Soul Runnings

 Hello!  Here I am again! Two days in a row. I think I might be back in my zone again!  I may sound like a broken record, but as I tell my students, we humans learn by repetition. We humans learn by repetition... We humans learn by repetition... Some (like me!) need more repetition than others! What I want to say is something I have said many times before: blogging is not only therapeutic for me, I think it is necessary to my sanity. Especially now.  I hesitate to say "uncertain times" because it has become a trite expression this past year.  These times are not only uncertain, they are downright peculiar.  And the media seems to be feeding us too many of these trite lines.   Now that the vaccine has arrived, I notice most newscasters are saying, "The vaccine is here. The end is near!" Giving us hope of returning to life as we knew it, I presume?   I took an astronomy class for a much needed science credit back in college. I was a piano performance major.  I didn

 Hello My Friends! It is me, Zita. Your long lost blogger! Today is the first day in nearly a month that I have actually felt like myself.  My good, calm, balanced, joyful, clear self.   It took some digging, clawing and many tears to get here.  Plus a few counseling sessions and some introspection. Oh yeah, and removing of the gluten, yet again.   Why do I feel so embarrassed to admit that I struggle with depression? You know, if there is one thing I hope to accomplish with this blog, is to be as transparent as humanly possible. So that my experience could help someone else who struggles with depression know that they are not alone. You are not alone. Depression is real.  And I think many have joined our ranks since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly a year ago.  But if you can trust the media, the end is in sight. Now that the vaccines have appeared.  I am remaining silent and observant during this time.  I frankly am hesitant to believe anything I see in the news these days. One