Grey days

Some people find the winter really difficult because of the grey skies. lack of sun does affect some people and they find themselves feeling quite down in the dumps.

There is evidence that these people lose those feel good chemicals in their brain, but it is also a state of mind. I wonder if those people won the lottery they would suddenly forget about grey skies! More than likely they would be booking a sunny holiday somewhere. I know I would.

We recently had a sunny day and it was almost warm enough to sit outside with a cup of tea. You do see people sitting outside in the snow, but the reason they do that is because they want to smoke. I was a smoker many years ago, but still cannot fathom out why someone would want to freeze just to have that fag. The cigarette must be very important to them.

Back to sunny days though, and a much better subject to discuss than smoking. I managed to get an hour in the garden on the sunny day this Tuesday last, and it made me think that spring really is just around the corner. I took a moment to look up at the sky and then at the trees all around, and felt very contented. Having given up reading newspapers and watching the news on TV, I have felt much better. I can see the headlines of news if I choose and keep up to date with what is going on in the world, but as much of the news can be depressing, it feels right to stop buying newspapers.

Depressed people tend to view the world as bad and nothing appears to be going well, but we know that good news does not sell papers. Depressed people also stop looking up, that is why we use that expression 'I am feeling down'.

I expect many of us feel down in the sumps at times, but if it is lasting too long, you need to seek some help. Too many people in my opinion reach for tablets too soon or expect doctors to cure them with drugs. Self help is not easy to administer. Easier to take drugs. Fortunately not everyone thinks the same way. Many people know that they have to change the way they are thinking.

Not only am I looking up at the sky in the day, I am now looking at night with an astronomical telescope, and was delighted to see a new moon with all the craters bold as you like. It is quite magical looking to the sky at night. Patrick Moore has become my new hero. I recall watching The Sky at Night and being so bored. This was many years ago and I was a pleb! Now I am fascinated with astronomy, and you can keep sexy Dr Brian Cox, I like the king of the skies, Mr Moore