Stranger Than Most

by SUSAN LAUTZ

After my column on being blue, several people expressed their sympathy. I assure you that wasn’t what I was looking for. (Though it was very nice!) I just wanted to illustrate that low periods are part of the game and only a fool thinks he should be happy all the time. We actually NEED regular periods of reduced activity to stay healthy, but we can’t stay there. We need to take the second step in beating depression: Recreation. Now some of you are thinking, “Same thing.” Nope. Rest is just that. Being still, sleeping, day dreaming, vegging out in front of some screen. Rest is coming back to the center. But pretty soon you have to start moving again. The direction you choose will determine how well you beat your depression.After my column on being blue, several people expressed their sympathy. I assure you that wasn’t what I was looking for. (Though it was very nice!) I just wanted to illustrate that low periods are part of the game and only a fool thinks he should be happy all the time. We actually NEED regular periods of reduced activity to stay healthy, but we can’t stay there. We need to take the second step in beating depression: Recreation. Now some of you are thinking, “Same thing.” Nope. Rest is just that. Being still, sleeping, day dreaming, vegging out in front of some screen. Rest is coming back to the center. But pretty soon you have to start moving again. The direction you choose will determine how well you beat your depression.

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