I don’t know it’s just the way you put things when you’re telling your stories. It has me cracking up man, I don’t know what else to tell you I hope I get to meet you in person on these days LOL
Nailed it. Good nutshell today. My thought for the day: Never look down on someone unless you’re helping them up!
As I’m sitting down in Mexico sipping my coffee waiting for my turn in the chair!
Blessings bro!
Like the saying of glancing at our circumstances and gazing on Jesus, we could say glance at our afflictions and gaze on our blessings. Dori was real helpful, huh?
Dumb spell check. I did say Siri, but it changed. I think you said something one time about how speaking your message, sometimes it gets the words wrong. I usually try to correct it before I send it. Too funny.
Ok. This was a classic. So some one laughed at me for talking to myself. I quickly blurted out:” Had to find someone intelligent to talk to ” maybe keep your head up amd do the next right thing, in
Stead of head down. Yeah I know the phrase. Keep your head down, but then know can see you…..
You are not alone.Look, we all struggle with this and the more one strives to be closer to God, the more struggles, obstacles, will be thrown in front of you. Agreed with the welldoing verse. I saw a video on angels in a hotel recently, one of those “recommended for you” videos on Youtube, which was a bit creepy seeing I had paid for the hotel in cash. Anyway, a take home message from the saga of Joshua and Caleb and the other ten staking out the land of the Anakim, was what you see in the flesh is the actual illusion. What you see in faith, is the reality, no matter if you feel like a grasshopper next to an Anakim. Trying to walk in that as I too struggle. Oh, and love the disclaimer, especially since on a previous nutshell, you “dissed” disclaimers.
I know that depression is no fun. My own fault, going off of valium cold turkey changed my brain chemistry into clinical depression. Your comical rants cheer me up!!!
happy to be of some service.. I take a small dose of anti anxiety just stay feel a tad more optomistic.. but I did really benifit from counseling..Knowing what I’m dealing with is a plus..
What can I say?!? Absolutely true from so many angles. Learned the hard way that the tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut. Keep my head down now for self preservation. The only thing I argue with more than myself is gps!
Yes, we creative types do find depression a constant irritant. It’s irritating me write now, so I’m rubbing my arms with pages from the Psalms. Great story also about the early days of the band. Glad I got to see you and Randy tear it up on stage with dueling guitar and vocal, or Kevin and Randy with dueling bass and guitar. I remember we played basketball with the band the year Hearts of Fire came out. You were a great band then, and better at round ball than we were.
LOL I was too short to be a B ball player! LOL but glad you thought we were decent! LOL I try not to make a big deal out of depression in my case. but low grade is a mild understatement. Glad to know we can co miserate James.. thanks for bein supportive .. I try to return the favor from where I am
Thank you for lifting my spirits.
I concur with all your tidbits about depression. Love your comfort food too, my doctor told me that that’s why I’m depressed. Lol thanks for the laughs your new lunatic friend you used to come down here to San Diego for AA concerts and I think you were at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. (coming up)
would love to have you back in San Diego. How much do you charge?
P.S I am also a creative
yea, I understand diet can play into your disposition. Glad yer enjoying my stuff. my fee for gigs depends on when where and why .. contact me on email bryaneduncan@gmail.com to talk more..
Great nutshell sermon! This one really hit home. I’ve been under a lot of stress and unfortunately I was playing the violins, If you know what I mean. Thanks for reminding us we need to take our eyes off ourselves and our problems.
Thanks Lynda for ‘comiserating with me” LOL I do know what you mean.. I’m serious about certain times of the day between things to do.. where I feel that desire to be sad.. I can actually identify the desire and laugh at it now … most of the time!
Battled depression off & on more times than I can count. Actually had a minor love affair with melancholy in my 20s with frequent rendezvous with depression. In my 30s, the swings got more extreme thanks to pregnancy & post hormones exacerbating stresses. I still find depression can feel like an old friend, just because of the familiarity. I’m learning how vital it is to “take my thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ”, for when I don’t do so relatively quickly, “the enemy comes in like a flood” and I can spiral from depressed to despairing in minutes. Knowing you share in this understanding is comforting and hearing your witty insights helps me look up. Be of good cheer, my friend, as He who lives in you has overcome the world. (And yes, I know this episode was posted nearly a year ago, but I’m guessing depression may have visited you a time or two since then.)
I always go back an listen when someone comments on past posts.. this was funnier than I remember. and yes.. “every day is a winding road” tryin to get to the straight and narrow
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so true, and you had me literally bent over at the waist laughing, holding on to my kitchen chair
What’d I say? LOL
I don’t know it’s just the way you put things when you’re telling your stories. It has me cracking up man, I don’t know what else to tell you I hope I get to meet you in person on these days LOL
well if yer in town.. we’ll set it up
Nailed it. Good nutshell today. My thought for the day: Never look down on someone unless you’re helping them up!
As I’m sitting down in Mexico sipping my coffee waiting for my turn in the chair!
Blessings bro!
Prayers up TE
Like the saying of glancing at our circumstances and gazing on Jesus, we could say glance at our afflictions and gaze on our blessings. Dori was real helpful, huh?
LOL you catched my implications!
Dumb spell check. I did say Siri, but it changed. I think you said something one time about how speaking your message, sometimes it gets the words wrong. I usually try to correct it before I send it. Too funny.
I can usually translate LOL
thanks for chiming in! Robin
Ok. This was a classic. So some one laughed at me for talking to myself. I quickly blurted out:” Had to find someone intelligent to talk to ” maybe keep your head up amd do the next right thing, in
Stead of head down. Yeah I know the phrase. Keep your head down, but then know can see you…..
its always a semantics game I question most catch phrases LOL but in this case I was Quoting someone else. LOL
You are not alone.Look, we all struggle with this and the more one strives to be closer to God, the more struggles, obstacles, will be thrown in front of you. Agreed with the welldoing verse. I saw a video on angels in a hotel recently, one of those “recommended for you” videos on Youtube, which was a bit creepy seeing I had paid for the hotel in cash. Anyway, a take home message from the saga of Joshua and Caleb and the other ten staking out the land of the Anakim, was what you see in the flesh is the actual illusion. What you see in faith, is the reality, no matter if you feel like a grasshopper next to an Anakim. Trying to walk in that as I too struggle. Oh, and love the disclaimer, especially since on a previous nutshell, you “dissed” disclaimers.
we do what we used to hate… LOL
I know that depression is no fun. My own fault, going off of valium cold turkey changed my brain chemistry into clinical depression. Your comical rants cheer me up!!!
happy to be of some service.. I take a small dose of anti anxiety just stay feel a tad more optomistic.. but I did really benifit from counseling..Knowing what I’m dealing with is a plus..
What can I say?!? Absolutely true from so many angles. Learned the hard way that the tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut. Keep my head down now for self preservation. The only thing I argue with more than myself is gps!
LOL I Beck! I don’t argue with GPS .. I just don’t obey most of the time.. cause “I know a better way” lol.. twice as long but better!
No, no-it’s always a “shortcut” right?!?
LOL must be workin better for you Becca
Yes, we creative types do find depression a constant irritant. It’s irritating me write now, so I’m rubbing my arms with pages from the Psalms. Great story also about the early days of the band. Glad I got to see you and Randy tear it up on stage with dueling guitar and vocal, or Kevin and Randy with dueling bass and guitar. I remember we played basketball with the band the year Hearts of Fire came out. You were a great band then, and better at round ball than we were.
LOL I was too short to be a B ball player! LOL but glad you thought we were decent! LOL I try not to make a big deal out of depression in my case. but low grade is a mild understatement. Glad to know we can co miserate James.. thanks for bein supportive .. I try to return the favor from where I am
Thank you for lifting my spirits.
I concur with all your tidbits about depression. Love your comfort food too, my doctor told me that that’s why I’m depressed. Lol thanks for the laughs your new lunatic friend you used to come down here to San Diego for AA concerts and I think you were at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. (coming up)
would love to have you back in San Diego. How much do you charge?
P.S I am also a creative
yea, I understand diet can play into your disposition. Glad yer enjoying my stuff. my fee for gigs depends on when where and why .. contact me on email bryaneduncan@gmail.com to talk more..
Great nutshell sermon! This one really hit home. I’ve been under a lot of stress and unfortunately I was playing the violins, If you know what I mean. Thanks for reminding us we need to take our eyes off ourselves and our problems.
Thanks Lynda for ‘comiserating with me” LOL I do know what you mean.. I’m serious about certain times of the day between things to do.. where I feel that desire to be sad.. I can actually identify the desire and laugh at it now … most of the time!
Have you ever thought of posting the transcript? I often travel and love your content but can’t listen (of find my earbuds)
Hi bill.. I’ll consider it my thoughts though are unedited and unfinished sentences not sure how that would read but thanks for the suggestion
Battled depression off & on more times than I can count. Actually had a minor love affair with melancholy in my 20s with frequent rendezvous with depression. In my 30s, the swings got more extreme thanks to pregnancy & post hormones exacerbating stresses. I still find depression can feel like an old friend, just because of the familiarity. I’m learning how vital it is to “take my thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ”, for when I don’t do so relatively quickly, “the enemy comes in like a flood” and I can spiral from depressed to despairing in minutes. Knowing you share in this understanding is comforting and hearing your witty insights helps me look up. Be of good cheer, my friend, as He who lives in you has overcome the world. (And yes, I know this episode was posted nearly a year ago, but I’m guessing depression may have visited you a time or two since then.)
I always go back an listen when someone comments on past posts.. this was funnier than I remember. and yes.. “every day is a winding road” tryin to get to the straight and narrow
I love this – thank you! Joseph the Geographer
Thanks for your comments too.. helps me know how nuts my shells are! LOL