Friends Help Encourage Us

What do you do when your world falls apart?
Who do you turn to for encouragement?
Life is tough and we need others to help us.

The stigma of depression prevents many from getting the help they need to battle this disease. Studies like this one show that the primary factor in resilience is having strong family relationships and maintaining a supportive network of family and friends. New ads targeting friends say,"What if you knew your friendship was the key to their recovery, would you still lock them out of your life."

Friends can do alot to help each other. There are simple steps you can take and encouraging words you can say to help another. The present of your presence is a big step that encourages.

What are some of the most helpful things your friends have done to encourage you when you have been depressed?

Words Impact Us

Who among us doesn't understand the power of words?

Our pastor, Tom Jones,(yes,that really is his name)told a story about a monk in a monastery that could only speak 2 words a year.
First year he said, "Bed-hard."
Second year he said, "Food-bad."
Third year he said, "I quit."
His superior said, "I'm not surprised. All he's done for the past 3 years is complain."

Did you know, between men and women, we speak an average of 8-9000 words a day. OK, men on the lower end of approximately 4,000 and women can top out at approximately 20,000 words a day. WOW!

His theory is speaking and listening are closely related, and since he is capable of speaking only 4,000 words a day, he is capable of hearing only 4,000 words a day. Doesn't that explain everything?

Words are powerful. Words impact us. They can devastate or they can encourage us.

Where do our words come from?


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