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The loneliest place to be: FEELING LIKE AN ALIEN IN THE COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO LOVE YOU...
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Loving someone means making them feel a sense of belongingness even at their darkest moods. Not all sense of doom can easily be programmed by thinking positively. There is something that is deeper and DARKER than loneliness, called DEPRESSION.
Factors that may predispose a person to be depressed, include the following:
Death or loss of a loved one - this may cause so much grief to the point where the body could no longer tolerate. Grief can alter the production of hormones, and in this case our feel bad hormones may become so abundant causing us to be depressed.
Abuse - a person who was physically, emotionally, or sexually abused in the past, has a high vulnerability to clinical depression later in his/ her life.
Conflict - Personal conflicts
or disputes with family members or friends, may make one vulnerable to be depressed.
Major events or any memorable events, good or bad. Even good events such as having a new job, marrying the man/ woman of your dreams, can cause depression as much as losing a job, retiring, money problems, or getting divorced. But keep in mind that clinical depression is never just a "normal" response to
stressful life events. Depression is much deeper than sadness and loneliness.
Genetics - family history of depression may increase the risk. According to studies, depression is a complex trait, which means that there are
probably many different genes, each exerting small effects, rather than
a single gene that contributes to disease risk. The genetics of
depression, like most psychiatric disorders, are not as simple or
straightforward as in purely genetic diseases.
Medications that has side effects that could cause depression.
Personal problems such as social isolation due to
other mental illnesses or being an outcast from your own family or social group.
Terminal illnesses such as cancer and other serious illnesses such Diabetes Mellitus, and other incapacitating illnesses may cause depression due to feelings of worthlessness and the fear of not having enough resources to gain back one's health, or worst, fear of dying and being alone. Sometimes depression can co-exist with major illnesses or may be triggered by another medical conditions such as Adenomyosis due to hormonal alterations that can cause the increase of feel bad hormones.
Substance abuse. People with substance abuse problems also have major or
clinical depression. Drugs or alcohol may temporarily make you feel
better, they are also known to cause one to have depression in the long run.
These are just a few of the causes of depression. But whatever the cause may be, NEVER JUDGE ANYONE WHO IS DEPRESSED. DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS WHEN THEY FEEL THAT WAY, BECAUSE YOU NEVER WERE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO WALK IN THEIR SHOES. We react in myriad ways, JUST BE THANKFUL IF YOU FEEL COURAGEOUS ALL THE TIME AND NEVER JUDGE THE DEPRESSED. Just be thankful if "YOU CAN JUST SNAP OUT " of your loneliness at any given point in time. Because in all of life's realities, THEY ARE MUCH MORE COURAGEOUS THAN WE PERCEIVE THEM TO BE. Having the ability to BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION and bounce back and forth takes much more than a SUPER MAN COURAGE TO SURVIVE EVERYDAY.
Check out with your friends and loved ones. SOME HAPPY LOOKING AND JOYFUL BEHAVING PEOPLE ARE CRYING OUT AND DYING OUT INSIDE. Never try to talk them out of depression nor do you tell them to snap out of it BECAUSE IT IS NOT AS EASY AS IT MAY SEEM. JUST BE THERE. A SINCERE HUG AND A SILENT PRESENCE CAN COMFORT MUCH MORE THAN WE CAN IMAGINE.
Who could ever forget this song which became so popular because of the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz”?
Everyone who has read the book and watched the film would really
appreciate this song so much and would truly remember DOROTHY.
Originally "The Wizard of Oz"
(a.k.a "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz") is a children’s novel, authored by
L. Frank Baum and was published in1900. Since then, it has then been
reprinted a million times. In 1902, it was played on stage and
eventually was filmed in 1939. It remained a very popular fantasy film
for many years. This paved way to popularize the name DOROTHY because it
was the name of a girl who is the center of the story.
This film
was well loved by many, maybe (or surely) because of the after taste
that it leaves in the hearts of those who have read or watched it. I,
myself have loved the story so much that I would love to share it to my
son when the time is right.
A short review of "The Wizard of Oz".... and DOROTHY
Dorothy is a girl who lived with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and little
dog Toto in Kansas. She always wished to just go away and have her own
life with her dog. At that time, she did not appreciate the goodness of
her own home.One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy and Toto inside, is
caught up in a tornado and found themselves in a field in the Land of Oz. The falling house kills the ruler of the Munchkins, who is the Wicked Witch of the East.
The Good Witch
of the North came to welcome Dorothy and gave her the Silver Shoes that
the Wicked Witch of the East was wearing when she was killed. In order
to return to Kansas, the Good Witch of the North told Dorothy that she
will have to go to the "Emerald City"
and ask the Wizard of Oz to help her.On her way,Dorothy freed a
Scarecrow from the pole he is hanging on, restored the movements of the
rusted Tin Woodman with an oil, and encouraged them and the Cowardly
Lion to journey with her and Toto to the Emerald City. The Scarecrow
wanted to get a brain, the Tin Woodman a heart, and the Cowardly Lion,
courage. They all believed that the Wizard can help them. Together, they
overcame all obstacles along the way.
When they arrived at the
Emerald City, they are asked to use green eyeglasses by the Guardian of
the Gates. The wizard showed himself in different ways every time he
appeared to someone. To Dorothy, the Wizard is a giant head;the Tin
Woodman saw a ravenous beast; the Cowardly Lion saw a ball of fire and
the Scarecrow saw a beautiful woman. The Wizard agreed to help each of
them, in one condition that one of them must kill the Wicked Witch of
the West who rules over the Winkie Country.
As the friends
traveled across the Winkie Country, the Wicked Witch sends wolves, bees,
crows and her soldiers to attack them, but they managed to conquer
them. Then, using the power of the Golden Cap, the Witch summons the
Winged Monkeys to capture all of the travelers.
The Wicked Witch
got one of Dorothy's silver shoes, Dorothy got angry and grabbed a
bucket of water and splashed it on the Wicked Witch, who begun to melt.
The Winkies rejoiced for being free from the witch, and they helped to
reassemble the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. The Winkies love the Tin
Woodman, and they asked him to become their ruler, and he agreed and
promised to come back after helping Dorothy to go home.
When
Dorothy and her friends met the Wizard of Oz again, he did not want to
talk to them anymore. And with the help of fate, Toto accidentally
tipped over a screen in a corner of the throne room, revealing the
Wizard to be an old man who had journeyed to Oz from Omaha long ago in a
hot air balloon.
The Wizard provided the Scarecrow, the Tin
Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion with a head full of bran, pins, and
needles, a silk heart stuffed with sawdust, and a potion of "courage",
respectively. Not knowing that these items were really useless, it
caused a "placebo" effect on them and has helped them to go on with
their journey.
In order to help Dorothy and Toto get home, the Wizard realizes that he
will have to take them home with him in a new balloon, which he and
Dorothy made. Revealing himself to the people of the Emerald City one
last time, the Wizard appoints the Scarecrow, by virtue of his brains,
to rule in his stead. Dorothy chases Toto after he runs after a kitten
in the crowd, and before she can make it back to the balloon, the ropes
break, leaving the Wizard to rise and float away alone.
Dorothy became hopeless and thought that she can't go home but The Soldier with the Green Whiskers informed her about Glinda
the Good Witch of the South. Together, with her dog, they escaped the
obstacles but almost losing Toto along the journey to Glinda's
home.Glinda eventually told Dorothy that she had the power to go home.
Dorothy and Toto returned home realizing that there's no place like home.
We are at times like DOROTHY, wishing to find happiness
and believing we can have it elsewhere, and thinking that we can find
joy by having some things that we don't have at the moment and leaving
behind what we have.
"It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have both failed." (Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard)
Sail upstream like the carp fish swimming up against the waterfalls...
The FISH...
"Happiness is a form of courage." (Holbrook Jackson)
I can still remember what my grandfather once told me about a fish most admired in Japan.
I felt so down, so unhappy because of the pressures of being a
teenager, and seeing him sick and bedridden was so difficult. One thing I
remember most about my grandfather is that he was always so sensitive
to how I felt. He always knew how I truly felt and always had the right
things to say to make me feel better. Seeing me feeling down might have
caused him to talk about the carp fish. According to him, the carp fish
is considered as courageous and determined fish in Japan because it
swims upstream, even against the flow of waterfalls. Because of their
reverence to the fish, they even celebrate Children's Day in Japan every
year on the 5th. day of May, by tying carp- shaped wind socks to their
homes as a way to wish their children HAPPINESS.
In our own quest
for happiness, we cannot achieve what we are looking for if we don’t
have enough courage and determination to go against the waves of life
and without the heart to just sail with the winds to find our own rainbows.
Whenever you feel sad, go on and cry as much as you like. In reality,
life’s like that, no one has ever had constant feelings of happiness.
But don’t let it take you away. Don’t cry and feel sorry all your life,
stay courageous and determined.
Happiness is in the small things that come to us unknowingly everyday... We may have long found our rainbows but never realized it at all.
... true HAPPINESS and finding our own RAINBOWS
In this life, we can’t deny the fact that true happiness does not linger
constantly. Although much has been heard and read about how to be happy
and what happiness is all about, we sometimes suffer the blues, or even
depressions brought about by the hassles and bustles in our day to day
existence. And like Dorothy, we sometimes wish that we could just go
away find our own rainbows and eventually be happy. We often lose hope,
letting go of our own courage and determination.
"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open." (John Barrymore)
We
dream of a land that is hassle free… yet in the real world, nothing is
hassle free. It is just that we fail to realize sometimes that only
after the storms
can we find rainbows and beyond the clouds are blue skies waiting to
show up. Troubles don’t really melt like lemon drops, but who cares? We
have God to help us to be sturdy enough and face whatever life may give
us. We wish that clouds may be far behind us, but it would be better if
we ask Him to stay with us and keep us strong as we rage the storms of
life. We may envy the birds for their ability to fly yet we could have
known that we’ve been flying without wings because of His love and the
love of the people who truly cares for us. We complain of a boring life,
yet we forget that the things we do and care for everyday are the
things we live for. We are at times irritated with the people around us,
never realizing that they are actually our reasons for holding on. They
are the ones who stay with us through the good and the bad. We often
forget the people who always pat our shoulders to inspire us whenever we
feel down. As always, life is not a fairy tale, but dreams turn into
reality as long as we keep believing and doing things with God’s never
ending mercy, with the knowledge that we can never be alone because He
has blessed us with a family, friends and even strangers who can teach us lessons in life that no book could ever teach.
In a gist, we can always be happy as long as we realize how to appreciate and look at the brighter side of life, with the heart
that knows who holds our future despite our day to day uncertainties.
Like Dorothy, we should realize that everyone has the power to overcome
their own obstacles, and sometimes, we need the help of other people to
make us realize how tough we can get. The wizard did not really “gave”
them what they wanted because they had it inside themselves all along;
the Scarecrow had a brain, he just needed to be given a chance to use
it; the Tin Man had a heart, he just needed someone to care for; the
Lion had courage, he just needed a true opportunity to be courageous;
and of course, Dorothy, according to Glinda, had the power to go home
all along with the use of the silver shoes which was given to her even
at the very beginning of her journey. And they would have not done all
these if they were not courageous and determined.
Aside from that,
the adage popularized by “The Wizard of Oz” which says, “There’s no
place like home,” is true. Sometimes, we fail to be happy because we
don’t often realize the true value of the people who are always with us.
Like Dorothy, we sometimes want a place elsewhere thinking that we
could be happier and have a better life only to realize how much we want to go home and how happy we could get when we get back to where our real happiness is- OUR HOME.
At
the end of the day, we could realize that our quest for happiness has
taken us away from it, because we failed to keep in mind that true
happiness is the appreciation of what we have and the security of
knowing that although we are not perfect, some people truly love and
care for us. Happiness is in the presence, the hugs and loving gestures
of our family, the encouragement of our real friends and the life we
live everyday with these people who loves us unconditionally. These are
the cause of our joys, and the things that we should always keep in mind
whenever we face the stormiest days of our life… these are the things that somehow keep us HAPPY.
"I
often wished for a "better" life... and then I woke up one day
realizing how blessed my life is... At that moment, I knew deep in my
heart, that I could never wish for a better life again. Because life has
always been so good to me... what could be better than that?" (DjBryle Works, "Dancing With HAPPINESS AND STORMS")
Copyright by DjBryle Works, 2010 (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AND AUTHORIZED BY LAW)
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Make ways to be happy... find happiness as you take your journey with life.
I just can’t help but feel some pity for someone I saw on
the news days ago. He killed himself for having some troubles with his
girlfriend. A friend who was watching with me at that time laughed and said
that he’s crazy, for how could he kill himself just for having a broken heart?
Some people may react different ways about the idea of
having a broken heart because of failed relationships. At most, especially if
you are not the one suffering from it, you may think that the broken hearted’s
feelings will just go away in just a click. Some people may feel so depressed
and may even result to self-directed hatred and worst of all, suicide. In reality, no matter how we react to it, having a broken
heart can be devastating. It can rob you off your self worthand you could find
yourself struggling so hard that you may fail to live normally like you used
to.
Let’s face the fact that a failed relationship wherein we
have to lose someone is like dealing with death and dying. Not every one of us
is equipped with so much ability to adjust and bounce back like nothing had
happened. Aside from that, as long as we keep a relationship, we invest on our
emotions and time for the one we love. We sacrifice many things just to be with
him or even cope with his expectations and demands just to find ourselves in
the middle of nowhere when the relationship dies.
Truly, broken hearts can also mean broken dreams and broken
promises. As soon as we lose the one we love, we have to face life without him.
Here are a few ways to mend a broken heart and somehow ease the pain.
On the first day after the break up and
within a week:
1. Cry as much as you need to. You may refrain from
doing the routine that you do everyday. Take some time off from work or school.
Do what you like at home or anywhere that you feel like going. If you feel like
sleeping all day, do it. Indulge with your comfort food while you cry and sob
as much as you need to.
2. Call a trusted friend to talk to. Talk all about
your hurts and how you feel. Pour out all the emotions that are inside you. You
can ask your friend to be with you to watch some movie, or watch a marathon of any TV series that enables you to keep off your mind from thinking too much. You can
choose from comedy, to movies that may make you cry. Surprising as it may seem,
but watching some sad movies during a hard time may also help in the healing
process.
3. Accept the reality that a relationship that
you thought would last did not work out. And appreciate the fact that although you are
now heart broken, for once in your life, you fell in love. It does not
necessarily mean that once you have accepted this fact, you are healed from a
broken heart. Acknowledge how the pain is hurting you so bad at the moment.
4. Pray as much as you need to and as long as you
feel like doing it. No matter where you are, if you feel the urge to pray, pray
from the heart. Cry out loud in prayer that you can make it through the
grieving process.
After a week:
1. Make sure that on this day, you have
acknowledged the fact that you have lost someone that you hold dear in your
heart. Start and try to socialize again even if you don’t feel like doing it at
this moment. Make sure that you don’t cry as often as the days after the break
up.
2. Express how you feel through your journal or as
always, talk to a trusted friend or love one.
3. Go out of town to change your environment. This
will minimize you from missing your ex. Staying on the same place and having a
chance to pass by a place where you both used to spend time together may cause
you to miss him even more. Your working place or school may also be one of the
places where you think of him all the more for it is where he fetches you or
where you meet everyday.
4. Listen to relaxing music or even to love songs.
Some may make you cry but after that, you may feel better.
5. Do a hobby that you have been longing to spend
more time on.
6. Call your ex if you feel like calling him, but
if fighting with him is a possibility, DON’T CALL AT ALL. If you need to tell
him some things but are not sure if it will only cause a fight, try writing it
on your journal or compose a letter for him but NEVER mail it. The most vital
thing at this moment is that you can bring out all your feelings and say all
sorts of hurtful words that you long to say whether he will know them or not.
7. Remove everything that he has given you like
love letters or any keepsakes from your sight. You can throw or burn them or
just give away the keepsakes. However, if you don’t feel like doing this, just
keep them away from your sight so that you will not be tempted to look at them
over and over again and you won’t be reminded of your ex often.
…. And onwards:
1. You can always do what you have done in the past
week, but make sure not to attempt to call your ex anymore no matter what.
2. Never stop surrounding your self with people and
friends that emphasize the positive in your life.
3. Start pampering your self, exercise, and
start a balanced diet. This will not only boost the production of your feel-good hormones which are helpful in keeping the blues away, but it will also
make you look better as you reach your ideal weight. On the other hand,
a balanced diet will also help you have better-looking skin and a better mood.
4. Take time to relax. Do a beauty makeover if you wish. The internet is packed up on DIY for self care that can be easily done at home.
5. Start going on a date when you feel like it.
6. Socialize in a positive way – never drink alcohol
or use drugs to “forget”. At this time of quarantine, socialize via the social media. Keep in mind to edit the settings so that your news feed will just be from people who give positive vibes in your life.
7. Surround yourself with people who help you to
forget your ex and keep away from people who give you false hope about winning
your ex back.
8. Learn ways to keep yourself from remembering
your ex. Every time he/ she enters your mind, divert your thoughts to other
things.
Always remember that people change. And if some people suddenly realize that you no longer serve the purpose you once had in their life, it does not mean that you are a lesser person. It just means that people change, people grow... and you will do the same. Someday, you will realize that the broken heart you have right now have made you a better person. Someday, God will bless you with someone who can love you forever, HE will bless you at HIS MOST PERFECT PLACE AND TIME... and you will just laugh at your self for crying like a baby in the past. But while you wait, BE STRONG and LOVE YOUR SELF... KNOW THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT, AND YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY AGAIN.
Lately, we have all been reading sad posts on social media, talking about self-pity, feelings of being unloved and being alone even in the presence of the people who should be there to love them. Lately, all we hear from the news are human sufferings, hatred, and fears. Sometimes.. if not often times, we are all so overwhelmed with what is happening to our world and even in our own life. It is a sad world… it is a sad reality that some even try to end their life because of all this chaos happening around us.
Almost all my life, I am amazed at how most of my friends, even acquaintances, would suddenly open up to me about their own loneliness and hang-ups. I am flattered, but at the same time, I feel like I am feeling how they feel and I always wish that I could do something about their sufferings. I remember the days when I was so young… always wishing that I could be a fairy who could just use a wand to make others happy. And despite that, I am one of the many people who could cast deep sadness and even heartbreaking loneliness to people around me.
There is always a shadow of uncertainty even in our own triumphant times… there is always something that is missing in our deepest soul no matter how much we try to appreciate what we have. There is a time when we feel that we could not turn to anyone at all… we feel alone, and suddenly, the world around us seems to have turned upside down and we are left groping in the dark. I remember a line that said that “the loneliest emotion that could ever happen to someone is feeling alone in the company of the people who are supposed to love them.” And it is true, whether we admit it or not, there will always be a time when we are craving to cry out loud but no one will ever listen. There are times when we just need someone there to listen without judgment, and even without trying to understand… these are the moments when we just want to be comforted with a hug or a pat on the shoulder, just because no words nor any kind of understanding can comfort us, only to feel so much more alone because no one will be there to do these things for us.
You may be wondering why I write all these… all about being broken and being lonely. In this time of chaos, in the midst of Covid19, we can not deny the fact that we feel all these. We are anxious, we are scared.. and to top it all up, we have our own struggles that at times, no single soul can understand. I am writing this to let a lonely soul know, that he is NOT ALONE. The world is just too overwhelmed. Yes, we are all overwhelmed at what is happening around us that we often forget to let others feel our presence. We are all feeling alone at times because we are all too busy coping with our own struggles. We always feel incomplete but we should rest with the fact that we are not the only ones feeling that way and it would help a lot not to rely on others to be a shoulder to lean on because they are also struggling like we do and we have myriad coping styles.
Sometimes, we need to realize that even our toughest friend who is always able to lend us a hand each time we fall, also needs comfort and loving gestures. Sometimes, we have to be aware that the listening ear to us, also needs someone to listen, and the arms that comfort us also needs the same comforting.
In this most trying times, it is a courageous act to choose to go on with life. It is the time to realize that we should start relying on ourselves and start loving what and who we are because there will always be times when we will have no one but ourselves to comfort us. And as we do that, we should be comforted by the fact that there is that invincible loving arms who listen to us especially when no single man would. We have an omnipotent God who can give us all, and we should stop expecting things from other people because HE never fails to help the ones who help themselves. Whenever we need a place to rest, we should go running in HIS loving embrace, pick our broken pieces, and brave life once again. Keep crying as much as we could, but we should choose life after all.
This life is truly tough but hush your heart, rest your spirit because God has made us tougher than life. We just need to realize how beautifully we are made with a creative mind and a courageous heart. Stop expecting others to love and listen to you. Start listening to HIM, start feeling His presence in your life. There is no guarantee that you will be happy, but there is a guarantee of security and love, and that someday, you will find joy and happiness in your heart.
We are all warriors trying to cope with life. May you enjoy this video and may you be courageous to learn to love your self enough... ALWAYS.
I don’t know why I am writing this right now. Maybe I am
just nostalgic of how we used to be. I didn’t know that I had to do this nor
even planned of doing it. Yet I did, because you are a part of me, you have a
space in my heart that no one else could ever replace.
I am missing you today… I miss holding your hands under the
rain and the days we had under the sun. It was all fun, and every day was something
to celebrate when you are around no matter what life has brought.
Thank you so much for having been here in my life. I never
really wished that you’d stay forever, but I am thankful that you have some
part of your life spent with me. The moments we shared are priceless and I
cherish them in my heart, I know I will FOREVER.
I want to grab this chance to let you read this imperfect
piece of poetry that I composed for you a long time ago…
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THROUGH THE ROADS OF LIFE…
Through the roads of life…
I will walk with you…
Laugh and cry with you…
Rise and fall with you…
I will hold your hand…
Through the valleys of laughters and tears…
Through the barricades of endless trials…
Through victories and failures…
Through all that life may bring…
I will stay with you…
On sunny and rainy days…
On torn and unmet goals…
Through your foibles and strength…
On rough and fine or golden roads…
I’ll grow with you…
Under blue skies and gray clouds…
I’ll stand by you…
When the world has gone out…
I will love you…
Throughout the roads of life…
Even after my time is through.
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Do you remember this poem?....
I know most of our friends will find this piece of poetry
very familiar. It’s because we lovingly printed it for our wedding invitation.
Hey! I got you there! I think you’d be surprised to read this from me. Thanks
for being my ex- boyfriend… and FOR BEING MY HUSBAND, who brings out not only
the best of me but the best of my life too!
I never really wished to have you in my life forever…
although I know that nothing will ever be the same without you. And now, I
thank you so much for deciding to love me always despite my flaws, for making
me feel really gorgeous and graceful even in the worst of times and for making
me realize that I am somehow a wonderful being. You are and will always be my
BEST FRIEND! Thanks for being the husband that every woman would wish to have!
Thanks for loving me always although you have the choice to
do otherwise. Thanks for EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE. I won't miss holding your
hands again... nor will I miss the old days. Because I can always hold you and
spend each new day with you FOREVER! I thank God everyday for blessing me with
a husband who is much more than I ever wished for! I LOVE YOU!
Gotcha! =) - Lovingly dedicated to my ever so wonderful
HUSBAND, my ex boyfriend! ;)
Happy marrying month of June, everyone! Despite the Covid19 scare, let us celebrate the blessing of a true love in our own little ways! *** edited for the season
*You can FREELY share this blog IF YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL
HUSBAND!
I chose to LOVE YOU FOREVER because underneath that
beautiful body and heart is where I found my HOME.... where all my thoughts go hiding, and I just can be ME. Enjoy this song!
Video credits to ania100392 at Youtube.com
Copyright by DjBryle Works, 2010
First image, courtesy of Maggie Smith/Freedigitalphotos.net)
(Title inspired by my
friend Bubbles Ganuelas- Ong)
