So just gonna be super vulnerable and honest here, cause my writing is as much therapy for myself, as it is also, the hope that I’m providing for you. Yesterday, I really struggled. It went from 75 degrees and sunny to rainy, gloomy and low 40’s. I had people let me down that I was really counting on, I had a loved one yell at me, and I do mean yell, for no apparent reason. I was kind to several people through text and email, and I was shown not one ounce of kindness. I felt let down, I was tired, and frankly, I was more depressed than I have been in quite awhile. I couldn’t even make myself work out. So I did the only thing I could do, I went to bed. I slept until the middle of the afternoon, woke up and did some writing, and went back to bed. I didn’t eat all day, oh except, a few chocolate chips, which helped in making me feel even worse about myself 🙂
So this morning when I woke up, I actually felt better, a little more energetic, and good thoughts, like, “I am not having another day like that…” It lasted for a few hours, and then I felt the darkness settling in on me again. So I sat down and looked through my gallery of pictures, which usually helps me feel better, and I wrote this poem:
I hope in the middle of an ordinary day, you’ll be blessed with some things you didn’t see coming your way. Perhaps kindness shown by another human being. I hope that you see mountains and streams, or so many other beautiful things. I hope today your mind will be filled with wonder, the way it used to be when you were younger….–Amy—
And well, I still feel a little gloomy, but it helped, I got up washed my face, got my workout clothes on and did Yoga. I know exercise isn’t a cure all, but I’m telling you, it really helped me. I think sweating and getting your heart pumping, stretching your body, opening up your chest to expand your heart, being mindful of your breathing, well, it just makes you feel alive. And that’s exactly what I needed after a day of not feeling alive at all.
Like a lot of others I struggle with depression, and usually I can fight through it, it’s been months since I’ve had a day like yesterday, but I’m real, it happens, and sometimes I don’t defeat it, and that’s what happened yesterday, I gave in to it. Today, I will not, I will fight like a champion, and even if there’s a dark cloud over me, I’ll look for my own sunshine, and I hope that you’ll find your own as well.
Peace & Love
Cause I’m not there yet, the battle is for sure real, but perhaps, Soon Enuff…..
