You know, I truly believe that no one has to die of suicide.  A very good friend of mine died of suicide and supposedly I was the last person to talk to him.  On the phone I had a feeling he was lying when I asked how he was doing.  My instinct was right.  To this day a part of me feels at fault.  Had I called him out on it, I could have talked to him and maybe just one word of what I could have said might have stopped him from taking his life!

Speak up!  If you have a gut feeling that a friend or relative is not okay, invade their life for the day.  You might just be what keeps them alive!

What has this world come to?  Why are we so depressed? Why have we forgotten what makes us happy?  We have lost ourselves in our own selfishness and as a result are not happy and then blame it on every one else.  Why is it that we can be so self involved, self motivated, just plain selfish but when the shit hits the fan all the sudden it's about what he or she did to you. 

How wonderful it feels to give.  To fill someone else with hope and kindness.  This is very beneficial for the Depressed too!  Being depresses we might feel like we have nothing to offer, but really we do, so go out and help someone! Don't make it about you, make it about someone else for a change.  You will feel better, I promise.  Go buy a homeless person a meal, a pair of gloves and a hat.  Go read a story to kids in a shelter.  Go to a senior living home and ask one of them to tell you a story and watch their eyes glow as they recall those precious memories.

Helping someone not only benefits the other person but you too. Your self esteem will grow just that much.  You never know how much it will mean to that person what you did for them.  Even if you don't feel like it because you are in one of your "lows", do it anyway, someone out there needs YOU, and you will be surprised to find out that it's just what you needed too!!

Thought for the day:

If you are going to make everything be about YOU, then when things get tough, don't forget You are why! When You learn to take responsibility for everything involving YOU, You become great!


Truly Yours

Dr. Nobody