This is a photo of the chandelier in the main entry of the Governor's Mansion. It's just one of the many examples of the ornateness of the entire mansion. It was so incredible to see the mansion and meet First Lady Deal. She was so gracious and truly the type of woman I aspire to be: educated and compassionate.

Dr. Black, my mentor, did a presentation on depression for the community. He talked about the feeling in general, and then the types of treatment for it. My favorite part of the talk was when he used his patient's description of depression. She said it was like being in the dark and having the flashlight, but not the energy to turn it on. Having seen patients with depression, this seems like the closest description I have heard to the illness. This picture is of a depression collage, similar to the Coping Skills Collages made by patients at Laurelwood. Coping skills are activities patients can do to keep from having the depressed or dark thoughts. These can be activities like journalling or artwork.

"Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see."

-CS Lewis

I love this quote because I choose to see every day as a miracle. The sun rising, or my body working just correctly to wake up, are small miracles that are a larger part of what I believe is a bigger picture.