I've been thinking alot about mental illness of course, but the focusing on the toll it takes on your spirit. I was on FB today and ran across a video of my Dear Darling Dear Amber! And in this video she was so full of life, and appeared to be happy. But that's just it...she appeared to be happy, everyone thought she was OK, I wonder if the people in this video knew how much pain she was in...
When she got in the car with me and started talking, we were familiar strangers and I could feel her pain, it smothered me, I cried quietly for her and loved on her. Pay attention My Dear Darling Dears, the people around you are hurting. Pay attention my Dear Darling Dears, someone you love right now can't feel your love. Pay attention my Dear Darling Dears, the house is full of people but that one somebody is feeling all alone. We don't pay attention enough, when I am paying attention and I see pain I address it. You have all these thoughts in your head and the what if's imprison you but I take comfort in the fact that on a hot summer weekend in July I finally got to touch Amber Lynn. I spoke words of love and wisdom into her life and me her and Celeste just hung out and did what girls do....SHOPPING!
Pay attention to the people around you...
That stressed out co-worker
That withdrawn teenager
That little person who cries for no reason at all
That mother who's having a stiff drink at 9AM
When you ask someone how they're doing...please take the time to LISTEN to their answer.
R.I.P Amber Lynn *Amber is in the black shirt*
