6:21am have been reading Nouwen. Some good excerpts “I can be teaching at Yale, working in the bakery at the Genesee Abbey, or walking around with poor children in Peru and feel totally useless, miserable, and depressed in all those situations. I am sure of it, because it has happened. There is not such a thing as the right place or the right job. I can be happy or unhappy in all situations. I am sure of it, because I have been.” page 28 mornings with Henri J.M. Nouwen
“Constantly I am tempted to wallow in my own lost ness… There are always countless events and situations that I can single out to convince myself and others that my life is just not worth living, that I am only a burden, a problem, a source of conflict, or an exploiter of others time and energy.” Page 34 mornings with Henri J.M. Nouwen
And John Prine “when I woke up this morning, things were looking bad. Seems like total silence was the only friend I had…” illegal smile
There is an employee help line number on the wall at work. I am going to call it. My goal is to get over my mind barriers and reach out for help. I know I am going slow on this but asking for help is a huge step for me.
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