Today is rainy and cloudy. Yesterday the sun shone brightly. Such is life. There are seasons where dark clouds enter our minds. It is possible to be overwhelmed. I have seen this happen often. Introverts can feel they are alone in their struggle. Pride is a veil covering the need for help. We do not want others to know our struggles. People who have suicidal ideation insist they are fine and loving life. Robin Williams was the Funny Man for the world while suffering insurmountable mental battles. Nothing is more freeing and a bringer of peace than asking for help.

I have been up close and personal with a Nervous Breakdown when I was much younger. It is a condition that requires empathy and a slow, deliberate dedication to listening. We are not heard…so we quit speaking into the void. Some bury their anxiety in a bottle. This exacerbates the problem.

Christ helps…his message of a sense of place and purpose is refreshing. The train track has been a guiding light for me. Stay on track my first pastor told me as a youth. The Train of Life is chugging along. We must keep our berth. We will get to New Orleans if we do not falter or faint. We will arrive with a smile and laughter if our friends and loved ones accompany us.

‘I have been blue for some time,’ Jane said. ‘When others are laughing, I wonder what the joke is,’ Jane continued. ‘Life has sent me several reversals, and I wonder if this is my plight for the remainder of my days, Jane mused. ‘I knew happiness once…” But I lost the plot thread,’ Jane explained. ‘Now I am flailing about seeking peace…seeking meaning… wondering what my mission is…what is my purpose,’ Jane mused. ‘I traveled down a side path that looked inviting…it seemed exciting…a smiling figure beckoned me to join him on the path,’ Jane offered with a tear in her eye.

‘A settled mind is good like a medicine,’ Chet noted. ‘When buffeting from the political world or the religious world…or our internal world captivates our mind and soul…take a beat…think before you act…it is a marathon, not a sprint, Chet said.