Yep, it’s that time of year again.
Although the snow has been absent this winter, don’t be fooled folks! The grass
is drab. The trees are still and naked. The air is bitter. Sometimes this ‘drab,
still, and bitter’ can creep into your mind and take over your thought process.
Whether it’s about love, work, stress, friendships, or lack-there-of ‘all the
above’- I’ve been seeing a consistent pattern amongst my closest friends and
co-workers. While Seasonal Depression is no joke, I’ve been finding wintertime
blues as one of the most consistent parts of life: these moments of…well,
nothing. No color, no sunshine (or at least...any that us day-time workers get to see), unwelcoming air. That feeling where you go to
work, come home, repeat- It’s enough to drive any sane person to the outer
limits of their own mind. I’ve found it’s also easy to latch on to this
emotion- as if it’s the only “thing” around to connect with. What can we do to avoid this feeling? Well, that’s
for you to find out on your own.
I love this city
For me it’s been moonlit hikes in
the foothills (shout-out to Dave), afternoon wine-walks with C., hotspringing, and
dancing my weekends away with my beautiful friends.
Well, all of that AND knowledge that with the right dose of sunshine
the grass will again turn vibrant green, trees will once again dress
themselves, and the air will return to my lungs like an old friend. In the
words of my greatest mentor “nature
always gets her way.”
Yes, it’s true, all things must
pass – even winter and those wintertime blues. Cheers to spring!
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