Depression

Depression is nourished by a lifetime of ungrieved and unforgiven hurts.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
- Seneca

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
- Dale Carnegie

Whenever someone sorrows, I do not say, "forget it," or "it will pass," or "it could be worse" -- all of which deny the integrity of the painful experience. But I say, to the contrary, "It is worse than you may allow yourself to think. Delve into the depth. Stay with the feeling. Think of it as a precious source of knowledge and guidance. Then and only then will you be ready to face it and be transformed in the process.
- Peter Koestenbaum

In moments of discouragement, defeat, or even despair, there are always certain things to cling to. Little things usually: remembered laughter, the face of a sleeping child, a tree in the wind—in fact, any reminder of something deeply felt or dearly loved. No man is so poor as not to have many of these small candles. When they are lighted, darkness goes away—and a touch of wonder remains.
- tombstone inscription in Britain

Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you cannot bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond that pain.
- Kahlil Gibran

One ceases to recognize the significance of mountain peaks if they are not viewed occasionally from the deepest valleys.
- Dr. Al Lorin

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
- Napoleon Hill

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow.
- Swedish proverb

Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.
- Myla Kabat-Zinn

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.
- Martin Luther King "

What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
- Louis L. Mann

The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
- David O. McKay

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Reviewed: 11/2007