I feel FANTASTIC, for a change!

I feel fantastic, for a change. I just had a very good session with T, and she encouraged me to write down how I am feeling so that when I am feeling less-than (or all the other negative ways I often feel about myself), I can read it and feel, again, the joy I am feeling.
Basically, on Saturday, my wife threw me a surprise retirement party, and I realized that the people who were there care about me, worry about me, but, most importantly, LOVE ME. This has produced such full happy feelings of JOY, such that I haven't felt in a very long time. It shows me that it IS possible to feel good, that I don't have to feel depressed about things that did or did not happen to me, and which I can't change. I CAN continue to move forward. I CAN be creative, which also brings me joy. Advent is starting soon, and I am happy, because of the reason for the season, not because of some gifts I might get.
I know there are a lot of us here who often feel "less-than." I haven't always had these people who love me in my life. Sometimes they came to me, sometimes I had to go looking for them. But it is possible, and I hope that if you are feeling less-than, you can remember that there ARE people who care about you, if only on PC!
--Cool

Thats awesome!! So pleased to read that you are feeling good and a great thing to do to write it down to help you hold on to it and remember it in the darker days, because they will come, they always come, but so too will the good days come back too. Brilliant happy post.

Thank you for sharing your joy, cool. It is so WONDERFUL to hear!!!

Aw, that is so wonderful to hear. It is nice to hear there is an "other side" to the depression and darkness.