When I think back over what was available for me as a parent for help in raising my child, I tend to say there were very few resources but the truth of the matter is I was depressed; severely emotionally sad, dispirited, weak and withdrawn. All of the most wonderful help and advice in the world is no good when one is slogging around in a heavy fog of unhappiness and grief. As with many parents, this hell was occurring during my Son’s most tender years.

I submit to you that if you are not feeling up to the task of raising your child the proper way, meaning that the WORK of it all is overwhelming, you may very well be depressed; severe emotionally sad, grieving, dispirited, weak and withdrawn inside. The Work of raising a child, and it is Work, is a challenge that requires we feel our emotional best! We must feel our emotional best because our emotions, parents, feed the emotions of our children. Children who grow up in loving, emotionally healthy homes usually become loving, emotionally healthy adults.

The Work of raising a child is complimented tremendously by, you guessed it, meditation. Short of being able to hire a psychiatrist for yourself and your child, meditation is your best bet for pulling yourself out of depression. It worked for me. It has worked for many. Do yourself and your family a solid. Meditate so that you can at least be in the mental space to seek and use other resources that are available.

So, I ask you, how do you feel? Are you depressed?