Musing

-25C/-17F (wind chill –39C/-39F), Gusta’s fur coat serving its purpose as we had a great walk outbound with wind at our backs while coming back was a different story; with some fresh snow over night traffic will be brutal

the holiday season is here, the merchandizing of happiness is all around us, but why are so many people unhappy?

some seem to make a business out of being unhappy

some people are stressed because they have no one to squeeze at night, others because of who they have to squeeze at night; some have someone to squeeze but wish it was someone else

sadly, I think, there are a lot of people walking around ‘apparently happy’ who are deeply troubled; some troubled by their reality, others troubled because they cannot accept reality, still more troubled because they do not have things going their way – it could be a job, a relationship with a family member or it could be with the person you squeeze at night

if I could give away 90% of my happiness so someone else could be happy, that would be good because my 10% is still lots, but, it does not work that way; for those with Seasonal Affective Disorder, the message is obvious - move south to the sun

but, for most people who are down at this time of year all day warmth and sunshine will not fix what is wrong; I feel sorry for those who hold a grudge or hold feelings so strong they cannot let others in

I feel sorry for those who forgot how to give or receive a warm hug a long time ago, sorry too for those who lost their hug partners who are stuck . . . unable to move on with their lives

for some it is time to think or time to drink or time to visit a shrink, but who says the head-doctor doesn’t have their own whirl of challenges messing up their life too

I wonder if and to what degree these seasonal blues affect people in countries that are different than hours; in countries where a meal a day is a victory, where a pill that will help anyone is unheard of, where exposure to the modern world and technology might only come in the form of a bomb dropped near you; in those countries where safety, survival and protection of those close to you is the daily and only focus, what is their stress level about relationships this time of year?

if there is a cure – a simple little pill – how many would take it?

I wonder about that

by the way, I looked up Maui weather this morning . . 80F today

Mark

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