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Mental Health Awareness week, and. . . my own story with depression and anxiety

October 5, 2018January 31, 2019 by Amalia Miller
Mental Health Awareness week, and. . . my own story with depression and anxiety

Last week was “mental health awareness” week at my school, the first one they’ve ever done. And it has been a difficult, and wonderful, week for me. Because little did they know, when planning this…

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Vacations are no vacation.

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 by Amalia Miller
Vacations are no vacation.

When I got back from study abroad, I had friends asking me how my “vacation” was. What they didn’t understand was, “vacations” for me, are no vacation. Living with a chronic illness means you can’t…

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  • The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued. -- The Dust of Snow, Robert Frost.
  • Fun with theatrical cousins... I think I
  • Exhausted, overwhelmed, and grumpy, I pulled myself out of bed early this morning and crept out before roommates were up to take a solitary walk, read and listen to hymns, and watch the sun rise before classes. After a draining (but wonderful) start to the semester, I feel the need for solitary silence, and found not only that this morning but wonder for this beautiful world that God created for us. I need to remember to take this time every day to slow down, listen, leave the stress and anxiety behind, and just be quiet, and watch the sun rise.

The Good Morrow by John Donne

I wonder, by my truth, what thou and I 
Did, till we loved; were we not weaned till then, 
But sucked on country pleasures, childishly? 
Or snorted we in the Seven Sleepers
  • Happy birthday sister dearest! I
  • Psssst... @joyrunsdeeper launches in 5 days! Go follow to get in on fun giveaways like this one! 🎉
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  • Beginning a few weeks as a full-time auntie before school starts. ❤️
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#fulltimeauntie #fulltime #auntie #aunt #nieces #niece #funtimes #fun #children #child #kids #weekend #summertime #summer #summerbreak
  • Missing walks by the Danube, the cool quiet evenings, gelato and friends and Vienna.
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#danube #vienna #austria #danuberiver #travel #traveler #traveling #americanabroad #americanineurope #Europe #american #studyabroad #abroad #college #study #travelers #gelato #graffiti #streetart
  • Walking along the Grand Canal to find our apartment, and marveling at the sights that meet our eyes. 💙
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.
#venice #venezia #Italy #Italia #Italian #grandcanal #canal #citybuiltonwater #ocean #river #abroad #studyabroad #travel #traveling #travelers #traveler #americaninitaly #americansabroad #americanabroad #countries #newadventures #adventure #newadventure #foreign
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