For Many years I found it very difficult to Creed's "One Last Breath"

I am not religious, but I do like Creed.  Although, I have my doubts about the religious convictions of the band's members.  "One Last Breath" is about a man at his wit's end finding God. Here is some of the verses.

Please come now I think I'm falling
I'm holding on to all I think is safe
It seems I found the road to nowhere
And I'm trying to escape
I yelled back when I heard thunder
But I'm down to one last breath
And with it let me say
Let me say

Hold me now
I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking
maybe six feet
Ain't so far down

I'm looking down now that it's over
Reflecting on all of my mistakes
I thought I found the road to somewhere
Somewhere in His grace
I cried out heaven save me
But I'm down to one last breath

For me, the verse "I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking maybe six feet Ain't so far down" really got to me.  This verse summed up mind frame when I was suicidal.  I thought life sucked, that I had found a "Road to nowhere" and I had believed that my cess pool of a life was a result of many bad decisions.  Death was looking like a pretty good escape.

The other day, while I was working out at the Y, I was playing all of my Creed songs on shuffle.  This song played.  I was able, for the first time that I can recall,  to listen to the song without getting emotional.  It took almost five years to get to this point.

Why am I telling you this?  You have to remember that beating something as evil as depression can take a lot of energy and time.  There are going to be days that just suck.  There are going to be memories that you will want to forget, and reminders of them, such as in my case with a song that brought about a memory of a bad period in my life, may make it difficult to get through the day.

But, you have to look forward.  You have to keep on doing the things that are making you better--therapist, exercise, work...ect.  And, eventually the good days will outweigh the bad to the point that eventually the bad days will become a rare occurrence.

Enjoy life,

Peter