My Rose Window: Order Admidst Depression’s Chaos

Because most of my years involved struggling with darkness and depression, NOT being in that state so much anymore feels like a striking difference. When I reflect on this change, the image of the Rose Window in Notre Dame’s Cathedral comes to my mind. The perfect order that the rose window symbolizes. When my own version of that beautiful window is within reach inside of me, when I can access it, touch it, this is when I feel at peace. This is when I have access to order. The overwhelming chaos that continues to exist in my body – it calms and feels tamed.

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