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I started a discussion thread at Group Beyond Blue at Beliefnet’s Community asking the question: what were you like when you were young? Because I’m curious as to how many others felt very depressed, even suicidal, as a kid.

Thanks to all the Beyond Blue readers who told me to go gentle on myself regarding the mistake I made in my first Heath Ledger post. A few of you mentioned perfectionism, that ever-present battle to expect error-free performances from myself every time. Interestingly enough (and this happens a lot), my morning devotion today was…

I really liked this comment by reader Chattering Mind regarding Heath’s Ledger’s death because it brings up a lot of emotions I’ve been feeling lately, and also addresses my fears about my very sensitive boy: There are people on earth who are excruciatingly sensitive, who are sponges for the public’s projections. Actors, singers, performers, people…

Thanks to Beyond Blue reader (and Exploring Faith Group Club administrator) Priscilla Warner for the link to an interesting article on Health Ledger’s death by HeraldSun.com. To get to the article, click here. It begins: HEATH Ledger was battling drug addiction and depression in the lead-up to his tragic death yesterday. The acclaimed actor was…

Apologies to my readers for my mistake in my original post about Heath Ledger. I didn’t read the sources carefully enough–because I was rushing and I wanted to go to bed, which brings home the lesson that we should never rush and do things in a hurry–so I was wrong in saying it was suicide.…

I’ve learned and benefitted from all kinds of angels in my life. A few days ago, my running angel died. It wasn’t until reading about all the other lives he touched that I realized how lucky I was to run with him for four years. The following story about my running coach and friend, Ben,…

I’m searching for what, exactly, to say about what news reports are indicating might be a suicide by Heath Ledger, and all I can come up with are the words “he was ill,” spoken by the family of the late comedian Richard Jeni, who took his own life last year this time. I also remember…

Thanks to Beliefnet’s Lilit Marcus who forwarded me the link to US Magazine’s story on Heath. In the article: News of Heath Ledger’s death has shaken friends of the actor. “This is terrible and I’m in shock,” a close friend of Ledger’s tells Usmagazine.com. “But to tell you the truth… we saw it coming.” “Heath…

I don’t do this often enough, so let me try to make up for it now. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for caring about each other in the way that you do–offering each other your compassion, empathy, and support– both in the comboxes here on the blog and in the discussion threads of Group…

Brace yourselves. Because I’m about to say something politically incorrect: I have issues with “The Kite Runner.” And the fact that no one does is further proof of how biased our culture is against the mentally ill. The summer before last my friend lent me her copy. I’ve never been so pulled into a novel…
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