Saturday, March 7, 2009

Update from the Bahamas

Okay, I'm not in the Bahamas, but if you recall my last post was written four days ago and the temperature was in the teens and felt like -2 and today the temperature is somewhere around 70 degrees. Fort Greene Park is filled with tennis players, frisbee players, kids, dogs, people reading books and lying on the grass. It's practically the first day of spring!

Anyway, so in addition to the weather update, I did not have to perform the opening of my monologue the other day, which was great. Two other speakers performed - one did a soliloquy from Hamlet and someone else read Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech - so I was quite happy to watch two excellent actors get coached.

This morning I woke up in a pretty terrible mood and I always wish that I was the kind of person who wasn't depressed so much of the time. I could go back on an anti-depressant, but I'd prefer not to, so I guess I have to deal with the ups and downs. I tried meditation (not medication) this morning and that didn't help. So once again I decided to turn to Pema Chodron and I opened up "The Places That Scare You." I can't seem to find what I read this morning, but it definitely lifted me up and after that I drank a big cup of coffee (my antidepressant) and felt better. This is a difficult time to be optimistic, though I can say that I am extremely glad that we have Obama in the White House and I won't mention the former occupants, because that just makes me really mad.

And on Monday, President Obama is going to dismiss the limits on stem cell research that the former occupant of the White House put into effect and that alone is something to be cheerful about.

Also - I just started reading "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" and so far it's really good, so I have to get back to that. I hope wherever you are, that it's at least seventy degrees.



2 comments:

anniemcq said...

Well, it's nowhere NEAR 70, but I watched the 2007 Library of Congress tribute to Paul Simon on OPB tonight with JH snuggled up on the couch, and it did wonders for my lousy mood.

Here's to finding the joy where ever it is, for however long it lasts. Love you, Robin!

red said...

cheer up robbie! edgar sawtelle should keep you rivited, it did me. it is so beautifully written, multi-layered, and the story is unusual. our beautiful weather is a tease, but a good one. we still have tons of piled up snow around but it's getting lower...i miss you. love, ruthie