I have to go back to my center: gratitude. I have been struggling for at least two weeks with depression. Depression (or self-pity) is selfish and magnifies your self-importance. It has its place but you should not linger too long there.
I need to thank God for every blessing — to have a sense of gratitude for my life. Gratitude is my center. I think less of me when I go back there. There is so much I have to be thankful for.
Sitting in my driveway is our new used vehicle which was only possible to buy because my family (my two sisters and my aunt) contributed money toward a purchase of another car.
It is so easy to forget your blessings and get into a unforgiving cycle. When you start thanking God for your every blessing, miracles happen. You no longer have the luxury of wallowing in self-pity.
That is what I have to do today–keep returning to my center, develop a sense of gratitude for my every blessing. Then depression just evaporates.
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