Bethany Nicole, you wrote this directly on my heart. As someone who struggles with depression, I appreciated the emphasis on "this time." Each time I stop being depressed is its own individual process. I keep learning new ways to come out of it, able to declare with Lucille Clifton, "every day something has tried to kill me and has failed."
I am so glad you are here. Even when you're not writing. Just you existing in the world is encouraging to me. This is true *AND* seeing your words in my inbox made me immediately giddy. I've missed your writing.
Bethany Nicole, you wrote this directly on my heart. As someone who struggles with depression, I appreciated the emphasis on "this time." Each time I stop being depressed is its own individual process. I keep learning new ways to come out of it, able to declare with Lucille Clifton, "every day something has tried to kill me and has failed."
I am so glad you are here. Even when you're not writing. Just you existing in the world is encouraging to me. This is true *AND* seeing your words in my inbox made me immediately giddy. I've missed your writing.
This lifted me up in a way I cannot fully verbalize just yet because of delayed processing. But I’m so thankful for the energy you are.
Thank you for you. And for Lucille. And for this. I’m thinking of you !!!