You are welcome

It's hard to tell if the sentence written after the thanks is serious or a joke. I don't want to make assumptions and get my response back wrong.

I have a heck of a time allowing myself to shed tears. I HATE it. So, I have to verbally remind myself (often) that it is a healthy thing to do, to relieve the stress. I have a much easier time punching pillows and shouting, but that isn't real easy for me to begin either.

I am much quicker to let out the energy physically, with exercise. I go for 7-mile walks on bike paths...in nature. Nature brings me peacefulness. It takes a few miles of trees, birds chirping, leaves falling, and squirrels chattering to just remind myself that the Earth is so much bigger than I. The Earth has beauty, some continuity with elements and life. My problems are momentary....the Earth will keep rotating...life will go on.

That is how I get through the dark days. Not trivializing myself. It isn't that at all. Instead, focusing on life exisiting for all sorts of creatures. All sorts of habitats, dealing with their own stress. And it goes on. It will continue to go on. Make sense??