"Hold fast to dreams,
for if dreams die,
life is a broken-winged bird
that cannot fly."
~Langston Hughes
Of late, I've noticed a tie in
of the death of dreams and
depression.
Over 8%, 21 plus million, of
Americans suffer depression.
Rather startling when you
think about this being one of
the most gifted countries in
the world.
Methinks all we can do is for
each of us to begin with our-
selves. We have a responsibility
to strive for mental health.
Although I may be somewhat
broken, I will ever hold fast to
my dreams and learn to fly ere
I die . . .
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James Mercer Langston Huges
was an American poet, social
activist, novelist, playwright,
and columnist from Joplin, Mo.
One of the earliest innovators
of the literary art form called
jazz poetry, Hughes is best
known as a leader of the
Harlem Renaissance.
1901 - 1967 Wikipedia
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