I'm going to be honest, I had a lot of trouble deciding what to write this week. Yeah, I had a pretty serious case of writer's block.

Then I remembered my Psychology of Adjustment discussion the day before. In the class, we decided to share some experiences on loneliness and solitude that we had, and then we were told if we wanted to, we were to share a song that embodied our experiences with loneliness or solitude. The song I chose was "Never Gone" by Colton Dixon. When asked why I chose that song, I answered with a twofold response.

I answered not only is that a powerful reminder for people who are suffering loneliness and solitude, that God is still with them and he will always hear someone who asks "Are you still there?" And he will always answer with "I was never gone".

That was only the first part of my answer, though. The second part of my answer was what I want to challenge people reading this with.

The second part of my answer was I would answer someone who was depressed that way. When someone was feeling alone and like no one cared about them, I would be the one who would always answer "I was never gone".

What about you, people who are reading this? I want you to be able to hear someone who asks "Is anyone out there?" "Does anyone care?" and I want you to always answer, "I never left. I was never gone"

Life's too short for there to be as much depression as there is in the world