how to cope – Thoughts of Amethyst

Working From Home

It’s 10 AM on a cloudy Wednesday morning in January. The curtains are open, letting hazy blue-grey light illuminate my bedroom. My essential oil diffuser is running at full speed, filling the room with the gentle aroma of white tea. I look to my left and see my laptop. I look to my right andContinue reading “Working From Home”

Life is Beautiful

I won’t sugar coat it. I’ve been severely depressed and incredibly anxious. That’s not hyperbole; I have major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and the trauma of living through a period of social upheaval, political unrest, and a global pandemic where people have been dying at an alarming rate has begun to take it’sContinue reading “Life is Beautiful”