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Tips for Coping with Depression
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“Light is Returning
Even though this is the
darkest hour
No one can hold
Back the Dawn.
“Let's keep it
burning
Let's keep the light of
hope alive
Make safe our journey
Through the storm.
“One Planet is
turning
Circle on her path
around the sun
Earth Mother is calling
Her children home.”
© Charlie Murphy
Tip of the Day
Winter Solstice is the turning point. We have reached the darkest point of the year, and the light is returning as the hours of daylight slowly -- almost imperceptibly at first -- begin to grow.
For those suffering from depression, this can be both a literal and a symbolic turning point. SAD, seasonal affective disorder, increases depression in many people, with darker days contributing to darker moods. And symbolically, hope is returning with the light. We can recognize that after darkness there is always sun. Always.
This year, as the wheel of the year turns once again to awakening, growth and new life, the entire world embraces the sunlight of hope in dark times. Allow the promise of the arrival of the vaccine that will protect us from the horrible scourge of COVID-19 lift your spirits. Light is returning. We will hug again.
CWD Daily is written by Julie Aiken, a layperson whose only authority lies in 40 years of coping with depression. Nothing in the newsletter should be taken as medical advice. Please do no self-diagnose or self-prescribe. Above all, please get help if you need it.
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