Moods

I slip into and out of moods like most people put on coats.  However, when my mood does a sudden downward spiral it is much more difficult for me to change it.  I'll have brief flashes of sunshine but often it is like dark, depressing, smog filled clouds.  In times like that I rely on my friends to give me space or a hug and just let me know they're there for me while I pull myself back up.  On rare occasions I spiral really far.  And when I feel that I have hurt those I care for most I contemplate how I might keep from ever doing that again.  Then someone I know, a friend, will do some random act of kindness and it gives me hope, a silver lining.  And this time, if I can handle the next few days, I think it will be enough to pull me out of the latest pit.