"So I’m here to put in the work and be better for Life.
I wanna walk beside her, start really seeing her and the beauty that can be captured and lived through her on a daily basis."
I needed this post today. Last year I lost my sister and my mom and experienced other life changing traumas, and I recently lost my job as well. I have gone from having manageable anxiety and depression to severe anxiety and depression as a result.
But I am digging in. I need to remember that finding beauty in this life is my purpose, especially on the days where I question the point of my existence. Thank you for writing so authentically.
Thank you so so much, Heather, for sharing a bit of your own story!
For one, I'm so sorry for your losses! I'm also very sorry what has resulted since. I can completely understand why both depression and anxiety would get worse as a result.
I wrote a piece called, "What if it never gets better?" during one of my moments of despair after mom passed. Puts a little twist on it.
But it's truly all we can do: choose. Everyday. What we're ultimately going to do, and how we're gonna feel about it (like, needing days to sulk and letting that be okay rather than beating ourselves up more for feeling sulky, ya know?).
And I've found such joy myself focusing on the little things! There's a Canadian YouTuber named Martina who now lives in Japan and has a chronic illness, and she's always said to build a ladder every day, but especially on the hard days.
And it's similar. Find the beauty, anywhere and everywhere. It's a fantastic place to start!
I'm learning to now! :D
"So I’m here to put in the work and be better for Life.
I wanna walk beside her, start really seeing her and the beauty that can be captured and lived through her on a daily basis."
I needed this post today. Last year I lost my sister and my mom and experienced other life changing traumas, and I recently lost my job as well. I have gone from having manageable anxiety and depression to severe anxiety and depression as a result.
But I am digging in. I need to remember that finding beauty in this life is my purpose, especially on the days where I question the point of my existence. Thank you for writing so authentically.
Thank you so so much, Heather, for sharing a bit of your own story!
For one, I'm so sorry for your losses! I'm also very sorry what has resulted since. I can completely understand why both depression and anxiety would get worse as a result.
I wrote a piece called, "What if it never gets better?" during one of my moments of despair after mom passed. Puts a little twist on it.
But it's truly all we can do: choose. Everyday. What we're ultimately going to do, and how we're gonna feel about it (like, needing days to sulk and letting that be okay rather than beating ourselves up more for feeling sulky, ya know?).
And I've found such joy myself focusing on the little things! There's a Canadian YouTuber named Martina who now lives in Japan and has a chronic illness, and she's always said to build a ladder every day, but especially on the hard days.
And it's similar. Find the beauty, anywhere and everywhere. It's a fantastic place to start!