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Hearing the company you keep by John Gorka
Depression Support Chat today at 4:00 PM....Join US
Depression Support Chat
Friday, June 3, 2005
4:00 - 5:00 PM EST
Women Wellness II
This will be our final Depression Support chat as official hosts....please come out and join us for support and to say good-bye as we have known things...and welcome to some changes.
See you this afternoon!!!!
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Hosted by:
HOST WMN Muffy
HOST WMN Teddie
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AOL Journal for Depression Chat
Cick on the "Alert Me as Entries are Posted" link in the journal -- this will notify YOU when I've updated the journal.
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Words to Ponder
ATTITUDE
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud mother-in-law
of my best friend, who is fully dressed each morning by eight
o'clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup perfectly
applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing
home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away,
making the move necessary.
that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. While I have
never aspired to attain her depth of wisdom, I do pray that I
will learn from her vast experience.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing
home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As
she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that
had been hung on her window. "I love it," she stated with the
enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented
with a new puppy.
"That doesn't have anything to do with it," she replied.
"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.
Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the
furniture is arranged ... it's how I arrange my mind. I already
decided to love it ...
"It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I
have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the
difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer
work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that
do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll
focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've
stored away ... just for this time in my life. Old age is like
a bank account ... you withdraw from what you've put in ...
So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of
happiness in the bank account of memories."
Have a great day!
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Depression Support Chat Group
In addition to the Depression Journal....we have started a new Group.
Here is the link:
Main Page Women's Depression Support Chat
Let me know what you think.....please!!!!
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Reminder:
Health and mental health information obtained online,
whether through a chat, message board or web site,
is never intended to be a substitute for
working in real life with your health care provider/s.
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Note to Members:
A note about our Chat Rooms:
Unplanned events such as storms,
connection problems,
and family emergencies
may keep our Hosts from attending a chat session.
Please feel free to use the chat room at your convenience.
Our rooms are open to members all day, every day.
If no Host is present and a problem arises,
please use NOTIFY AOL CHAT BUTTON to report the problem.
Or, locate a Women Talk Host (WMN) to ask for assistance.
There is also an IGNORE feature. Simply double click the name of the member in the right scroll box who may be causing the problem and click Ignore. This will block the text from that person on your screen.
AOL Women: Community Standards
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Please post topic ideas, thoughts
and things to share to in the JOURNAL.
Click here: Depression Support Journal
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