Kierkegaard – My Depression is the Most Faithful Mistress

You can survive feelings like, “My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known – no wonder, then, that I return the love.” – Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or
Diminishing and Disparaging the Mentally Ill

The disparaging statements made about Kanye West and his medical conditions have troubled me. I understand there may be reasons not to like what Kanye had to say, but this is about mental health. Simply stated, I have bipolar disorder.
Matthew 6:1-24 Intrinsic Reward v Extrinsic Reward – Nestling the Lord’s Pray

Lord, Let me breathe your Word. May every day start with my trusting You for my needs. May your provisions for my life’s needs lead me to explore the needs of my spirit, needs for which You have also prepared a provision.
For to Me, to Live Is Christ and to Die Is Gain

For me there is no question. “To die is gain” and “to live is Christ”. I am confident that the minute I die, will be followed by movement into the presence of God. If that is not gain, I don’t know what is.
May 22, 1995 – Master of Divinity – Princeton Theological Seminary

1991 to 1995 Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary -I had to take one semester off due to depression. This was my course schedule. Self reference David Reese