Be Happy, Rain Hail or Shine
We’re all affected by the weather to a degree (pun intended!)
Temperature, wind, sunshine, cloud, rain…. they all affect how we feel at any given moment.
I went out shopping late yesterday afternoon - a major event in itself ‘cos frankly I don’t go shopping!… but I said to my wife Kaye - “I love this weather!” (you might describe it as dark and grey and miserable).. and she laughed and said “that’s what you said yesterday when it was sunny and not a cloud in the sky!”
Ok… so I lied right? - Well I don’t think so because I guess I’ve started to say “I like… or “I love…” no matter what or how I feel about any situation.
You see, depression is such an ugly word. It can be brought on by a chemical imbalance in the brain, a life-threatening or personal situation and it can be (often) brought on by ’self talk’ - we THINK we hate grey rainy weather so let’s make sure the world knows about it and complain - let’s ‘make an issue out of it’! - LET’S BE A VICTIM to the situation.
Of late I’ve really tried hard not to make an issue out of any situation. Good bad or indifferent I’m trying REALLY hard to just accept the situation, look for ways to get back up if things are going down or simply ‘keep the moment alive’ if things are going my way.
I’m betting my ‘added positivity’ will see me through some of those days we all have from time to time.
So to you I say make a determined effort to “be happy - rain hail or shine”.
Take care - Brian
