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.


Saturday, February 9, 2013

Motives

"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?'" ~ Mother Teresa

Motives are everything... 

Why do we do the things I do?  For instance, why do I post on this Blog site.?  Is it because it makes me look good, or because it makes me feel good, or because I want to help other human beings? 

My personal answer is because I want to help other human beings.  However, I would be lying if I didn't also mention that I am getting help back at the same time that I try to offer it to others.  It does my soul good to journal my feelings - to minister in this way - in hopes that at least one other person may be touched by Christ through my words or actions... actions of love.

 I know a lot of people that help others.  Most have their hearts in the right place.  Some though are fulfilling their actions for the wrong reasons - to build themselves up rather than trying to do the right thing for someone else.  Fortunately, the people that really need help are being helped in the long run, but it could bring so much joy to both parties if the motives were right from the beginning.  

Let's show Christ's love through our actions.




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