Soul Runnings

 Hello My Friends! I am feeling most accomplished. I am sticking to my blogging every day! Well, it's only 2 days in a row, but it's a start! A journey of five years of blogging, begins with sitting my butt in front of the computer every day! I am so happy I forced myself to blog yesterday.  Not only do I feel like I'm beginning to get back on track, it appears I have helped a few friends as well. And that is one of my goals with blogging. Not just therapy for myself, but hopefully by being transparent about my struggles, I can resonate with some of my readers. I don't know about other people, but discovering a common struggle, I find, helps me feel just a little bit less alone in this world. And not quite such an odd duck! I received several lovely messages from friends yesterday, sharing that they too struggled with depression.  Honestly, as we come through the Covid-19 pandemic, I think the whole world is experiencing a bit of depression and anxiety at some level. I ...

Dear Friends: How I have missed you! I am sitting at a computer at the public library in the Vancouver Mall.  At last!  I did a happy dance when I saw the email that the libraries here in Vancouver were opening up for limited visits. I have exactly 30 minutes. I apologize for my extended absence. I simply did not have the energy to blog. I will admit, I have been feeling blue.  But, as my boyfriend pointed out (er, ehem - he is now my fiance!), I have expressed publicly that I NEED to blog. That it is cathartic for me. Especially when I am feeling depressed. As I often say, "Better out than in!" It is therapeutic for me to get the words out of my head. I had made a commitment to post regularly when I began this blog, often daily!  But than life happens, and I fall off the wagon.  I attempt to be transparent. I share my life with my readers, for my own sanity, and also in the hopes that sharing my experiences, might help someone else who is suffering similarly....