I've Been Devoted To Alison Krauss For

I Can't Think Of Anything I Want And Need That I Don't Already Have But At The Same Time, I'm Not Sated.

When I Allow Myself To Feel All My Feelings Instead Of Numbing Myself To Them, They Pass More Quickly. I Spent My Entire Life Telling Everyone I Was "ok, Damn It." But When You Surrender To The [uncomfortable] Feelings, There Are Gifts On The Other Side: Allowing Yourself To Feel Loneliness Forces You To Reach Out. Letting Yourself Get Angry Gives You Strength, Energy And Motivation.

I Have A Very Ecumenical Faith. I Have A Very Inclusive Faith. There's A Quote I Love From Recovery Literature That Says, "the Realm Of The Spirit Is Roomy And Broad. It Is Open To All." I've Absolutely Staked My Life On That.

Everyone Can Relate To Depression. It Touches So Many. Suicide Is The Leading Cause Of Death Among Teenagers. Statistics Show That Women Suffer From Depression More Than Men, But That Is Probably Because Men Don't Report It As Much.

She Wasn't That Tough On Me, But I Think She Was Often A Little Frightened - Being A Single Parent. So It Begets This Quality Of Desired Absoluteness That Doesn't Really Exist. My Sister Could Crack Her Up. She'd Be Getting Into Trouble And Put The Steve Martin Arrow Through Her Head And Mom Would Start To Laugh. I Didn't Have The Same Sort Of Wiliness.