tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post5776320392537972549..comments2022-11-12T09:53:35.542-05:00Comments on Salamander Dreams: Happiness Vesselamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post-20529410898119325592012-03-14T10:25:48.127-04:002012-03-14T10:25:48.127-04:00I was really depressed last winter (remember how h...I was really depressed last winter (remember how horrible last winter was in these parts?) and each new snowfall brought me deeper into despair. but the driveway still had to be cleared, and with each shovelful I would think "I'm so grateful to have a driveway that needs shoveling, I'm so grateful to have a sidewalk (that needs shoveling) that leads to my sweet house, etc". Though I've had bouts with depression over the years, I didn't fully recognize just how bad I was last year until I felt better. When it started creeping back in after the time change this fall (and my son asked me three times in one weekend if I was okay) I went back on meds (which then allow me to make better choices for better health and give me the clarity to USE those coping strategies)Karen Isaacsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974064156797038415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post-4981233688428952872012-03-03T04:02:55.342-05:002012-03-03T04:02:55.342-05:00No I don't ... but I think it would be a good ...No I don't ... but I think it would be a good habit to develop. Thanks for sharing.<br />I too live with a depression/anxiety condition? disorder? bit of me? ... there are times when I can live with it and times when I need some pills to help me out. <br />Strategies! I was just taught as a child that I wasn't up to coping - I learnt to be harsh on myself because I couldn't keep on top of things... I have learnt strategies though since then and since becoming a mother and knowing what I want for my own brood can see how ridiculously ill equipped my own parents had left me. I try to be so proactive in teaching my children how to talk to themselves, how to care for themselves, how to stay afloat and not be anxious. My greatest hope is that when they reach adulthood they will feel well equipped... ready to ride the ups and downs of the roller coaster.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131518522010494497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post-14317285424967170412012-03-01T19:12:14.145-05:002012-03-01T19:12:14.145-05:00yes yes yes. So important. It's easy to focus ...yes yes yes. So important. It's easy to focus on the bad because it can be so overwhelming.<br /><br />I still maintain that throughout all the difficulty of the infertility and miscarriage years, keeping my blog as my happy place, noticing the world around me and loving sharing my knitting and photos and stories was what got me through. Only just, sometimes, but it reminded me all the time to see the world and all that was good and it made me happy.Bellshttp://bellsknits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post-53038017562312401842012-03-01T09:12:23.333-05:002012-03-01T09:12:23.333-05:00I really need to develop a similar habit. I tend ...I really need to develop a similar habit. I tend to whit-knuckle it instead. The only thing I do now is read a short chapter from one inspiring book or another while waiting for the little one to fall asleep. It's something to look forward to during a time when I'm otherwise a little resentful (not always, but days can get long).Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522601750496008817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post-75670265524184100312012-02-29T22:39:31.115-05:002012-02-29T22:39:31.115-05:00It is VERY important to notice the good things in ...It is VERY important to notice the good things in ones day... especially if you are having a bad one! I have suffered from quite a bad depression 15 years ago and every now and then I will feel a bit blue but I know the signs and am able to get myself back on track again! I have so much to be grateful for these days... my partner and my little man always make me laugh everyday! Thank you for sharing your story... sometimes I'm grateful that some days are over and it's time to go to bed :)lamina@do a bithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262455180696949074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post-11746142219899133912012-02-29T08:19:31.611-05:002012-02-29T08:19:31.611-05:00I'm a firm believer in noticing the small thin...I'm a firm believer in noticing the small things around me and finding something at the end of a crazy day to be grateful for. Sometimes it's a stretch but really, I have so much to be thankful for. <br /><br />"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so let us all be thankful"<br />the Buddha<br /><br />Is that a bit dramatic? Yep, but also true. Life sucks big time sometimes but there's always a spot of something hopeful and good in there.Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240676321733891654.post-67922498436535976222012-02-28T23:50:36.784-05:002012-02-28T23:50:36.784-05:00I don't write them down, but I have long tried...I don't write them down, but I have long tried to take beauty where it comes - or in other words, been thankful for the small things. It doesn't always happen. For a while, husby and I would discuss "3 good things" for each of us, before we went to sleep. It was a great way to end the day on a positive note. I think we probably need to reinstitute that practice.Rose Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.com