• • • ■ • * •» - V r • * ,. . ; * 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 ' ... . . . . 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. f •_____ • tim e. ___L F e b ru a ry T H E R E S E X C U S E Family Violence Prevention Fund for Domestic Violence. J ourney CATHOLIC COMMUNITY is I S I a c k H is to r y G io itili 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. 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