Do you hate your life? Do you find it nearly impossible to drag yourself out of bed each day and do the whole grind? Are you totally jaded by what you see going on in the world? Are you so depressed that your loved ones are constantly saying how worried they are about you? I did and was too. And it could happen again at anytime. Life does that too us. Knocks us flat. However, I have discovered that the worst thing you can do in that position is maintain and attitude of latitude. Where you say to yourself, "Yep. Here I am again. Its just
never going to get better. I'm a failure...ect" You end up perpetuating the feeling of defeat and perhaps even attempting to convince yourself that you deserve to feel so awful. Occasional depression is a natural part of life, but you don't have to let it consume you. I'm here to tell you a secret. One that I had a hard time believing myself. Your attitude is
everything in this situation. Pay attention to it! It can mean the difference between staying flat and defeated or bouncing back into life swinging! I love a particular lyric from a song called, "F*cking Perfect" by P!nk. "
you're so mean
when you talk
about yourself
you were wrong
change the voices
in your head
make them like you
instead
So, even if it feels impossible, you need to get yourself vertical again! Whether you force yourself to smile for no reason, pet an animal, hold a baby, anything at all that you can do to bring the tiniest bit of light in, DO IT! Change that attitude of latitude and get LONGITUDINAL. Stand up straight, reach your arms high above your head and breath in the divine light and energy of life! It is everywhere!
-Rev. Raven Behrendt
