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Fresh Start
Every January 1 we have a new year. Every year we look at this day as an opportunity to start anew, a fresh start. While cliché at times,...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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Dilemma
I want you to know me but I don’t want you to know my secrets. I want you to know I’m strong but being called that makes me feel like a...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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We’re People Too!
I get it. People with severe mental illness can be scary. We can see things that aren’t there. Most of the time these are not fuzzy...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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Blessings
I don’t want to give you the idea that my life is one long struggle. I’m blessed in many ways. I have family and friends that love and...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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Delusions
A delusion is when you believe completely in something that is not true. It’s where you get the tinfoil hats to prevent the aliens from...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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This is Me
I have schizoaffective disorder. It’s like a cross between schizophrenia and bipolar. It’s a severe mental illness but I’m very lucky to...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 26, 20222 min read
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The Best Gift of Christmas
I Iove the holidays! I love decorating my house. I love hearing the Christmas music on the radio. I love the friends and family that come...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 19, 20222 min read
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Love Until You Feel Loved
In church today, my pastor shared a story. He was in a group with several women who were sharing their stories. Many of them shared of...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 30, 20222 min read
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Severe Mental Illness and Instagram
I recently read an Instagram post from a friend of mine. He had written of his struggle with mental illness and the pain he was in. He...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Finish the Race
Recently I underwent knee replacement surgery. The first two weeks were painful, but I made great progress and impressed the surgeon and...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 21, 20222 min read
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Changing Perspectives
Have you ever looked at a situation in one way and then realize that the same situation can be seen completely differently? The situation...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Sep 21, 20222 min read
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The Divided Church
Recently the United Methodist Church divided over the issue of homosexuality with the conservatives of the church forming their own...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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I Am a Warrior
I’ve battled depression virtually my entire life. My biggest pet peeve was when people would tell me to “choose to be happy”. As if the...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Aug 22, 20222 min read
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One Body
I’ve started my classes to become a lay minister and boy, am I having fun! It’s not just reading the bible; it’s looking at it in...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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God's Calling
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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The Gift of Faith
Recently one of my closest friends passed away after a battle with breast cancer. It was so disheartening. The doctors thought they had...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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The Love of a Parent
1 John 3:1 ESV “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” Recently, my...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jun 23, 20222 min read
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First Dance
Three years ago my amazing husband transitioned and became my phenomenal wife. With strength and courage, after 30 years of marriage, she...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
May 22, 20222 min read
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You Think You Won the Battle But You’re Really Losing The War
A Supreme Court draft ruling was recently leaked to the press. It points to Roe v Wade being overturned and abortion being made illegal....
Jasmine Ray-Symms
May 3, 20223 min read
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God's Love
Recently Pastor Kristy Daniels did a sermon on the need to love oneself. It struck me because I’m very hard on myself and frequently give...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 28, 20222 min read
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