Depression Can Happen

So lately I have been listening to a lot of one particular band and it has helped me to find some inspiration.  August Burns Red, they are a christian band that are not your typical style of music, but hey it works for me.  The lead vocalist has recently written a daily devotional that I picked up and have started to read.  It has really opened my eyes up to the daily struggles that people face.  It helps me to see that I am not alone in this fight.  Matter of fact, they are coming to my local area in September of this year and I am fighting back the anxiety of going and being in a big group of individuals that I do not know, but I have decided that I am going to that show and will have him sign my copy of that book if given the chance.  So I have titled this post as such because I feel that it is important for everyone to understand that greatness lies inside of all of us.  I know that at times we may feel small and feel as if we cannot accomplish much but please understand that you

Harsh title for this morning...  But it is true, don't become something that you hate.  Many times in life we find ourselves walking through and going through the motions just trying to stay afloat.  We do just enough to make sure that we can get through the day and make it to the next, never really giving it our best effort.  How many times have you walked by someone and wondered what their life must be like?  Have you put yourself where they are and have you found yourself happier for a short instance?  Have you ever sat and compared your life to that of another individuals and thought about how happy they are?  Do you take what you have for granted?  Do you see your life as not worth what someone else's is?  We make these comparisons all the time really, if you see a celebrity on TV and or in a movie, we often times wonder what it must be like to have what they do.  The big house, the nice cars, the money...  We begin to doubt just exactly it is that we have, we take for gr