"I hate to be a bother, but I would really appreciate hugs or kind words right now.

"I haven't been feeling good (mentally) the last few days, I've hardly been outside since Tuesday, basically cooped up in the house. It has been raining LOTS, and for some reason rainy weather makes me really depressed."

Hey, (((((((((((((Melissa))))))))),

You'll pull out of it, you know you will. You'll do just fine. You've been through all this before. You know you'll feel better, the weather will clear up, there'll be sunshine outside and inside you too.

It's very strange how it's so hard to believe in sunlight when it's raining, hard to believe in calm, sunshine optimism when one's little boat is beset by night storms. We've all been through it a thousand times. Before and after. Black and white. Sunshine and showers. Always believing in what we're living this instant, never being able to feel and believe in the change we know is coming.

But it's coming, Melissa. As sure as God made little green apples. The dark is followed by the light. For everyone. And for you. Take care.