"The whole spiritual journey might be summed up as humble hope." Thomas Keating
Showing posts with label Detachment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detachment. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Depression and Dependencies

As I mentioned in an earlier posting, I am struggling with a pretty nasty bout of depression. In my post on "Resentment, Control, Anger, Depression, and Faith" I focused on my situation as a crisis of faith. It is, but in looking at Robert Fitzgerald's book The Soul of Sponsorship, The Friendship of Fr. Ed Dowling, S.J., and Bill Wilson in Letters and at Bill Wilson's The Language of the Heart, I have begun to focus on another spiritual ill that contributes to my woes: dependence.