Happiness Systems

[shatterstripes]

So regarding that earlier post about me being depressed: afterwards I thought, well, hello winter depression, it’s time to reassemble all the various systems I use to defend myself against you. They’d fallen apart.

Better snacking: I used to mostly snack on the Trader Joe’s “Tempting” trail mix. It had a picture of a couple of pensive cherubs on

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[porsupah]

Mm, that's a helpful reminder - it's creative outlets that give us purpose. Sounds obvious, but it's all too easily forgotten in the everyday hubbub. For me, that's been wildlife photography (and remains so), but at this time of year, that often gets rather slender of opportunity, this year especially.

That said, I do still have quite a few from earlier this year remaining to be sorted out, not to mention some from my recent orbit of the Bay, including one view from the Alameda ferry looking back at the sun setting over San Francisco - something of an immediate personal favorite.

So, I do have options there, despite the prevailing circumstances. And there are more avenues I need to clear out the accumulated debris of years from, like noodling around musically; FSM knows, I've got a veritable studio on the iPad - I need to let those creative urges out to play a bit more often.

The problem for me with those kind of large bags is exactly their appeal - it's so easy to go through a surprising volume of delicious crunchiness (usually