Life Changers
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Depression is a weird thing. I’ve been struggling with depression for almost ten years and I still don’t understand it. There was a time when all of the signs were the same and it followed a pattern and I really thought I understood my depression. I got better about understanding how to deal with it and how to keep it from becoming debilitating. I was impressed. Around November of last year, I noticed I wasn’t depressed anymore. I would always tell people, “for now. I don’t think I’ve cured it or anything, but for now it’s gone.” And it was. I wasn’t bothered for ages. I was happier than I’ve ever been before...
Read MoreLittle Miss Sunshine
I’m already smiling and all I’ve done is write the title. So, I just got back from camp (like, two weeks ago) and I’ve started three posts upon my return. This one, however, is different. This is a tiny part of the story of how my life was changed by 160 people. This is (hopefully) going to become a mini series on here about different people at camp who taught me different things. So this is about Little Miss Sunshine. I met Maria at camp last summer. She was in my cabin my very first year at camp and I was lucky enough to have her in my cabin again this year. Maria is unlike anyone I’ve ever met. Any time you look at her,...
Read MoreThings I Learned at Camp Part 1: Talking and Such
As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I’m not necessarily good at communicating and verbalization and peopling. So seeing a week of camp with lots of humans inch closer every minute sorta scared me to no end. For about three weeks. My apologies to anyone who tried to talk to my stressed out self. I was grumpy, sad, mopey, tired, sassy, and flat out not paying attention some of the time. However, after I got there…I was still terrible. Let’s be honest. I was still horrible and nervous and about as sociable as the napkin my skin resembles. I attempted a few conversations while playing basketball partially so I had a distraction, partially so I...
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