Friday Night at Home

I had a great visit with my sister in law earlier this week. Today I was home, ran errands and did some work on my Corner 2 Corner crochet project as well as laundry, dishes, visited with Kourtney and Xander and came home depressed.

Depressed??? Why on earth are you depressed (many folks ask)?

I have been fighting depression for years. I call it the little gray cloud that just won't go away.

Nothing is wrong at home or at work (as far as I know). I just get overcome with worry and depression sets up housekeeping.

Between losing my friend to cancer last week, money being tighter than usual and not working this week, I have been at a loss what to do with my time.

I see people posting on facebook about entitlement, white privilege and fighting over things that cannot be won with words. Every night on the news we hear about a few shootings in Nashville and pray that there is not another shooting at a school, concert or church. It is a very scary world we live in right now in 2017.

The best thing we can do is love on those we care about, check on those we don't hear from very often and always show love instead of picking a fight.

This is difficult because like you, I have folks in my daily life that I dread dealing with (who get on my last nerve just by speaking), but If I have to push through my day with a customer service smile, then I trust you can do the same.

No pill made by man will cure your depression or take it away. What works best for me is finding something to do, volunteer to keep my mind busy and of late, I crochet for therapy as well. I often talk it out with a dear friend, but again, she has disappeared (she does that a lot) again.

So tonight, I put the TV on pandora, washed dishes, prepped a chicken casserole and looked at new photos from my grandchildren. They always make me smile. I would give anything I own to have them all together for a couple of days, but this year, that just won't happen. Maybe next year!

I hope you have a blessed weekend, If you are working, I hope you get through the shifts with a smile and have a safe place to go home to. If you are off like me, I pray you spend it in peace and lifting others up instead of tearing them apart with criticism.

#bekind #love #joy