It stands to reason that a sunny day makes one cheerful and ready to go! We take our dogs for a walk, do the washing, and potter in the garden, all with great gusto and joyful enthusiasm.
Not so on rainy days, cold winter mornings, and windy autumns! Then we tend to sleep in, are too indisposed to get out of bed, and are reluctant to start the day. Even our general mood seems to be affected! We are then less talkative, more inclined to brood on depressing thoughts, and less cheerful in our association with others!
Especially those who suffer from depression, do not find such weather moods encouraging to “snap out of it.” A cheerful, sunny day can give them the promise of a better beginning from what caused their sadness in the first place.
All our moods, including those caused by the weather, can affect even our general well-being – if not powerful enough to do so directly – but certainly through our tendency to be aware of those conditions and brought upon sicknesses and disorders we already suffer from and thus interfering with the natural healing processes with adverse thinking!
On bright, sunny days, particularly in spring, when everything rejuvenates and renews itself, the sap within us also rises and makes us rearing to go!
Even if we cannot make every day of the year like such a day of spring, we can fill the days of winter gloom with rewarding preoccupations and the cheerfulness that comes with it!
Instead of “moping around,” we can occupy ourselves by persevering in our favourite hobby, reading a good book, mending clothes, cooking a special treat for the kids, or eating a favourite meal for the family!
It is incredible how much fun such diversions can be, even on a gloomy day. The distraction from it and the satisfaction that comes with it cheer one up and fill hours of otherwise “depressing” thoughts with cheerful activity!
Don’t let the weather “get you down!”
Written by Yolanda A. Eden {1928 – 2018}
Edited by Julie Eden