Welcome to Dymphna's Diary

Although I am not Catholic, I find it interesting that "Dymphna" is the patron saint of those who suffer from clinical depression and other mental illnesses. Considering the purpose of this site is to offer inspiration and spiritual guidance to my readers, I felt it was only right I chose her namesake for the title.

In 2010, this site was set up to pass along personal information about how depression has affected my life and the lives of my family. Since then, it has EVOLVED. In 2011, I attempted to present posts that were INSPIRATIONAL to you, my readers. In 2012, I went even deeper with personal stories from people across the United States via touching videos, songs, and interviews. My hope was to show each of you that even when you feel that you are in a situation that no one else could understand, you are not alone. Through it all, my comments have remained to be my personal opinions and spiritual reflections. I will continue to occasionally post information that I feel is beneficial in removing the stigma of mental illness, but regardless I feel blessed to have been given this platform to spread God's love and compassion for ALL people. I wouldn't be where I am today without the strength I receive daily from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. My hope is that this blog will help you find some comfort in your life. It most certainly is helping me find comfort in mine.

I want to make it perfectly clear, though, that when I make generalizations regarding mental illness, I am NOT giving advice to anyone. I'm just passing along information that I have found helpful in my life. I'm writing about MY PERSONAL experiences and thoughts. Mental illness affects everyone differently and your situation may not be reflective of mine.


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Fruit...

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

I never can remember if a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. I always tend to put it in the category of vegetable... evidently that's wrong. Anyway, I thought that was a good lead-in to today's topic:

The Fruits of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruits of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against these there is no law."

The one "fruit" that I have a hard time with is patience (or long-suffering). I really try. And the more I pray for patience, the more opportunities God gives me to practice patience... lol. I guess you get what you ask for!

The point I'm trying to make is this: we are never going to be perfect - we're human! But, we can strive to be the BEST we're capable of being. How? By reaching for the Fruits of the Spirit every day... trying to fill our lives (and others) with joy, goodness, faithfulness, etc. We may never reach perfection, but I believe we'll lead happier lives.
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