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rubyblue
rubyblue
I have struggled with depression all my adult life. For more info, please see my profile.

I just want to say to each and everyone tonight that is struggling and in pain, please don't lose HOPE, and if you cannot find HOPE tonight, please believe that it will come back into your life. It comes back at the strangest of times, and sometimes deserts us when we need it most. But it does come back, even if it is a little slow sometimes....

My sister had surgery for terminal breast cancer yesterday, and I have hope that she will be with me for a long time yet

I have been having illogical mood swings and I hope that I will soon have a handle on them

I have been feeling very low and I hope that this will soon pass

I have lost my way in life, and I hope I soon find my rightful path once again
rubyblue
rubyblue
its quiet tonight

bump (hiccup)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ruby your post is really inspirational. Thank you for posting it for us. My very best wishes for your sister and yes, I too hope she is with you for a long time. Blessings and BIG HUGS going to you and her.
rubyblue
rubyblue
Thank you so much Carrie, if there is one thing that I can show anyone, it is that hope does come back. Lack of hope is to toxic
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thank you for your sincerity. I read a study were 100 people, over the age of 100, were reviewed to find "in common" thread. Something that may be a link as to why they have lived so long.

After TEN YEARS of reviewing all the data and even bring in a second group (same)--the only thing in common they had...optimism.

Hope can go a long way if you choose it.
rubyblue
rubyblue
if you can read Martin Seligman Learned optimism - it changed my life and is not one of those psychobable books
Shelly4
Shelly4
Hope" is the light in my soul that promises I will never end. It is the promise of enlightenment and comfort for my spirit. It dwells within my every thought and touches my every emotion. Hope sustains me through the challenging and the rewarding. Hope is the peace of my every moment, for with hope there is always the promise of moving forward.
deleted_user
deleted_user
hope is what get's us through the day.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I hope the kettle boils soon.... coffee is what gets me through the day!
deleted_user
deleted_user
My thoughts are with you and your sister.

Oh...and cheers (hiccup)
deleted_user
deleted_user
i'm sorry you and your sister are going through this! i also give you big hugs!
rubyblue
rubyblue
Thanks everyone...its 2.30am and I need to go to sleep. Hope you all have a good day
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ruby your post is great. It is good to not lose hope. How is your sister making out now?
rubyblue
rubyblue
Morning Jules. I haven't been able to talk to her yet, hopefully tomorrow. My nephew tells me the mastectomy went well, so I'm relieved about that. Its so damn cold here, I've got to go to bed just to get warm....
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