Posted by beardedlady on June 4, 2002, at 9:41:49
In reply to It's late an the tears continue....yawn...same ol', posted by ALiI on June 4, 2002, at 3:58:03
Alii:
Where are you going on the plane? And what's wrong with two days in bed eating good fruit? That sounds like a wonderful vacation. Can't you treat yourself to it this once?
Everyone feels low self-esteem at some point in her life. But I think you know this is not how others see you. I love your unabashedness--the visible anger, the despair, the fun language, and the fact that, even in your despair, you can appreciate things like good poetry and delicious fruit! Imagine that! Most people who are depressed can't find a single thing to revel in, and you're extolling the virtues of nanners!
I was thinking about you this morning on my walk. My daughter was on her bike, riding alongside my husband, and I was picking and eating mulberries that grow from so many trees there. The fruit is so ripe it drops into your hand. Yesterday, my daughter and I watched two snapping turtles mate in the river just under our bridge. We are in this park in Baltimore city, watching Blue Heron fly over us and turtles swim below us and berries grow around us. How lucky we are!
And then I thought about whether I would have appreciated it had I been in the throes of depression. My answer was yes. Those things often help to motivate me to make my mind healthier.
Good for you. Eat some fruit and rest. And remember, please, that the world doesn't see you as you see yourself. (My shrink would tell you to make a list of the great things about yourself. Go do that, and get back to me!)
beardy : )>
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