Lemon Gloria

One of the things I am thankful for is all of you.
I'm lucky I began blogging when I did.
I started out heartbroken, single, depressed (clinically, as it turns out), and in need of a tremendous amount of support. Way more than my friends could provide....

Sometimes you meet people and you are instantly friends. This was the case with my dear friend David. He wrote this for his blog, and graciously allowed me to post it here.
Tl;dr version - We do not talk about suicide and mental health nearly as much as we should. It is critically important to speak up about this - so to that aim I am telling my story 10 years later and ways I've learned to stay sane. If you need help call...

You know, when I was a kid, I thought quicksand was an ever present danger.
I knew that to escape, you had to calm yourself and spread your body weight out to swim. You had to distribute your weight and calmly paddle yourself to safety, rather than stay upright trying to run....

I was super, super excited about my new Dr. Martens boots. Until the design flaked off on the first wear.
I'd heard how great they were from so many friends.
In June, I walked by a Dr. Martens store in Philadelphia. These New Order album cover Dr. Martens were in the window. They were glowing....