Hello Hawk Heart: To some extent I think mornings can simply be difficult. I know they are for me. I'm always down in the mornings. I also struggle with a lot of passive suicidal thought... just wishing I would... well... you know... It's really just a physical thing... serotonin levels & all that stuff.

Of course, I have a narrative... a story I tell myself about why it is I'm depressed. And there is a sense in which it's all true. But it's also true, I believe, that it has at least as much to do with brain chemistry as it does with what happened yesterday, last week, last month, etc. As a result, I strive to simply accept what is going on in my mind... with lovingkindness & compassion.