Some people living life one day at a time find life difficult when others tell us life is about being happy, joyous, and free. The difficulty is we at times are anxious and depressed, and we feel left out. Especially when we hear statements like it’s all in our heads, or that doctors really don’t know what they are doing. Some of us have learned to take this advice with a grain of salt. Many of us have received a tremendous amount of help from doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. They know what they are talking about. We know that while we are anxious and depressed it can be hard to be happy, joyous, and free. A few of us have decided to be reasonable, and reasonably happy people. As treatment for anxiety and depression takes hold for us we realize there is nothing wrong with being reasonable, and reasonably happy people. Many people who are living healthy and productive lives think the same way. Some days we need to think this way just to put the days in. We feel the reasonable and real happiness. We also discover we experience times of what others called happy, joyous, and free. And when we realize this we are doing just fine. Some people think we have set the bar low living reasonable and reasonably happy lives. We haven’t. And we cope this way because it works. One day at a time we know we are good. Peace.
