DEPRESSION: Navigating Underwater

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Sometimes I find it hard to remember how blessed I am in my life. At times I forget that every moment and person in my life is placed strategically to support me in my healing process. Do you know what I mean?

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Remember: everything will be okay if we love and believe in ourselves, and understand that hope floats around us.

The Secret teaches that victims are always to blame, and that anyone can have anything simply by wishing.

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