It was a stay home kind of day. It was a nap kind of day as well but even though I tried to have a nap I couldn't sleep.
I have been reading I am Malala - The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot. It is a very good book but not a good book for someone coming out of a depression because it is desperately sad. I am at the part just after the earthquake and I think I need to put this book on the shelf until I am in a better space emotionally. This is the reason that I do not watch the news. My brain does not process it like a normal person. Instead, my heart processes it and I get so upset. There have been many times when the news is on and I start to cry at how horrible we can be to one another.
I must be having PMS because I keep thinking about chocolate. Oh, yes. I just checked the calendar and I am on day 24. Time for the hot tub, chocolate and then to bed with a good book.
Snap. I cannot watch the news either. Or very rarely. I weep at books too...
ReplyDeleteAnd I am thinking very jealous thoughts about your rain. We have had a little, but more would be welcome. And in Perth, on the other side of Oz it is ninety-eight days since they last had a drop. And their temperatures have been well over 100 too. Some weather moderation would be nice. World wide.
Do "normal" people exist?
ReplyDeleteRain? You tell me, a Brit who lives in a country that has had more rain so far this year than ever in recorded history, about rain! Ha. :D
The news worries me. I don't like watching it. So many people going through such bad stuff. It does make me wonder if we have angered the gods. And what I can do to help put things right.
ReplyDeleteI would not know that anything is happening in Ukraine if they had not interrupted my recording of Judge Judy with the breaking news.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about Malala this morning, then read your post!
ReplyDeleteI like to watch the news as I like keep in touch with what' s happening around the world. Once a day is fine as yes, It can be depressing at times.
The rain seems to be giving us a break and now we have sun!
( not rubbing it in or anything :))
have a relaxing day
I love Victoria, but only in the summer. I can't handle the rain and the grey skies. We have finally started our spring melt, thank god. It was a long, hard winter.
ReplyDeleteSending hugs.
We are considering coming to Victoria in a couple of weeks. My hair hates the rain, but I guess I could just pack a hat...hahah!
ReplyDeleteI avoid the news too. I read it instead, then I take in what I can handle.
You need a good happy book. Have you read any Chelsea Handler books? She's hysterical and bawdy.
Hello and thanks for your comment. I don't mean to worry you it's difficult for me to post right now and I need to search your blog for that post where you have your email so I can keep in touch. I know what you mean about Malala's book. I have it by my bed since Christmas but not yet picked it up. The course I am doing is pretty emotional and I've been feeling the strain for a seeker two now. So much so that all I want to do is cry most of the time. I really have to find a way to blog as I know it is where I find clarity about lots of things. Your comment made me think how much I would miss you if you just disappeared, sorry for just stopping. I couldn't find the right words. Posting about the weather might be a start. ;) xx
ReplyDeleteI can relate completely, Birdie. I process bad news the same way...with my heart. Especially when the vulnerable are involved...animals, children, the elderly. I end up emotionally tormented for days, weeks at times. I even end up having nightmares, or being unable to sleep.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever read anything about highly sensitive people? I would say I qualify as one.....the news is too much for me too. I feel everything....I don't just think about it and its not an abstract idea.....its real people suffering and I can only think about that so much.
ReplyDeleteOh Birdie, try to stay away from those sad books when you are recovering from bouts of depression. I don't know if your sense of humor is as twisted as mine, but I love Christopher Moore. I read his books and shake the bed while trying to conceal laughing out loud so my husband can sleep. (Obviously I read in bed at night). ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe news is so sad and people can be so cruel, it is true. But the world is ever beautiful as well. You just have to seek out those moments. May your spirits be lifted wholly, my friend. Mina
That is some rough weather. Seasonal Affective Disorder is no joke...Well, the fact that they made the acronym "SAD" is a little bit of a joke. They could have cracked open a thesaurus to find an alternative to Affective.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I can see putting Malala's book on the shelf for a bit. But just think, the end has to be pretty uplifting, right? How she didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize is beyond me. That girl--no--That lady is an inspiration.
You have to have PMS to think about chocolate? I can't read stuff that's super depressing, at least not in winter.
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