Last night I was out with a friend. It came up in discussion how the winter makes her depressed. I assume for many different reasons. One loses their desire/freedom to go outside as they please, 'locking' them to their home for months on end. Social lives deteriorate. Sexual adventures, i.e. flirting with your sex of choice, dating, 'hooking up,' and of course sex all seem to go out of season for a period of time. How does one cope? My first answer was to take in the beauty of it. Look at how beautiful the ice covered trees are. How surreal landscapes become with a fresh coat of a white dusting. And when that becomes not enough. Spend time with the ones you love...become closer to them than ever before.
Then I thought, "no... thats not right! Yes those view points will help one cope for the winter days, but how do you avoid having to cope at all?" I don't cope. I don't have a problem with winter even though I deal with the same depressing scenarios as everybody else. I suppose this is why my friend decided to talk about this dilemma with me. So, I had to pose a question to myself. "Why don't I get depressed, and thus have to cope?" Well, the answer is, I just don't care! I do not care about anything that is depressing because I know that it is only temporary. I just don't think about it. I have cleared my mind of those depressing thoughts, which keeps me alive and well. It allows me to have fun, meet new people, spread what love I have, and pretty much avoid the chance of becoming depressed.
So, if you are having a problem getting through this winter my advice to you is: STOP THINKING!
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