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The Pursuit of Beauty and Depression

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Joy Depression

This is day 21 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about mornings and depression. Today, I'm talking about the pursuit of beauty and depression.

I've been pondering the pursuit of beauty lately. Wipe out any thoughts you might have in your mind right now of the perfect body, hair, make-up, and clothes.  That's not where I'm headed.  In Seasons of a Mother‘s Heart by Sally Clarkson, she says, “God made us to enjoy and benefit from beauty, whether in the things he created or in the things we create.” (pg. 62)  We as moms need to spend time pursuing the beauty of God.

Head over to Heart of the Matter Online to read the rest of this post.  {I'm a monthly contributor at Heart of the Matter Online and this is first post over there!}

What is beauty?  How do you pursue it?  How does your pursuit of beauty affect your depression?

If you deal with depression, please comment and share your journey too.  If you're a blogger, you can use the button and code below to share your story and link back on your blog.  Feel free to leave links to your posts in the comments area.

 

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I'm linking up with The Nester and others who are writing 31 posts this month on various topics.  I'm not a doctor or a counselor and this is not intended to be medical advice.  This is simply the story of my experience with depression.

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About Amanda Pelser

Amanda is a former church communications director turned work-at-home(schooling)-mom. She has a MA in Old Testament Studies and a BA in Bible. She's married to her high school sweetheart and they have four boys. She writes about faith, motherhood, and homeschooling at The Pelsers.

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