{"id":1295,"date":"2008-08-18T09:45:28","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T09:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/08\/why-beyond-blue.html"},"modified":"2008-08-18T09:45:28","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T09:45:28","slug":"why-beyond-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/08\/why-beyond-blue.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Beyond Blue?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because I’m on vacation this week, I’ve decided to publish posts from the two-week test pilot of Beyond Blue back in October of 2006<\/a>, two months before its initial launch in December 2006<\/a>. We’ve come a long way!<\/em>
\nSome people are born with smooth lines; others have jagged edges. Some find contentment in a cup of tea, others stay restless their entire lives. Guess which one I am? “We would never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world,” Hellen Keller said. Not that I wouldn’t exchange my anxiety and depression for a calm disposition in a heartbeat. But I realize that although my “colorful” nature was conceived and matured in pain, it taught me to rely on faith, friendship, and humor to get me through those dark nights of the soul. All of those things are what I hope to share in this blog.<\/a>??
\nI am alive today because of words spoken or written to me by fellow depressives: “This will pass;” “One hour at a time;” “One foot in front of another.” These weren’t Hallmark card slogans, they were simple directions from a life-saving network that continues to empower me today. I hope this blog will be a comfortable place where we can pitch the unfair stigma of mental illness, expose our real selves, and lend each other an empathetic ear. As a card-carrying depressive, I invite you to come take a seat in this healing circle of colorful folks who have grown to love and accept their jagged edges. ??
\nAs Frank Costanza famously said on Seinfeld, “Serenity now!”
\nTo read more Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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