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one of my favorite playlists I’ve ever made. :)

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:25:15 -0500

one of my favorite playlists I’ve ever made. :)

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Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:48:31 -0400

kristenmaydays: Depressing realization…..

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:39:50 -0400

kristenmaydays:

Depressing realization…..

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Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:38:14 -0400

twloha: “Fight Song”The Appleseed Cast A couple years ago,...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:51:31 -0400

twloha:

“Fight Song”
The Appleseed Cast

A couple years ago, Denny and I were speaking at a church, and at the end of the night, we opened the floor to questions. One young woman asked, “Why is it that depression sometimes feels like a friend?”

It took us a minute or two to get to the heart of the question, but there was a poetry in that pain. “Why is it that I cannot separate myself from the very thing that is taking the most from me?”

It reminds me of the show LOST and the character Hurley, who had a “friend” named Dave. Dave didn’t want Hurley to get better. Dave told Hurley that if his counselor or family really loved him, they wouldn’t try to change him.

I think there is truth in the value of knowing what makes you “you”—identifying the aspects of your essence that the world needs more of. That being said, life is progress. Life is change. Life is a dance. We enter the world as infants, already changing and growing day-by-day into toddlers. That line blurs into childhood, which gives way to adolescence, tween, terror, teen, legal, adult, mid-life, old-timer… Nature is a trend toward change.

You deserve the opportunity to change, and sometimes that means separating yourself from the things that hold you back. I know that isn’t easy, and it may feel like a break-up of sorts, but your life is a song that is worth the fight.

Your eating disorder—it doesn’t love you.

Your drugs and your drinks—they don’t love you.

Your misplaced pride and status—they hope you never change.

Your self-injury—it doesn’t give a damn about your heart.

Your depression—it takes no stock in your potential, in your dreams.

Your abusive relationship—it fears the day you find your voice.

We want you to change. No, we don’t mean “change who you are because it’s not good enough.” But take ownership of this life and one day live with less fear. You can stoke the fires of courage in others. You can take the moments that “should have been gold” for you and polish them for someone else.

We stand in the gap, just on the other side. We are waving you on to safe passage. Rest is not found in us, but we find fight and beauty and inspiration and springtime and laughter and warm embraces and stories in you. We see in you a great potential for change. This isn’t just about “getting better”; it’s about turning pages in your story. We are reading with our noses inches from the page, enveloped in you and all you have to offer.

So join me in saying to Depression, Addiction, Self-injury, Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorders—“Take your troubles solo. This is the end of you and me.”

- Chad

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Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:12:55 -0400

herewecollide: “There are far, far better things ahead than any...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:11:13 -0400

herewecollide:

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” -C.S. Lewis

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Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:35:26 -0400

shitshilarious: There is no battle. Tumblr wins. follow

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:32:58 -0400

shitshilarious:

There is no battle. Tumblr wins.

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Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:24:54 -0400

okaysizedbangtheory: aquaman that is bullshit and you know it

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:24:13 -0400

okaysizedbangtheory:

aquaman that is bullshit and you know it

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Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:17:43 -0400

Read 1 and 2 Timothy… they’re good.

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:33:56 -0400

Read 1 and 2 Timothy… they’re good.

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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:31:58 -0400

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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:23:06 -0400

"TTF Quote of the Week: “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try spending the..."

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:18:52 -0400

“TTF Quote of the Week: “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try spending the night in a closed room with a mosquito.” -Unknown”

Some songs that describe what it means to love as a human. A...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:34:14 -0400

Some songs that describe what it means to love as a human. A couple different types of love are described. But all are good songs. Enjoy.

P.S. modifications will be made (suggestions welcome!)

herewecollide: What song is most encouraging to you? Share the...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:24:52 -0400

herewecollide:

What song is most encouraging to you? Share the music video, as well as a description about how it speaks to you.

ashtonlives:

Switchfoot- Always

As the bridge of the song rings through, I hear the lyric that’s helped me to keep going in my darkest times;

“Every breath is a second chance.”

Something so simple, but so encouraging. Even after listening to the song a million times, hearing that sweet truth is always refreshing.

There isn’t a lot of explanation for why or how this song has changed my life. All I can say is that it helped me keep going and I don’t know where I’d be without it. I breathe in, taking my millionth second chance and continuing on with the life I’ve been blessed with.

Check out the Jesse Daniel Edwards BandPage on Facebook!

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:55:01 -0400

Check out the Jesse Daniel Edwards BandPage on Facebook!:

Jesse Edwards is a buddy of mine. This is his music.