A Simple Meditation on Depression

Found while flipping through an old journal. Image by Rachel B. Baxter.

Happiness and depression are not destinations. They are not rewards or consequences. They are feelings that we pass in and out of. Being happy cannot be a goal because happiness is temporary. Sure, it always comes back, but it cannot stay forever. The same is true of depression. It is not a place to run away from, but a place to land in from time to time. And, that’s ok. It’s ok to own it and to take it in stride.

about me.