Hello my Lovely People: you all know the saying. "...may break my bones but names (or words) will never hurt me". *BULL CRAP*! Words that roll so trippingly off the tongue of one person can, in fact, deeply wound another.
As some of you may have guessed, I suffer from time to time with depressive episodes. Not the short 'n sweet, couple of days kind of depressive mood; I'm talking about the long, lingering, black-hole type of mood that lasts anywhere from a few weeks to a few months or longer.
Right now I'm fighting to recover from such a bout and though I've come a ways from where I've been for the last few months, I've still got a long way to go before I reclaim that "joie de vie" that I normally exude. During this reclamation process, I've discovered that words spoken to me, some of them over 40 years ago, still hold the power to hurt and destroy. It's amazing to me that some of these things that I haven't even consciously thought about for decades, that I thought were over and done with, are still holding sway over the way I view myself. My responses have ranged from absolute rage (not an emotion I'm comfortable with) to despair so deep that I've wanted to die to get away from the psychological pain; panic attacks and anxiety issues have been direct manifestations of my state of mind.
As "beauty junkies" and makeup artists, most think that our primary purpose is to "beat faces", which is, in fact, our job. I'd like to remind all of you that beauty, while some argue is only "skin deep", goes so much deeper. It's not only a physical state but an emotional and spiritual one. While "beating that face" we need to be lifting that spirit as well; all of us can use an encouraging word. Remember, thrown stones, both good and bad, can last a very long time before they erode. Until next time...blessings, hugs and peace!
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