Depression

"You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it." - Robin Williams

I'm having difficulty focusing this morning. The news of Robin Williams' passing has me reeling. This is a bit humbling for me since I usually don't understand why people take the loss of a celeb so hard and so personally. I'll try to dampen that judgement in the future, because for some reason this feels personal.

One of the first questions I often get asked after talking to a group of youth is, “What does it say on your knuckles?” From time to time I have dismayed having my knuckles tattooed; simply for the fact that instead of something profound, instead of some deep personal question that perhaps my talk has ignited in someone’s heart, I am getting asked, yet again, what is written on my fingers. Despite my disappointment that I have not ignited a passionate discourse I slip off my wedding ring and present my fists for inspection. “Hold fast?...