happy new year, but, this is not a happy look

there's 12 Christmas services at Saddleback Church Lake Forest this year https://saddleback.com/visit/locations/lake-forest#ChristmasatSaddleback

is it fair to say that this is one of the outer edges of the social internet? or another way to say it, one of many niche communities and digital neighborhoods on the interwebs. one niche I'm part of cultivating is encouraging Christian Asian Mental Health https://camh.network and its #aapi #mentalhealth podcast Erasing Shame https://erasingshame.com

"A child's resilience rests on the resilience of the adults in their lives." - Jennifer Wallace https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-templeton-foundation_the-wellbeing-and-mental-health-of-adults-activity-7103836492354961408-jSkl

what's on my mind? it's Monday and i'm just trying to get going and be a bit more productive

@AtheistMom1 that is quite the quote

@ayayay it did get better, took a couple of weeks, grateful. thanks for replying; I do have a good support system, and realizing on this go around that depression isn't something to rush thru, have to give it some time to resolve

"New plants to many of the largest and most influential churches in the U.S. rely on Clearstream as their texting service." #clearstream #church #texting #service #sms

and, when it comes to $, I shared this confession https://twitter.com/djchuang/status/1688575052370087937

there's a lot of things on my mind, but I'm not sure how much of it I should share here, or there, or anywhere online.. I'd like to find some safe place and safe people to share with, and I know I have a therapist where I can share most freely, but it's not free, it costs me $ per session, and I am no wheres near being independently wealthy, so I've got quite the dilemma

Coming to DC on September 7, 2023, a free #mentalhealth event hosted by HHS Partnership Center => "Connecting at the Intersection of Faith, Community and Mental Health: THE URGENCY OF NOW" • more info & register at https://mentalhealth.bible/urgency #churchmentalhealth

“While episodes of depression may eventually lift by themselves, that may take many months of physical and mental pain, sadness, and disinterest in life, and can be very costly to self, relationships, and work.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/depression/treatment-depression • I sure hope this depression time i’m in the midst of doesn’t last for months..

good words, keen insights

uh oh, not so fast.. "Pickleball Injuries May Cost Americans Nearly $400 Million This Year, According to UBS" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-26/pickleball-injuries-may-cost-americans-nearly-400-million-this-year-according-to-ubs #pickleball

#article: Google-owned Blogger censors pastor's open letter to parents on pride month for 'hate speech'
https://www.christianpost.com/news/google-owned-blogger-takes-down-pastors-open-letter.html

news of the day for me: just got a new account created on a new social network called #t2 #t2social - follow at https://t2.social/djchuang

I shared my thoughts on #BEEFnetflix and its beef with #church and #mentalhealth at https://djchuang.com/beef • what are your thoughts, whether you're a person of faith or not?

re: #BEEFnetflix @janehong@historians.social “I think these scenes are triggering because so many Korean Americans — especially younger, English-speaking second-generation folks — have been hurt by the Korean immigrant church and church culture in general.. For many Korean Americans, Korean church and Korean culture could become inseparable at times. Korean immigrant churches could also be spaces of unbelonging and in some cases, religious trauma, broadly defined..” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/netflixs-beef-nailed-korean-american-evangelical-experience-rcna79353