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This year I am a mentor to a High School student who is studying Major Depressive Disorder. We just finished working on an informative YouTube with her for her senior project. Oh, what a bit of work! While we were doing the research we found a copy of the BECK's Depression Inventory online, which is a great resource for people to take to see if they are feeling depressed. If one has a good idea that he or she is clinically depressed they can take action and get help. I have posted a copy of it on my forms page.
"Even the most successful of us can lose our status overnight. The only things under our control, ultimately, are our attitude and the choices we can make. Gratitude—a great attitude—is essential. With that, one can adapt to nearly anything in life. It is even better than a fat bank account. So, whatever it takes to develop skill in maintaining a great attitude, that is what one should engage in, in a deep way. Make the best choices you can, and do not get overly attached to outcome. Along with that, one should associate with people who manifest the characteristics one wishes to develop. The nature of who one is, and one’s healing, occurs most easily in community, not in isolation." ~Dr. Hedaya "The three greatest predictors of happiness are optimism (the belief your behavior will eventually matter), social connection, and how we perceive stress (as a challenge or as a threat). If we want to raise happiness we need to make both mindset and behavior shifts." ~Kathy Caprin New Year prayer sent to me by a friend. "May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover the goodness in others to believe in a world of peace. May a kind word, a reassuring touch, a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending." ~Author Unknown From a conversation with my sister, Sandy Albrecht, "Most spiritual traditions never ask people to be perfect. They only require us to love one another and to forgive each other. We should do this for ourselves as well." Let compassion begin at home.  Poem by one of my Yoga Teachers Kiara McBain. It is profound.
Tonight I realized life is clean and simple a mere blank canvas on which to create it's people that make life complicated the mess of another makes a mess of our own life I wanted to swear to stay away from broken hearts and broken people but the hard truth is very few sort out their demons very few know themselves enough to live honestly and very few look at life as an opportunity to learn so it is our job to love the messy landscape of humanity as if adoring a sunset with all its bleeding lines lack of definition and gleaming imperfections  Check out this article by Dr Sue Johnson of Emotionally Focused Therapy about the "14 Ways to Create the Best Relationship" based on her new, just published book, Love Sense.
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 Evelyn Schmechtig Cochran 
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