Things are looking up.The days are sunnier, the record breaking amounts of snow are melting and the patches of clear pavement are becoming downright navigable to my hike, swing meandering gait. Yeehaw! My mood is improving noticeably and some enthusiasm for recovery is returning rather than just the feeling that I have to do the work. I guess it's all about the amount of good chemicals we have going on in our brains. Love, friends, sunshine and kind words are propping me back on my feet after a difficult Winter.

What also has helped is that my husband, in the wake of losing his mother this year, sought help for his own depression. Seeing him feel better is such a relief and gives me so much hope for many things that I'd put aside hoping to have. Regained optimism is the best drug ever.