“Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” – Carrie Fisher
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Mental health
Daily Quote: Don’t Hide the Madness
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” ― Allen Ginsberg
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Daily Quote: Being Honest about Mental Health
“If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it.” – Russell Wilson
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Daily Quote: What Depression is Like
“Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there’s nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.” – Jasmine Warga
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Reflecting on a Year of the Pandemic Lifestyle
It’s a bit cliché to write a reflection on the pandemic year, but I’m going to do it anyway. It’s been a long year, and it’s also been surprising to me how I’ve gotten used to pandemic lockdowns. Like most people, I was very nervous in the beginning, especially because of my mental health concerns. And as 2020 dragged on and all the terrible things that happened, it hit me emotionally like everyone else. But the pandemic lifestyle hasn’t been all bad.
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Daily Quote: Less is More
Daily Quote: The Danger of Bipolar Mania
“A vivid imagination is awesome. A manic imagination is a curse.” ― Stanley Victor Paskavich
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Daily Quote: Invincible Summer
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus
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Book Review: The Dream Songs by John Berryman
Since I’ve been writing more poetry, I’ve been reading more poetry lately. I’ve read some newer stuff, but I’ve also been reading many of the classics, including William Blake, T.S. Eliot, and W.B. Yeats.
I recently read an anthology of 20th century American poetry that was comprehensive regarding the poets it included. One of the poets that struck me the most was John Berryman, and the anthology included poems from his much-celebrated volume called The Dream Songs.
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