Day 17 - dry bones

Im in a really up and down sort of place at the moment.  Highs and lows.  Mostly feeling fine but then some days just crashing into a place of doom.  Not sure why.  Probably because Im tired, but also because Im still on the anti depressants and I tend to forget that sometimes I just need to be careful with my mental health.

So today I thought Id post a poem which reflects a bit of all of that.  It's 2 minutes long and its about the valley of dry bones.

https://soundcloud.com/carolinehamilton/20130505-worship-at-8-1-trim

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