What Cha Gonna Do When the Well Runs Dry
I remember listening to my mother’s 45’s when I was a pre-teen and hearing Elvis sing those words. At the time I had no idea of the actual meaning it sounded cool. Well, now I understand the idea of the well running dry. I think most adults understand the idea of having nothing to fall back on and being empty. The modern equivalent would be a dead battery on you cell phone. What cha gonna do when you got no charge? Some of us look forward to a nice relaxing vacation either on the beach or just away from it all. Some people go hunting or fishing and commune with nature to get recharged. Some people prefer the rush of adrenaline to get the water flowing again. Not being a big fan of do it, done it, did it, I prefer a more serene method of regaining my balance.
But what do you do when the well runs dry and just seems to stay that way? We have been experiencing that in my house lately. My wife doesn’t seem to get her batteries charged enough to make it from day to day. The constant running and having to be somewhere or do something is a big part of that. It is also the constant barrage from the children who know just what buttons to push and when. Instead of choosing your battles, it becomes easier to avoid the fight all together. And the children seem to be attracted to the smell of blood in the water and the piranha feast begins. That just pushes the recovery that much further away.
What do you do when the tricks that used to provide a refilling of the well are no longer working? When temporary relief provides just the trickle necessary to make it until it is time to get up and face the drudgery of the sameness of today? That to me is the black vacuum of depression enveloping in a suspended animation midnight. No hope, no life. Just the sameness.
How do you help provide the spark that guides someone out of the valley and back into the light? Be there, provide cautious advice, have them visit a physician, and encourage them to get in touch with God. Some people have chemical imbalances that cause them to get depressed. People view depression as a mental thing but you wouldn’t complain if you were treating high cholesterol or hypo-active thyroid. Both of those are caused by chemical imbalances, what difference does it make if it is an organ, a gland or the brain? Both need to be made fully functional and if you are too depressed to deal with life, are you fully functional?
The other suggestion and the one most easily ignored is get in touch with God. It may not see like He is listening but He is there, always ready to hear anything we need to tell him. Does God always answer our prayers? Garth Brooks said it best when he sang, “God’s greatest gift, is unanswered prayers.” He knows what is best for us and an open and honest communication with Him is all He asks.
So what cha gonna do when the well runs dry, are you gonna run away and hide? Easy to be glib when you are looking in.
Icool
Cobb
But what do you do when the well runs dry and just seems to stay that way? We have been experiencing that in my house lately. My wife doesn’t seem to get her batteries charged enough to make it from day to day. The constant running and having to be somewhere or do something is a big part of that. It is also the constant barrage from the children who know just what buttons to push and when. Instead of choosing your battles, it becomes easier to avoid the fight all together. And the children seem to be attracted to the smell of blood in the water and the piranha feast begins. That just pushes the recovery that much further away.
What do you do when the tricks that used to provide a refilling of the well are no longer working? When temporary relief provides just the trickle necessary to make it until it is time to get up and face the drudgery of the sameness of today? That to me is the black vacuum of depression enveloping in a suspended animation midnight. No hope, no life. Just the sameness.
How do you help provide the spark that guides someone out of the valley and back into the light? Be there, provide cautious advice, have them visit a physician, and encourage them to get in touch with God. Some people have chemical imbalances that cause them to get depressed. People view depression as a mental thing but you wouldn’t complain if you were treating high cholesterol or hypo-active thyroid. Both of those are caused by chemical imbalances, what difference does it make if it is an organ, a gland or the brain? Both need to be made fully functional and if you are too depressed to deal with life, are you fully functional?
The other suggestion and the one most easily ignored is get in touch with God. It may not see like He is listening but He is there, always ready to hear anything we need to tell him. Does God always answer our prayers? Garth Brooks said it best when he sang, “God’s greatest gift, is unanswered prayers.” He knows what is best for us and an open and honest communication with Him is all He asks.
So what cha gonna do when the well runs dry, are you gonna run away and hide? Easy to be glib when you are looking in.
Icool
Cobb
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