But truth be told, in this time of seasonal transition when the sun goes down earlier, the sky turns grey and windy, and temperatures start to drop, sometimes my mood goes down with it.
It’s a really uncomfortable place to be. All I want to do is mope, lie on the couch in my pajamas and mindlessly devour an entire box of Cheez-Its (my favorite junk-food vice) and wallow in my sadness.
But fortunately, over time I have learned how to move myself out of a melancholic mood more quickly than I used to. I'm sharing a few of my own quick and simple practices, just in case it helps any of you reading this: