Depression and spiritual awakening -- two sides of one door | Lisa Miller | TEDxTeachersCollege

We turned it on and saw the happiest, happiest little boy with his arm around the nurse... and I felt a love I'd never felt before fly through me, and any remnants of

depression

were like splinters on the ground. Together, my husband and I have grown as mothers and fathers. The revelation returned that night, the great and holy revelation returned a third time. “Would you adopt if you were pregnant?” “Yes, I found my godson, yes.” That night, she became pregnant naturally with her sister. We have a soul mate. So when you hear a knock, think about inviting him over.

Which seems shocking, as if the hand he takes from within the darkness as we pass through the

door

is the hand he invites, guides, and ultimately gives. On the other side of the

door

is the inspired life that revelation brings us. Thank you all. (applause)