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The following mediation by Fr. Bede Jarett was the reflection for Sunday’s reading in my devotional, “Magnificat.” It’s excerpted from the book “He Dwells in Your Soul, Encountering the Living God Within You.” The vision has come; it cannot simply open my eyes to new things in life without thereby altering that very life itself.…

One Beyond Blue reader has already turned in his homework assignment! I’m waiting for the others. If you haven’t already written to four friends and started your own self-esteem file, then I think Frank’s assessment of his process will prod you along. Wonderful stuff, Frank, thanks! Not at all sure where to begin, except to…

Frank generously shared with me all of his letters that he received from his friends. I have to say that reading them was as much fun as reading my own. So with his permission, I’m posting three of his letters. Letter No. 1 You know I love you, let me count the ways. • You…

One of Liz’s most popular video blogs is the one in which she describes weight gain as a side effect. Since so many Beyond Blue readers have expressed this frustration, I thought I’d include it here.

A few months ago, I featured an interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on this very topic of weight gain and psych meds. To read the interview I excerpted from the Winter 2007 issue of the Johns Hopkins Depression and Anxiety Bulletin, click here. Here are the first four questions: Q: How pervasive is the concern…

From “Getting Relief From Light Therapy” in the Fall 2007 Johns Hopkins Depression and Anxiety Bulletin: After years of lurking on the sidelines of depression treatment, therapy with bright light is finally winning a more prominent place in the arsenal of depression fighters. A major research review, commissioned by the American Psychiatric Association, recently concluded…

Also from “Getting Relief From Light Therapy” in the Fall 2007 Johns Hopkins Depression and Anxiety Bulletin: Bright-light therapy involves sitting in front of a bank of full-spectrum fluorescent lights for 30-60 minutes each day. To be maximally effective, the light should come from a fluorescent light box that delivers an intensity of 10,000 lux.…

Karen Swartz, M.D., offers some light-therapy options for those on a tight budget: • A light on a timer. If your experience with SAD includes difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, try putting a lamp in your bedroom on a timer. You probably won’t want this to be a bedside lamp, however, as…

I have always loved the verses of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, and throughout October and November I say them daily. The beautiful words are attributed to Solomon, which isn’t surprising since, according to the Bible, God granted him abundant wisdom. Not Wisdum. Wisdom. (Sorry, couldn’t resist that one.) Here is the full text. Try not to sing…

Halloween is actually a religious holiday—it’s the Eve of All Saints Day (All Hallows Eve). But the only person dressing up as Mother Teresa was the most precious little girl I saw last year at a Barnes and Noble’s costume contest. I think she won. Whenever I think of saints, I automatically picture Mother Teresa…
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