Well, don’t lose hope.

There are some wonderful wise words that were written long ago that can be like a life-line to you, if you let them. 

They were a life-line for Xander Stok, a Dutch man who ‘once upon a time’ (and up until just a few years ago) was living it up as a very famous musician in a devilish, rock and roll, dream life as front man for the band “The New Shining” (literally named after that scary Stephen King book!)

However, behind the face of fame he also lived a very real nightmare, for twenty long years, suffering with a very deep depression, which he says was like

"living in a void, where things like joy, laughter, happiness and life itself became abstract concepts."

All he felt was an emptiness...“like a cloud of gloom and a shadow of death...” 

Well, those ancient, wise words I mentioned earlier, say this:-

“He will remove the cloud of doom, the shadow of death...” (Isaiah 25:7)

Maybe you're feeling like you’re living under a similar heavy weight that you just can’t seem to ‘lift off’ of yourself, by yourself because it’s too dark. It's too heavy.

Maybe you’re in a ‘fed up with life' kind of state, like Xander was.

Maybe you struggle with addictions and you, like Xander, feel like you're just "so far gone..."

I hope you can be encouraged by Xander's story as I attempt to share it best right here on this April May Gems Radio Show Episode 42 titled:-

"Interesting People, Fascinating Stories: Project of Love. (Listen here)

Spoiler alert - Xander Stok experienced an instantaneous freedom!

May you be uplifted with the songs played on this episode too, all from Xander Stok’s:-

Project of Love.

Speaking of fascinating people, this episode also includes a belated message from 'Sherlie.' (She was the lovely lady from Bunbury, in the deep south west of Western Australia who was interviewed on the April May Gems Show a few weeks ago on Episode 38.)

Blessings to you.

April May x