Hey Liv,

I, too, have been diagnosed with depression and have been on medication going on 15 years. While I never became a recluse, work was tremendously difficult.

I can strongly relate to the degree discourse as well, and maybe this will help. I received not one, but two graduate degrees thinking that was all I needed to become content and make myself more fulfilled – it never happened – instead, I ended up with more debt and two additional degrees that serve little purpose other than they look good on a resume.

The truth that I’m still dealing with is this: fulfillment and contentment can only come from inside you. It doesn’t matter your circumstances, nor events as they unfold in your life. Some of the greatest leaders and peacekeepers ever – Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Mandela – dealt with tragedy after tragedy until they died. Yet, they had that elusive “inner peace” that few ever attain…I’ve made it my goal to try.

Also, Anita posted a beautifully insightful comment, above. Read that too.

Grace and Peace.

Nick

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