"Major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15 to 44.3. MDD affects more than 16.1 million American adults, or about 6.7%of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year" (Anxiety and Depression Association of America - ADAA). Depression is a serious sickness and can come …
Does the past weigh heavy on those feeble shoulders? “Today is a new day” do you wake thankful? positive? optimistic? Or have you let another sun set without seeing its fire. Do you feel a warm embrace? Or have hugs become routine stumbling in a haze Have you permitted the days to slip? vanished …
It’s sad you know? The way people shift and change like the moon’s gravitational pull, bringing you in so close then pushing you out to sea. One minute you are belly laughing on carpet, sipping wine, exchanging kisses. The next you are just two bodies in a room, moving about as if each other are …
One always feels more than the other. They hug walk different directions he looks back she keeps walking. That’s how it goes you know? Always look back Feel everything so strongly Give more than you get The little kid who squeezes the puppy too tight and a worried mother cautioning “Be nice” Love …
The first rainfall cleanses, bringing drowsiness. Following showers grow the land gives thanks. Continued storms flood flashfloods kill. This is not the slippery slope I was taught in school. One thing should not lead to death. This is the cause and effect of nature at its best. The unpredictability of something beautiful …
With a free wristband, it was a rare occurrence that I didn't attend the festival that Sunday. Dozens of my friends spirits are darkened, and they are still trying to find themselves and their way in life. My city still mourns, and there is no street or spot in town that feels the same. There …
The Global Eclipse Gathering in Oregon was beautiful, full of creative sculptures made from nature, endless activities, diverse music, and genuine good hearted people. Witnessing a complete solar eclipse was no doubt the highlight of the trip and was both rewarding and overwhelming. At 10:30 in the morning these massive planets embraced one another, and …
What I see is not what you see. I have watched a mountain fire devour acres my home tremble in the presence of an earthquake a Blue Spruce slaughtered by lightning. I have seen the way people hug in airports hold each other in hospitals with a similar but different intensity. What I …
I found myself lying under grey oaks finger painting futures in milky clouds. Tingling in daydreams nightfall sparks a blossoming fire within. There were no more barriers. Embroidered petals on a crescent flower moon Wind whisked skin December, extend the stars, embrace the heavens. – Breelyn Shelkey University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Class …
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