Depression and anxiety can make surviving one more day seem impossible. These are the tools I use to meet that challenge so I can accomplish the impossible every day:

My MEDICINE is exercise. It releases endorphins, gives me energy and keeps me physically healthy.

My JOY lies in the happy memories of my past. There I find the strength to face each new day and look forward to creating new memories.

My ESCAPE is in the beauty of nature. Observing nature in quiet contemplation provides rest from a stressful world and calms my spirit.

My OBSESSION is a product of that part of my life that I tried to keep hidden inside me but that insisted on coming out. Because I found the strength to give it form and function, I can look at it and honor it as an extension of myself.

My HOPE comes from all the people who motivate me to go ahead, to move forward, to take that next step that will carry me above life’s many challenges.

My FAITH is in God who takes care of the whole world, from the big things to the small things. God is essential. With Him I can do all things, even the impossible.

From Danny:

"Photovoice, it is something daily about myself, something so routine that I just exposed, but nothing to discover. Everything in the photovoice flows out of the routines of my life. … Photovoice affects me in the way to help people understand me a little bit more. I say a little bit because it may be against you. When I showed the picture, Obsession, if I didn’t explain about uniforms and helmets, people would think of wars. You need to know how to express and how to share your inside."

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