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By JOHN BORGENS
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
How many times do we find ourselves feeling sad or blue? Most of the time the feeling passes, but sometimes, for some people, the feeling stays for a long time.
A young client of mine often wrote poetry when struggling with these feelings of deep sadness. A couple of the lines from one poem read:
“Why is it that those who care, don’t care about me?
I look at what I’m not, not what I could be.”
Those two lines say a great deal about the emotional state of that young individual. First, there’s the intense feeling that no one cares about her—or even more importantly, the feeling that those who should care, parents and other loved ones, do not.
Feelings like this can be devastating. It’s not important whether the person is right or wrong in feeling that way—only that he does have the feeling.
These lines of poetry also point out the need for all of us to be sensitive to those around us. It’s important to be perceptive and caring enough to reach out when someone is in need—to let him know we care.
Often this means simply taking the time to listen or to do something the other person needs rather than focusing on our own concerns. Sometimes, however, we get so preoccupied with our own job, chores, garden or whatever that we don’t
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