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Journal
Quiet stories for hard days — about depression, panic, burnout and the long road of getting help. Written to keep you company, not to treat you.
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No. 18 · · Rest
On Saturday Evening, Grocery Bags Left by the Door
A first-person story of someone who sat down by the door after Saturday grocery shopping, feeling they'd done little. Lamentations 3:22 (WEB)
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No. 17 · · Fatigue
On Saturday Morning, Facing the Laundry After Sleeping In
A first-person story of an office worker who slept late on a Saturday and, facing a pile of laundry, did just one thing. Philippians 4:13 (WEB)
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No. 16 · · Rest
On Friday Evening, I Stood Still for the Ninety Seconds the Instant Rice Spun
A first-person story of an office worker who came home on a Friday evening, put instant rice in the microwave and stood doing nothing for ninety seconds, feeling that the week was over but the knack of resting had been forgotten, with Exodus 14:14 (WEB).
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No. 15 · · Worry
On Friday Morning, an Umbrella I Hadn't Used All Week Turned Up in My Bag
A first-person story of an office worker who opened a bag on Friday morning before leaving, found the folding umbrella carried since Monday, and noticed how heavily the "just in case" things had been pressing on the shoulder, with Psalm 55:22 (WEB).
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No. 14 · · Rest
My Earbuds Died on the Way Home, and I Didn't Turn the Sound On at Home Either
A first-person story of an office worker whose earbuds ran out of battery on the way home on a Thursday evening, who then skipped the sound they usually switch on out of habit and cooked dinner in the quiet, with John 14:27 (WEB).
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No. 13 · · Fatigue
On Thursday Morning, I Turned Off the Second Alarm and Lay There
A first-person story of an office worker who switched off two alarms on a Thursday morning, felt the week was already used up, and headed out to work anyway, with the thought that walking may be enough when running is not, and Isaiah 40:31 (WEB).
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No. 12 · · Fatigue
On Wednesday Evening, I Took Out the Winter Duvet
A first-person story of an office worker who woke up cold the night before and, on a Wednesday evening, took the winter duvet down from the top shelf and realized there had been no real rest all week, with Matthew 11:29 (WEB).
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No. 11 · · Anxiety
A Note From Last Year Turned Up in My Winter Coat Pocket
A first-person story of an office worker who took out the winter coat for the first time this fall on a Wednesday morning and found last year's note of worries in the pocket, about the worries that have passed, the one that hasn't, and Philippians 4:6 (WEB).
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No. 10 · · Fatigue
On the Bus Home, It Was Already Dark Outside the Window
A first-person story of an office worker who left the building at six thirty on a Tuesday evening in late October to find the sun already down, and who teared up on the bus for no particular reason, about the ride home in a heavy body and Psalm 34:18 (WEB).
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No. 9 · · Pressure
Tuesday Morning, Eleven Windows Open on My Screen
A first-person story of an office worker on a Tuesday morning, when messenger alerts and requests came from every direction and eleven windows sat open on the screen without anything getting finished, along with a scattered mind and Isaiah 26:3 (WEB).
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