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F ebruary
21, 1996 • Tin P ori la n d O bserver
Everyone At Sometime Feels Depression
B y M argaret I saacs
happiness and joy Yes, it can be
truthfully said that everyone at some
time become depressed.
Job wished he had never been
born, when what he saw as insur
mountable problemscame upon him.
Some of us major in our problems,
continually remembering all that has
happened to us way back when. We
wallow in our problems and to es
cape the hurt, some o f us drink alco
hol; some become abusive; some live
on valium and other drugs to block
out reality. Some steal, commit sui
cide, gamble and etc.; thinking only
o f their problems, they feed on them,
digest them, saturate body and mind
with them; thus making their prob
lems their life work. No joy is in
gested, therefore, no joy can come
out of them. Then there are others
Believing in God does not stave
off depression Religion does not
cure depression Everyone at some
time in their lives become depressed,
even super saints
R eadJob3; 1-4 ,11 for some of the
reaso n s that cause d ep ressio n .
Churches have ushers that w o n 't
usher; T ru ste e s you can n o t trust;
D e a c o n s w ith s e v e r a l liv in g
w iv e s. G o v e rn m e n t is ta k in g
aw ay all that y o u 'v e saved for
old age and y our ch ild ren are
w ishing y o u ’d die soon, so that they
can inherit your property. Your neigh
bor is using your water to wash his
car and water h is lawn and most of
his leaves somehow end up on your
side of the fence and material things
mean more to you than principles.
who burden people with stories of
their illnesses, and will even tell you
over and over how God cured them;
but cured they are not. but living their
illnesses over and over and over,
relishing the problem, unconsciously
wishing it or something like it would
happen again to maintain their unreal
joy; their hopelessness and fearful
ness in a problem free future.
There are nocounselors or Preach
ers or Priests or other professional
who can cure deep seated depres
sions. rhe cures must come from
deep within the depressed person; a
change in attitudes, actions; replac
ing self with others. There is a cure
offered in the Bible for all types of
depressions; Jesus Christ is just such
a cure for he is a God of peace, love
and joy. Psalm 1, Mediate on God.
John 15:11; Matt. 5:12; Jeremiah
1:9 The Bible tell us to be sober,
practice patience, practice modera
tion and forgive each other; to bless
and curse not. These are not stress
responses; these are cures for over
reaction to stress, which causes de
pression, which in turn, destroys mind
and body. The simple stressful act of
hurrying is a struggle against time—
-and that is unhealthy. Time goes on
and on and we do not. If every day
and every minute is filled with the
striving to be perfect; to get and hold
the best job; to be better off finan
cially, there remains no time to ac
cess personal spiritual needs, not to
mention the physically needs of the
body. If we would only choose to
mediate on the principles of our manu
facturer, God. These principles that
Sobriety
Group For
Women Meets
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WHILE YOU'RE TRYING TO
FIND THE RIGHT WORDS, YOUR FRIEND
BE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.
Tallong w ith a friend who’s being beaten up by her husband w ill never be easy. We understand that you want to say just
the rig h t dung, in ju st the ng h t way. I f you need help Ending the right words, call 1-800- E N D A B U S E and we'll send you
usetv l '"fo rm a tio n and suggestions. W hatever y o u d o , however, don’t wait too long to o ffe r her your help. A t least
o u t o t every three murdered women is killed by her husband or boyfriend. S o y o u r friend m ight not have the luxury o f
W omen For S o b riety , a su p
port group for w om en re co v erin g
from a d d ictio n s, has tw o w eekly
groups av ailable to wom en in the
P ortland area.
W estside WES m eets S a tu r
days 9 a m. to 10:15 a m. at St.
V in c e n t H o s p ita l, 9 2 0 5 SW
B arnes Road, C onferen ce Room
2, w hich is on the second flo o r o f
the main h ospital.
E astside W FS m eets every
T uesday, 5:45 p.m . to 7 p.m ., at
I own Hall, 3704 N orth Interstate.
C onference Room D.
P ro v id in g m o re th a t 2 0 0
groups nationw ide. W om en For
S obriety is a non pro fit o rg a n iz a
tion which u tilizes a discu ssio n
form at to provide su p p o rt bases
on the p ro g ra m ’s p h ilo so p h y ,
which cen ters on issues o f w om
e n ’s s e lf esteem .
In a s m a ll-g ro u p s e ttin g ,
m em bers learn stra te g ie s to form
healthy life and th in k in g habits.
N ot a tw e lv e -ste p program ,
WFS offers a p h ilo so p h y o f 13
statem ents, such as “ I have a life-
threatening problem that once had
m e.” and "I am a co m petent w om
an and have much to give life .”
E m phasis is on grow th and
on the present p a rtic ip a n ts learn
from the past, plan for tom orrow
and live today.
M eetings are lead by a peer
m oderator who has been c e rti
fied by W omen for S o b rie ty ’s
national office in Q uakertow n,
Penn.
W omen are invited to call for
further inform ation or lite ra tu re
by callin g K aren at 2 3 5 -0 6 4 7 or
sim ply to attend a m eeting. A $2
d o n a tio n is re q u e ste d at each
m eeting.
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standards or principles; which are
positive, unchanging and eternal. All
worries are negative assumptions and
assume the probability of disaster as
a much higher priority than the peace,
joy, love and fruitfulness of a worry
free life with Jesus Christ
Learn to forgive yourself for your
imperfections, for God has already
forgiven and supplied a manual for
living that assures peace, happiness,
joy, love, understanding, tolerance,
patience and confidence in the future
as planned and ordained by God.
If these virtues and attitudes are
present within a person, there will be
no over-reaction to stress and that
person will be free of depression; a
living example that the peace of God
and his goodwill is available to all his
human creation.
Largest Gospel
Event Is Friday
Celebration Tabernacle along
with the Regional Arts Culture Coun
cil will host the 6th Anniversary
Celebration o f “An Evening of
Eighty-Eight Keys," Friday at 8 p.m.
at Jefferson High School.
After six years of entertaining
small church groups gospel con
certs “An Evening Eighty-Eight
Keys” has become a huge produc
tion, according to John Tolbert, the
program director who has been wilh
the program for over 6 years.
"W e’re O regon's first only gos
pel grammy awards show. This event
has become a celebration mat be
longs to Oregon," Tolbert said.
“An Evening of Eighty-Eight
Keys” is a formal awards and concert
ceremony which promotes local and
national gospel talent. This program
is designed to give encouragement
and accolades to area musicians and
educators with special emphasis on
gospel and sacred music.
Some of the groups that will be
featured are The Portland Metro
p o lita n Y outh C h o ir, E ugene
Blackmon and the Grant High School
Choir, Mayor Vera Katz, State Rep.
Margaret Carter, recording artist
David Michael Carrillo and much
more.
Admission is $2.
Grace Memorial Luncheon
G race M e m o ria l E p isc o p a l
Church continues their tradition of a
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Luncheon.
This year the Pancake Luncheon
will he held T u esday from 11:30
a m. to 2 p.m . in the P arish H all
o f the church w hich is located on
W eid ler betw een 16th and 17th
avenues in the L loyd C e n te r D is
trict. In addition to pancakes, the
menu includes ham, orange juice,
coffee and tea.
The first Shrove Tuesday Pan-
cake Luncheon at Grace Memorial
was held in 1913 to raise funds for
street improvements on W eidler and
17th streets.
Shrove Tuesday is the day imme
diately preceding Ash Wednesday
which marks the beginning of the
Lenten Season in the Christian cal
endar.
The public is invited to the Pan
cake Luncheon. Tickets are avail
able for $5.00 form the Parish Office
or at the door.
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8501 N. Chautauqua Boulevard
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Sundays; 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Rev. Jeffery W. Jackson
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govern our make-up will not, cannot
change. If we understand that our
minds and our bodies are built and
work on the principle plan of God
and if we are aware that the principle
does not change; then we only
haveh)0*0*0* learn not to go against
the M anufacturer’s intentions for his
creation, in order to be free of stress
and depression and to be full of joy,
peace and love.
Avoid catastrophic thinking! We
must cease to be habitual worriers,
visualizing anddwelling on the worse
possible outcome to any problem.
Worry stifles effective mental, spiri
tual and physical action by raising
anxiety levels and creating devilish
distraction. We must challenge nega
tive assumptions;. Satan is the author
of all things that go against G od’s
Jerome G. Tanner
A. Funeral Director
Call: 503-288-0033
1021 NE Grand
6th Floor, Ballroom 4
Sundays at 11:30 AM
(503)282-3780
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is always a traumatic
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