Joy and Standing Orders
My father reminded me of this good advice when I was in my teens: "...whatever is true, ... whatever is lovely, ... think about these things." My response was something like '...because they won't last.'
I wasn't happy about saying that at the time. Decades later, I still regret the statement. I can't, of course, undo what was done: and the time for telling my father "I'm sorry" has long since passed. In any case, I said "I'm sorry" too often, and that's almost another topic.
That quote is from today's second reading, Philippians 4:6-9. I'll get back to that.
Today, thanks to very powerful antidepressants and a few other psychoactive prescriptions, I no longer have to fight the controls to make my brain work. I even have moments when I feel good about who I am and what I do.
That's a nice change of pace....
As it is, I had an opportunity to reason my way out of suicide: and developed a knack for seeing beauty in just about anything....
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I wasn't happy about saying that at the time. Decades later, I still regret the statement. I can't, of course, undo what was done: and the time for telling my father "I'm sorry" has long since passed. In any case, I said "I'm sorry" too often, and that's almost another topic.That quote is from today's second reading, Philippians 4:6-9. I'll get back to that.
Today, thanks to very powerful antidepressants and a few other psychoactive prescriptions, I no longer have to fight the controls to make my brain work. I even have moments when I feel good about who I am and what I do.
That's a nice change of pace....
Joy, Zest, and Mud
As it is, I had an opportunity to reason my way out of suicide: and developed a knack for seeing beauty in just about anything....
More at A Catholic Citizen in America.
Beautifully true and lovely. God bless you.
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