January 19, 2015

JANUARY   19TH

Some psychiatrist said that today,

January 19^th, is the most depressing

day of the year. Is that true?  Has that

been your experience? It hasn’t been mine.

Did that psychiatrist  come up with

a questionnaire? Or even this one question:

“What would you list as the most

depressing day of the year for you?"

I don’t like snow – and ice –

and crummy driving conditions –

and it’s darker and grayer in January

in the Northern Hemisphere.

Then again January 19^th might be

a great wonderful day in Tampa or

the islands – and then again, kids

love snow – and adults too at times.

Now I have a sort of joke and sort of

an honorary, Ph. D. so I’d answer the

question, “What’s the most depressing

day of the year for me this way:

It all depends on who told me they love

me lately. It might depend on prunes,

or seeing my kid star in a play or having

a good breakfast with a good friend or friends.

The most depressing day of the year could

be the loss of a spouse or the loss of God,

but then again – there’s falling in love

and experiencing the Love of God.

© Andy Costello

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