In the Valley

In the valley

All I see

Are the walls

Surrounding me

Darkness falls

Upon my soul

Simple steps

Take their toll

Looking up

Knocks me down

In the muck

I may drown

Spinning left

Spinning right

All my goals

Are out of sight

Silence screams

All around

All my fears

Now resound

My heart

Grows weary

The future

Dreary

I cry out

And I lay down

My falling tears

The only sound

My struggle's done

I can't go on

Just in time

Here comes the dawn

Exhaustion, fear, disappointment, loss, uncertainty, failure, misconceptions, deceit, anger... the list goes on.  When these things fill my daily life I slip into the valley of depression.  Everything I do seems to turn to dust.  Every simple task becomes monumental.  Every step seems pointless.  I withdraw and hide within myself.  The darkness becomes overwhelming and oppressive.  I am convinced I cannot go on. 

It is in that very moment something changes.  A ray of hope touches my heart.  An act of kindness soothes my pain.  An encouraging word offers strength.  A simple hug melts my fears.  In that moment I am offered a gift of perspective.  We all have dark times.  And when we are in the midst of them, they seem to go on forever.  The truth is they are simply a valley in between the mountains.

Look again at the picture with perspective...

When sadness fills your heart and depression threatens your very breath, hold on.  This is but a moment of your life.  Look for the dawn.  When you see someone else in a valley, reach out.  Be their ray of hope.  Help them see the dawn. 

This is Dawn...Reaching out...Offering you perspective...

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