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but, importantly, you are not the rain.” - Matt Haig

“I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realize is that you’re not alone. You’re not the first to go through it, you’re not gonna be the last to go through it,”
— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

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It is not fully my story to tell...so I will not.  But I know that she has been struggling and that the last three weeks have been harder than any that she has had in her young life.  But, she is making it through to the other side, into the world again.  And she will not be alone...we will be there for her.

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Today, she turns 16 years old.  The wonder of her still amazes me and I am continually surprised by her thoughtfulness, kindness, humor and strength.  I only hope she can eventually understand this in herself.  

Until then: “You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.”

— Shonda Rhimes

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