Many organizations from the CDC to private foundations have been conducting studies that are reporting negative psychological effects caused by the pandemic, including post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion and anger. This is leading to a growing mental health crisis in all parts of the world, with over 40% of adults in the U.S. dealing with some form of depression.
It was a relatively normal, very early, lengthy morning drive for some meetings. I arrived early and decided to stop to get some gum to cleanse my palate after one too many Red Bulls during the trip. Oncoming traffic made it easier to turn right into an old food store rather than left into a cleaner Shell station. Gum in hand, I returned to my car and noticed a man in his car next to me crying. As I backed up, I glanced at him again. A vision of a man broken and in despair; despondent and defeated. I felt compelled to not leave.
Deep valleys. Secret valleys. Not just low points or bad days. The kind of moments that the 15th century writer, John of the Cross, called 'La Noche Oscura del Alma' - the Dark Night of the Soul. Today M5T looks at climbing out of valleys.
Monday 5 Things…..The Most Tragic Poet….. Aristotle (that philosopher guy who was a student of Plato, taught Alexander the Great in Macedon, and wrote some rather light reading material on metaphysics, poetry, theater, science, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, etc., etc.,…
Monday 5 Things…..Moments….. I had the privilege to be on a shoot last week in Asheville. Cooler temperatures were a welcome respite from Savannah humidity. Yesterday, rather than rushing home, I turned what should have been a 5-hour drive into…
