mental health – Thoughts of Amethyst

Chasing Happiness

Sometimes when I laugh really hard, especially for a prolonged period of time, I feel sad and hollow inside afterward. Its like the crash after a sugar or caffeine high. I don’t know why this happens, but when it does happen, I try to make note of it. I was laughing at a funny StateContinue reading “Chasing Happiness”

A Message of Encouragement to Myself

Hi, I just wanted to start by saying that what you went through was not your fault. What he did was despicable, and reflects poorly on him and not you. You were an innocent child. I want you to know that what happened to you doesn’t make you damaged or broken. You are a survivor.Continue reading “A Message of Encouragement to Myself”

Art: A Universal Language, A Universal Healing

If art were not a universal language, would we as viewers and consumers of art experience such intense emotions that run the gambit from exuberance to despair? Running with the idea that art is a universal language that can overcome differences in cultures and languages, it is easy to see how art brings about evenContinue reading “Art: A Universal Language, A Universal Healing”