How Fountain Pens Help Me to Handle Depression!

[@BenJoeMarkland]

I truly believe that this video is destined to be shared and cherished by many. It has the power to resonate deeply with fountain pen enthusiasts, capturing the very essence of why we are drawn to these beautiful writing instruments. For those who have a passion for journaling, this video will be a treasure, as it touches upon the profound reasons why we engage in this personal and introspective practice. Moreover, this video has the potential to deeply touch the hearts of individuals who seek an outlet to improve their mental health. It speaks directly to those who have found themselves in a dark corner, desperately searching for a way out. It serves as a beacon of hope and inspiration, reminding us all that through the act of writing and self-expression, we can find solace and transformation. I want to commend you, my friend, for creating such a remarkable piece of work. Your ability to capture these profound aspects of using a fountain pen, journaling, and the impact on mental well-being is truly commendable. Your video has the power to uplift and inspire countless individuals, offering them a glimpse of the transformative power that lies within their own words. Thank you for sharing your talent and creating something that has the potential to touch so many lives. Your work is a testament to the beauty of self-expression and the profound impact it can have on our journey of personal growth and healing. Keep shining your light and inspiring others through your creative endeavors. "write your way through it, are words to live by"

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much, BenJoe! Your comment made me a little emotional! Thank you for the tremendous gift of your friendship and support. I appreciate you so much.

[@BlueCollarPenmanship]

I've viewed this video many times, it's a go to when I'm "off". I'm older than you but our lives parallel in may ways down to my Father dying in 1963 when I was a toddler. Thank you, I made a google account and subscribed for the purpose of saying Thank You. I've been a fountain pen user for decades and a journal keeper as well. You are doing a valuable thing for a small community.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much for your kind words and support. I am so glad that this video has meaning for you. It means a lot to me. Thank you so much for your kindness and support.

[@AndresGarcia-du5xi]

Dear Mr. Jones: Thank you very much for sharing with us your experience with depression and your strategies to deal with it. I'm sure this video can help or could be a life saver for someone out there right now. Thank you for enlightening us with your exquisite fountain pen, journal, and ink narratives; Thank you for giving us so many uplifting images and such beautiful words that are an oasis in this troubled world. Knowing you is a tremendous gift in this world, and I have a greater respect and appreciation for you. May your spirit always fly high! If black clouds cover the sun's rays, the cold feels on your skin and your eyes find shadows... rest assured that many of us will raise our prayers and open our arms to shelter you, support you and restore the brilliant light that comes from you. I send you a warm hug from Mexico.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much Andres, for your comment and friendship. Your words honor me and I will always strive to be worthy of them. Thank you!

[@silviafrassineti5214]

I have been following your channel for a while, but never commented. Today however I have to say: Amazing. You touched some deep core there. As a long life journaler myself I know the power of written pages, and the healing energy of beauty. This video is one of the beauties that can help many who are struggling. Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Hello Silvia, thank you so much for commenting and letting me know that you are out there. I am happy to have you here and I am happy that you enjoyed this. Thank you so much!

[@lindawoods4822]

Shakespeare’s Hamlet says,”How stale,flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world.” This is how I feel during those gradient times of gray and writing is the window to the sunrise. Thank-you for this!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Linda! I appreciate the kind words. I always appreciate a quote from Hamlet, one of my favorite plays. Thank you.

[@archivist17]

Food for thought. I've been dealing with the black dog this last week in particular, and I'm trying to push on and appreciate everything I achieve every day to keep it at bay.

[@HemingwayJones]

Hello, TJ, let me know if I can do anything. Hopefully, you will feel better soon. Was it Churchill that said, “When you are going through (another word for perdition), just keep going.” Wishing you all the best.

[@sathishrao7926]

No comments on the ‘cure for depression’ aspect of Fountain pens, but Fountain Pen related KZbin videos that I watch regularly in the mornings certainly elevate my mood and get me out of the morning blues !

[@HemingwayJones]

That sounds wonderful My Friend. Thanks.

[@shamus730ify]

Possibly your best ever, fountain pens and journaling also helped save me, the pen when you pick it up automatically slows you down. It allows you to think deeply and when you put it to paper it becomes magical, because your subconscious mind activates in a way that heals you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much, Jim! That means a lot.

[@kylepruden5673]

This is the part that got me into writing and then fountain pens, I wrote about something that bothered me randomly one day and wont ever stop now

[@HemingwayJones]

Wonderful, Kyle. Thanks for watching!

[@CHUCHOCAICEDO]

Wonderfull video, when write with my fountain pen, I forget the pain, the sadness, the bad thinks. When the juicy nib touch the paper, I can fly to another world, my mind is clear. Thanks for all. Salutes.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much!

[@mikeerler5465]

I remember a long time ago getting g the feeling that I was about a half step out of sync with remember world. Forty years later, after seeing this video, I recognize it as a facet of depression! I remember walking outside at night, and seeing my motorcycle sitting there gleaming in the moonlight, putting my helmet on , my well tuned machine rumbling to life with the merest touch on the starter button. Riding down the highway until suddenly everything slipped back into place. Sometimes it would rain, and other than my leather jacket, I had no rain gear with me. I remember thinking "It's raining, and I'm a long way from home". Then the first drop of cold rainwater gets under my collar and rolls down my back. My mood is not improved. Soon I an soaked to the skin, and the rain didn't matter anymore. After a while, I realized that I was cruising down the highway singing inside my helmet, and I was happy! This was years before I rediscovered fountain pens, and Journaling. Thank you for another insightful video, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you Mike. These are the moments we see ourselves reflected in others. That’s a powerful connection. I am thankful for you, My Friend.

[@amyalphabet722]

Where or where is the love button? Never more than now has the thumbs up button been so woefully insufficient! You so clearly articulated many things that I didn't even realize I love about fountain pens and journaling. A fresh page, the routine of cleaning a pen and adding new ink and all that these actions symbolize, along with the peace they bring. The final quote is a perfect conclusion and I am not just saying that because it is from my fav book. Thank you, thank you, I will be watching this many times as this video is a treasure hunt of hidden journal prompts

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much, Amy! This means a lot to me. I am so glad that I could share this one with you. Thanks so much for being here.

[@LorisBostonFound]

It's so nice to read through the comments here. I love that you share so much of yourself on your channel Hemingway. This will no doubt offer comfort and hope to others living with depression. My favorite part was seeing your little girl jump into your arms.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you Lori! I appreciate your kind words and support. Thank you.

[@Mpompadour]

Thank you for sharing your innermost feelings about your depressive times. Seems like you are the type of soul that takes in so much stimulation, family, friends, work, hobbies, beauty, surroundings, etc., that you become mentally so full, it's all too much to take in and you get overwhelmed. Here's hoping you continue to work through your depressive bouts and move on to brighter times. Seek therapy, if you haven't already, as it could help you work through the tough times. I'm wondering if the root cause is not internal loneliness. Sometimes we can be the most lonely even though we are surrounded by family, friends, co-workers, etc. We know these people love us and care about us, but sometimes there is still that nagging void inside us. Take care Hemingway.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much, My Friend, for your insightful words. I appreciate your being here.

[@AvecPoesie]

Hemingway, your remarkable eloquence continuously takes my breath away; particularly, with regard to the subject of Depression. Afflicted with clinical Depression nearly all my Life, I can concur, it is indeed rather pernicious. With Depression that I regard as all-consuming and all-encompassing, it is truly the precious moments in which my pen touches my beloved Journals that I experience, for an ephemeral while, some semblance of calm amid chaos, a quieting of my internal cacophony, and a mending of my emotional wounds. Your channel has come to completely and utterly occupy a designation as a place of refuge in my life. Thank you for perpetually outdoing yourself. My heart, mind, Journals, and ever-growing collection of ✒ pens are eternally grateful.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much, Avec! Your are always so eloquent and I appreciate you. Thanks for watching and for being here. You are gold.

[@skyerandbuzz8814]

Wow that was a powerful quote at the end.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you. You can always count on Ernest Hemingway.

[@howardcunix4421]

Hemingway Jones, you are SO MUCH more than a You Tube Presenter! Your crucial discussion topics are shared in a captivating and unselfish manner and your Subscribers appreciate you infinitely! "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and encouragement! I will strive to keep it up. Thanks!

[@Peter-eb9pt]

Thank you for sharing your story and experience. Depression is actually becoming a pandemic. Writing, or any other kind of hobby that allows you to release the negative energy, is enormous beneficial. I shared the video on one of the coaching groups on FB I am active in. Depression has been a hot topic for a while, and recently there was a discussion about writing stuff down. I know that writing does help me to keep my own sanity.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for the comment. I also appreciate you sharing it. Thank you. I wish you all the best.

[@davidprewitt1050]

I concur with Mrs HJ … your best video so far.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, My Friend!

[@Calcprof]

I think the best (more of less ) contemporary description of depression is William Styron's Darkness Visible. The earlier (shorter) version is widely available as a pdf on the internet. A later longer version is an available as a book from the standard vendors.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for watching, Tom. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@marilyngardner4269]

Adding a second recommendation for Darkness Visible. It's a classic in the literature of depression, and an amazing book.

[@johnmanuel2980]

I needed this video. Having bi-polar when you are having a depressive episode which cycle from day to day, week to week, practicing what you talked about in this video has helped me immensely. Since joining the HJ channel I started journaling. Writing when I feel up or down, is a record of how I was that day. What I was feeling and what I could do to reverse the depression. By writing in my journal I can clear my mind to think the good thoughts. Thanks for producing the video. Again a big help!!

[@HemingwayJones]

So happy to be here for you. I am glad that you are here. You always brighten my day.

[@johnmanuel2980]

Thank you sir. That’s my job lol.

[@AntonioMRosario]

Mr. Jones. There is a profoundly beautiful message in this video and I appreciated what you said and thank you for sharing your journey with me.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching and I am glad it resonated with you.

[@AntonioMRosario]

@@HemingwayJones I really enjoy your approach to your videos. I find them very calming and inspired.

[@kandywestmoreland5164]

Beautiful in many ways. A joy to watch. I got into fountain pens and journaling and reading classic books this year, just turned 70. I didn’t understand why i get such a wonderful feeling when I write but now that you put it into words I get it now. I have been through severe depression numerous times in the last 30 years but it’s been at bay for about 10 years now. 🙏 thank you for sharing this with us n such a beautiful way. ❤

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Kandy! I appreciate your kind words.

[@gerryfedde3040]

What an inspirational and instructive take on such a serious affliction! I don't suffer from depression. However, I do deal with soimething of a physical counterpart, Atrial fibrulation. When attacks strike me, they come out of nowhere, always unexpectly, and are daylong events that paralyze activity and shred any lingering optimisim I might have that things eventually will get better and I''ll return to normal life again. And when somehow I do get back to where life was before, disbelief and incredible thankfulness sets in. And , like you say, that's when you begin to take time and joy in the smallest of things, even like the detail and beauty in the nib of a favorite pen. Thanks again for the advice.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks Gerry. I appreciate it. Wishing you all the best in your health. Thanks for being here.

[@waylon_willie]

BRAVO! I have no other words, but thank you!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for being here, Matt! Thank you!

[@Vermiliontea]

...Wow. You expressed things very well. I'm very hesitant about writing volumes or turning myself inside out here. Maybe if I ever have a another channel of communication than a public YT channel. But I'll make a couple of comments. I don't do journaling like you, It's become more a tool to structure my life, but pursuing things that bring me 'joy' became my second, and a very powerful, weapon against depression. So that resonates very strongly. Other weapons are stoicism and Faith. I consider myself having been fortunate to have been brainwashed by religious education when I was a kid. I abandoned all that as I grew up and pursued a STEM education, of course. And I'll still say that I don't exactly believe in any religion. But one day I fell really far, and, for some reason, prayed in desperation for the first time since I was a kid, and as intensely as never before, and suddenly had a dramatic religious experience. You can say whatever you want, hallucinations, whatever, I don't care. I have Faith again.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for the kind comments and thanks for watching. I am glad that you found something that makes you happy. I am also always happy to see you in my comments. Thank you.

[@dalydegagne1839]

I have lived with depression most of my life, and can identify with the feelings and thoughts you have so beautifully expressed. Your words, accompanied by such exquisite photography, and the music artfully and perfectly interwoven throughout the video, are together a masterpiece. Thank you so much, Hemingway, for sharing your lived experience of depression, and how your beloved fountain pens and journaling sustain your spirit. Much appreciation and respect to you my friend!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate your being here.

[@johntaylor8817]

Hi. Such wonderful stuff. Fountain pens saved me when looking after a parent with mental illness. Thank you so much.😊 Cheers from Australia.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks John! I appreciate the kind words.

[@bethcunningham4346]

Lovely video! Thanks for being so open about your mental health struggles. It is OK to not be OK. We need to acknowledge this and talk more about it. I also appreciate how you have used journaling to help you through these struggles. It’s a great connection to the fountain pen community. I’m looking forward to the next video!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Beth! I appreciate your kindness,

[@clarecocophotography454]

Thank you for you video. Fountain pens and journaling have helped us in so many ways.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much, Clare!

[@kurtgeisinger2012]

Outstanding video Hemingway! Your narration was honest and sincere; heartfelt and poetic. I tip my fedora to you for making such a personal video. The B-roll footage was excellent. 👍

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I am so glad that you enjoyed it. This one took a lot out of me but was very satisfying. I was able to say exactly what I wanted to say. Thank you so much.

[@lisaaebi8329]

You have a beautiful soul and spirit HJ. One of my favorite videos of yours.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much. That is very kind of you to say. I am so glad you enjoyed it.

[@richardzak2140]

Hello HJ. A very inspiring video. Those of us who deal with depression sometimes have a difficult road to negotiate. We learn to mask the pain but those that know us well can see through the veil and into our souls. This topic is being brought out in the open more and more. There is no shame, only understanding. Great job and I wish you the best in your journey.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Richard! I appreciate it.

[@richardsimms251]

Wonderful video RS, MD, FRCS Canada

[@HemingwayJones]

Richard, My Friend! Thanks so much.

[@mikevans75]

Oh, wow! Thank you so much H.J. I have been drawn to my fountain pens and journal to deal with my own anxiety/depression. EVERYTHING you say rings true for me. I smiled through your entire presentation partly in recognition, partly in confirmation. It is so wonderful to happen upon this kind of work at just the right moment....

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much, Michael! I am happy to be here at the right time for you.

[@stationery.shenanigans]

Thank you for making this video and sharing your story with the world. In a world full of chaos, using a pen and paper can really help us look inward to find where we can go and what we can do. There are a lot of people in my life with whom I share the benefits of journaling/writing, and that it can help with their depression, anxiety, trauma, or thinking...but they refuse to try it, even for 15 minutes! It's something so simple that a lot of people just don't understand.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much for the kind comment. I deeply appreciate it. I also love your user name.

[@Jaffar540]

Wow! You summed it up well. I agree with every beautiful word from your pen.

[@salvadorluquegarcia2159]

Dear Jones. Thank you for sharing your concerns and feelings. Personally I feel happy having a fountain pen in my hand and writing a personal poem or another by an already established poet. The theme is to write something for the mere fact of writing and feeling good. Thank you for your videos that are also extraordinary and very well edited. Greetings

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Salvador! I appreciate it.

[@Michelt007]

It is a shame that this video was not seen by many more people. Depression is like a song that we have in our head and we cannot get rid off. Talking to someone, or writing in a journal, helps to externalize it, it is a bit like opening the windows to refresh a stale room and, to be more dramatic, a bit like an exorcism. We should never forget that we are who we are through the many interactions with many people, our parents first, then our siblings, our relatives, our friends. By our very own identity, we are therefore never alone.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much for the wonderful comment and your perspective. These types of videos of mine are my lowest performers yet are the most important ones I make. Thanks for watching.

[@thewolfman6854]

HJ. Thank you for your profound thoughts on this serious subject. So many creative people seem to suffer from depression. I have had my own issues over the years and confronted them with a course of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, which was appropriate for my situation. Since then, I have said many times that in my 63 years this is the best thing I ever did and I now see the world through different eyes.

[@HemingwayJones]

Wonderful, My Friend! I am wishing you the best!

[@tomschecker]

Enjoy your blog. This was a particularly generous post. Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much and thanks for watching.

[@ZolaneG]

Thank you so very much for sharing. I love that you mentioned being aware of warning signs and the steps you take when those times come. Like you, gratitude, being kind, helpful, and generous to others, as well as my faith, are so helpful. I have tried journaling, but never seem to stick with it for long. You’ve inspired me to try again, and I look forward to watching more of your videos on journaling (well, all of them) to understand that process more fully. Thank you again for the inspiration you are to this community.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much Z! I appreciate your kind words and wish you all the best in this journey. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I will continue to film on the topic of journaling.

[@billkittle]

HJ Another great video! You continue to inspire me (and I’m sure so many others) in more ways than you can even know. Keep up the great work my friend 👍

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Bill, very much. This means a lot to me. Thank you.

[@mistn9935]

My favorite yet ❤

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much!

[@KendallW]

Wonderful video. Great seeing my name in the credits, and the music during the credits.. wow! Perfection.

[@HemingwayJones]

I am happy to have you there, My Friend! It takes a bit for one to show up because I film around a month in advance. Except for the one airing tomorrow. I just made it this morning. Thanks for being here!

[@JosephDickson]

Negative internal dialog is my challenge. Committing it to a journal sets it aside and helps me move forward.

[@HemingwayJones]

Wonderful, Joseph. It took me a long time to recognize that in myself. I was writing a lot of negative things for years and then finally changed my focus. Thanks for checking in and be well!

[@connieanderson6339]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful, heartfelt video.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Connie! I appreciate it.

[@peterbenson9900]

A beautiful video, my friend, heartfelt and true. Inspirational and full of wisdom, and should be watched by anyone who has ever been followed by the black dog. Cheers, and take care of yourself and your family.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much, Peter! I appreciate the kind words.

[@theartesana]

OMG this video is truly ahhhmazing! I can empathize with using journaling as a tool to maintain perspective of the ebbs and flows in &of life. ❣️✨ TYFS your experience/thoughts!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed this.

[@sankhochoudhury2983]

A beautifully written and shot video Mr. Jones, your study is so beautifully kept..I especially love your old desk, very neat!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much, My Friend.

[@patrickblindeman5847]

Beautifully done HJ, a profound ode to the sometimes difficult existence. And how a fountain pen and a piece of paper can be healing

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Patrick! I appreciate it.

[@jess53nz]

Loving your mental health videos!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@steffymuze]

Beautifully spoken; I can relate except I don't have the words rn... but I loved this 🥰👏This topic touches so many of us, whether we speak up about it or write about it or not, TY!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! This means so much to me! Thanks for being here.

[@ianmoore4587]

Lovely, inspirational sentiments 😊

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks Ian!

[@LaddGardner4]

Outstanding, Cool Hand. Love you, buddy.

[@HemingwayJones]

Love you, too! Laddie! Big Hugs!

[@shane6242]

Enjoyed the video, HJ! Well shot well said.

[@HemingwayJones]

Shane, My Man, thank you!

[@andikrauthofen6228]

Thank you so much! I have just watched it - and I am in a phase of my life where I just go through a divorce and feel the same way: writing journal, everyday with a different fountain pen, helps me get through it - another part is photographing with some of my vintage cameras. Without these pens and cameras I would be lost at the moment.

[@HemingwayJones]

I am so glad that you have found something to keep you going. Just know that I am wishing you all the best. Thanks so much for watching and please do check in again.

[@michailgaibel]

My respect! You need the guts to speak so openly about that. Thank you for the video!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, My Friend!

[@johnsherman1296]

Nice video, Hemingway. Birds of a feather flock together. Depression is a beast that lurks continuously, just beneath the veneer of our lives. I always must have something of interest to focus upon, or the depression rears its ugly head. For myself, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and failing to remember all the good that I have done over my life and my career, with hyper-focus on failures or perceived failures are the first signs that the abyss is approaching and is already dangerously near. Right now, I am teaching my early 60's-year old self to write using fountain pens and my arm instead of my fingers, like what was taught at the turn of the last century. It should be a challenge that keeps me focused for several more months! I love your videos, and I live vicariously through you and all of those wonderful fountain pens!

[@wendellbooth7735]

Very lovely..... As always you open the world of the mind to thought and a deeper look at ones self. This journey has been fun always challenging me to be a better person and a person to say it is ok to know you have issues but you can overcome. Thanks Again My Friend

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Wendell, for being on this journey with me.

[@janisstewart2217]

Excellent video. One of your best.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@Volkmannx]

Well put, thank you!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for watching.

[@animula6908]

You do have such an uplifting and relaxing channel, and I’m sure you’ve helped keep me from getting depression, so I’m sending my prayers that God shows you the mercy you’ve shared with so many others.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I am so glad that you enjoy the channel. Thanks for being here.

[@shannonmariehauck]

I’m glad fountain pens and journaling have helped you. Journaling has helped me as well. My therapist recommended back when I was 17 (1980’s) to help with my depression. It did help. I continue journaling to this day.

[@HemingwayJones]

Wow, I am so glad to hear this. I am so glad you are finding peace with it as well. Thanks so much for watching this and for sharing your story here. Please keep in touch and I hope you find some inspiration here. All the best.

[@wolf_ceit_witch]

Another beautiful Video HJ -- I loved the visuals, the pens were amazing, and the heart felt words were from the soul. Thank you for sharing.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much, Ceit! I appreciate it.

[@evilcritter]

Thank you, Hemingway. I have been very busy lately, so my daily journaling has fallen by the wayside. But I need to make the time because there are thoughts I need to get down.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much! I hope you stay inspired.

[@fossilimprint2954]

Your description of depression is the most enlightening I have ever heard. I appreciate your work in trying to share your experience and help others.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much, My Friend! I appreciate it!

[@debbypodgorski4144]

Thank you for an amazing video. Very profound and sincere. Journaling of all kinds does help.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you, Debbie!

[@louyvon]

Thank you for sharing your soul. Psalm 23

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks Luis! I appreciate it!

[@6507bankston]

Very eloquent. I'm a fp user, but hot a journaler. I also do not suffer from the kind of depression you describe so well. Thank you for putting this out; I'm sure it will help many.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks Paul! I appreciate your kind words.

[@tsherbs1309]

Gold. Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks T!

[@JillianBetz]

Thank you or posting this! I, too, use my fountain pens and writing to help with my depression. It works 🌻

[@HemingwayJones]

I am so glad it helps for you to journal.

[@ianmedium]

Really beautifully put, thank you for making this video. I feel the more this subject is discussed the less chance of stigma there is being attached. I have had depression since the age of four when my father tried to take me and my mums life. it also had other effects, stuttering and dyslexia. A few years after the event I was in junior school, around six years old, my handwriting was terrible as was my general academic achievements. A very forward thinking teacher who saw potential in my poetry lent me his fountain pen and within a very short time my handwriting improved as did my work in English. Seeing this and talking with my teacher my mum bought me a school fountain pen made by a German company, Geha, after a few years I was winning awards at school for my handwriting and poetry. Also, and this applies to this very day I was able to write out of my body all the negative depressive thoughts and this I find so helpful. If I sit down and write outside of myself the depressive thoughts I can see their hiding places more clearly. I am sixty this year, I have come to understand the black dog will always walk the same path I do but I also understand I don´t have to always pay attention to it and writing with a fountain pen slows my mind, calms me and allows me to see this. I also know that one of my greatest assets is my sensitivity, If that comes at a cost of having depression then it is a cost I am willing to pay. I would rather have that sensitivity than walk this world switched off. As an aside. I love that you are writing home thoughts, from abroad. Robert Browning is a great-great- granduncle uncle of mine! This from Anthem by Leonard Cohen has always meant a great deal to me.. Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. L.Cohen

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I cannot imagine what you had to endure at such a young age. I am so glad that you were able to transcend your circumstances. Thanks for the kind words and I am wishing you all the best.

[@arlenet.1520]

Hello! Your new subbie here again…this was a very moving video. As a healthcare professional I have seen this more undiagnosed post pandemic. This made me cry, made me sad and at the same time made me happy that you are working through this and journaling and fountain made you find happiness. I will share your channel especially this video with others. Praying for your inner healing…Hemingway was one of my favorites in school. If you have time could you talk about the journals you use some of those I love the vintage look of them, no rush. Love your library…take care!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! I appreciate it so much. This really goes far in encouraging me. I would like to speak more about journals. These are the amazing work of Bottega Obscura on Etsy. He is an artist. Thanks for being here and for all the kind words!

[@brmandyfsc]

Beautiful!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@karenholden4740]

This video HJ such great thoughts and wonderful information on depression. You are so right Fountain pens, inks and writing. Never thought journaling would work for me but it has. Thank you for sharing.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed this.

[@midazolam]

Hello I need to tell you that your reported statistics on number of views is incorrect. I myself have viewed this video at least ten times. Each time it means more to me than the last. Each time it says something different than the last time. Each time it says what I needed that day to reach for the next. Thank you. I have joined yesterday. I find your message and information (and humor sparse and dry as it is) keeps me moving forward. The cost of membership is small, but so is my income now that I am 77 years old. I will stay as long as I can make the budget work Once again (and so many times) thank you (My favorite pen is my wife's great aunt's parker 51, but my daily use is a Lamy Safari) With great admiration and love Larry

[@HemingwayJones]

Hello Larry, thank you so much. I really appreciate it. This means the world to me. I am so glad you enjoyed this one. I love this one too. Thank you and welcome to the Members!

[@joanhelgeson9118]

You darling man have made the possibility of something beautiful out of something so dark! You are amazing! Thank you for being so generous as to share ths with us! You have made a difference for me today!!!

[@anicame2]

I LOVED IT! Thank you!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you for watching!

[@AndrewWertheimer]

New to your videos. Nice meditation on fountain pens, tactile joys of writing and struggle with depression. I think some level of depression is a human reaction to life today without dehumanizing oneself. The challenge is to keep the beast in check and I also find writings d nice pens help as does having something meaningful to write about. Lovely Gardner Museum shots too. Sending Aloha.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much! That was the Worcester Art Museum. I am doing the Gardner soon. Thanks for the kind words.

[@AndrewWertheimer]

@@HemingwayJones sorry I got the museum incorrectly. Never been to Worcester but enjoyed the Gardner once. Take care

[@tereaplant]

Loved it!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I felt a little out there with this one. It was deeply personal to me. Thanks!

[@glennkelley6096]

Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@fbcrandolph]

This is an absolutely beautiful video. Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you for watching.

[@sakkievisser7830]

This video came to me at exactly the right time. Thank you so much for your wonderful channel, it is so lovely being able to sit down at the end of a long week and be able to watch some of your videos.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I am so happy to be here for you!

[@jackjstrange]

Thank you for sharing your journey. Jack

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you for watching. This video is very special to me. Thank you!

[@mbsheisey]

I have just discovered your videos a couple of months ago. I have now joyfully subscribed. I am 67, but have loved fountain pens all my life. I have a collection of around 30, which you are helping me to learn how to really enjoy. I also struggle with depression and have been told journalling would help me, but I never could get started. I believe this video will help me. I have it downloaded. I love how you explore other subjects, like dark academia. I have also discovered an interest in this subject. I am a word person and really appreciate your vocabulary. Now, I have a couple of questions for you, if you don't mind. What is your opening music? It is as familiar to me as anything but I cannot for the life of me come up with where it comes from!. And the red pen that you show in this video. What is the identity of this pen? I really look forward to a future enjoying your videos!

[@HemingwayJones]

Hello and thank you so much! Welcome to the channel! It seems that you and me have quite a bit in common. I love hearing about different people’s fountain pen journeys, and some of what they have gone through to get here. I was sad to read that you deal with depression as well, I know that this can be very difficult. This is part of the reason why I make so many videos on fountain pens and depression as a way to help myself to work through these issues and to share them in the hope that maybe someone else might also get some comfort from them. Thank you very much and the warmest welcomes! You asked me two questions. The first one was what is the music that I use at the beginning of my show I use this for the live show as well. It’s a bit of free music from the KZbin free audio library And it’s called @English Country Garden.” You’ll hear it at the beginning of one of my live shows and the red pen that’s featured in this video was the Conway Stewart Winston cherry red fountain pen. Thanks so much for watching and please do keep in touch I will be making another video on journaling and depression very very soon.

[@mbsheisey]

@@HemingwayJones Thank you so much for your reply. I watched another one of your videos today. It was the one where you basically told your life story, what you went through while growing up and navigating adulthood. At one point you wondered whether most of your viewers had absconded because the video was potentially so boring. I just wanted to tell you that it was probably one of the best therapy sessions I have ever experienced!

[@ELECTRONICSANDGADGETS]

Great video my friend. Glad to know you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much!

[@michellek649]

Thank you for sharing. Everyone. Hang in there. Please.

[@HemingwayJones]

I’m fine and going no where! Don’t worry. Thanks!!!

[@TheDarivan]

Your country is ruled by the most tyrannical people in the world, finding gentle minds like yours is hopeful, whose focus is on building instead of dominating, giving instead of taking, learning instead of destroying what they don't understand . Thank you for your work.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. All the best.

[@marniwh]

thank you for sharing

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@TimeJammer]

Thank you……..thank you..

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@JogieGlenMait16]

I love your first name.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks! It’s not my actual name though. It’s my Nome de Internet.

[@playthinksfuncreations1777]

❤

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@irwinlati6179]

I want to get i twisbi should I get a eco are spend extra for something else

[@HemingwayJones]

I love the Eco. You can spend more, but you don’t need to.

[@chazmena]

You're not a living ghost.See with how many you connect!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks Chaz!!! I appreciate it. Thanks for being here.

[@chazmena]

@@HemingwayJones came in to your live feed today, happy birthday! I turned 56 last week - Yowsa!

[@shaaron5488]

Thank you so much for sharing these intimate thoughts. I believe you touched many of us. I love my journals and fountain pens, but did not realize that they were my anchor through some difficult times. I am grateful for these tools in my life. You remind me to understand their role in my mental health. 🤎🤎

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks very much for your kind words and for watching. It means a lot.

[@RitaCwise]

Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@karmesindryade]

💖

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@MarcSaegesser]

Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for watching. This one means so much to me.