Gratitude v. Depression
One of the greatest remedies for depression is gratitude. Usually, when we are depressed, we’re looking inwards. We may be stuck in a pity pot, feeling sorry for ourselves.
One of the greatest remedies for depression is gratitude. Usually, when we are depressed, we’re looking inwards. We may be stuck in a pity pot, feeling sorry for ourselves.
In the classic film “Tombstome,” Wyatt Earp asks why Ringo behaves the way he does. Doc Holliday responds, “A man like Ringo had a great empty hole right through the middle of him. He can never kill enough, steal enough, or inflict enough pain to ever fill it.” Ringo was a sociopath.
Many of us experience depression.
In Martha Stout’s Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door, she describes in detail the strategies used by sociopaths to manipulate nice people when their callous and sometimes criminal behavior is challenged.
This book by Martha Stout impacted me so much that I gave copies to all my close relatives. It’s important to me that my loved ones know one when they see one.
Napoleon Hill, the author of classic books on prosperity, said, “You give before you get.” Wealth gurus and spiritual guides profess that giving a portion of your wealth, typically 10%, leads to wealth and spiritual growth.
I’m writing from Arbor Day Foundation’s Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, which is surrounded by trees. This week was their annual Member Summit, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Our recent storms played havoc with our trees. So we need to plant trees!
Arbor Day Foundation, located just two hours north of Kansas City, provides saplings for a modest donation. If you want a short getaway or are passing that way, take in their world-class facilities and apple farm.