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Mortality and Depression

Often times, thoughts of our own mortality breeds depression. However, purpose, meaning and joy can takeover.

Mortality is not usually a concept frequently if ever thought about when we are young. Many of us begin to ponder the fact that we may not have as much time left as time past. Depression may occur simultaneously. Those with a traumatic past may experience more difficulty accepting their mortality. Depression frequently causes us to feel hopeless and dead inside.

Accepting where we are right now provides opportunities for a life worth living. Knowing that we will experience pain but how we respond makes all the difference. Instead of wishing our reality were different we must accept it for what it is. We can change our reality in the future, but first we must accept our present reality. You can build a life full of purpose, meaning and joy.

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