Reasons to be Cheerful

For several personal reasons I have been feeling rather depressed recently. Some of this may be due to the season, a lack of sunlight so I have been informed can cause depression over the winter months. And so I am blogging today to cheer myself up a bit by thinking of the reasons to be cheerful.

The first has to be that Winter must be over now, surely? There was warmth and sunlight today and I've seen crocuses and daffodils, primroses and hyacinths and so it must be, although I am still waiting for the leaves on the trees.

Second: I have had some lovely conversations recently with my son who continues to mature in ways that are truely intriguing and captivating.

Third: my life isn't bad at all and when I compare it to some other poor souls out there it is really very good. Reading the papers and listening to reports help to put things into perspective. God only knows how or why the human race continues to inflict such horrors onto its own as if there is not enough to cope with.

Fourth: the birds are singing again, and although it must be difficult to find nesting places as the trees are lacking leaves, I have still witnessed Mr Blackbird wolf whistling and chasing his Mrs Browny bird around the garden, and this has made me smile. And I have also watched the sparrows hopping in and out of the bird bath and it is obvious that they are enjoying splashing around in the water, just like kids do. And this made me happy.