#8- Tis’ the Season to be Blue?

It’s that time of year again.  The radio stations are playing Christmas music and the marketing world is tuning up to deliver their grand symphony for the year.  For some, this season brings great joy- others feel down.  Regardless of your station in life at this time of the year, here is a helpful lesson.

An upbeat guy that I know once made the following statement: “Whenever I feel depressed, I get off the couch and do something.  I’m dead serious!  That’s what he said.

Profound right?

I know, but it resonated with me deeply.  Reflect back on times when you were depressed and chances are they were times of very little personal activity.  This mentality is reflected when we hear sayings like: “The economy is depressed.  Or, the job market, etc.”  The idea is that not much of anything is going on.

I’m not suggesting that you get overly busy just to forget about how you really feel.  That's a recipe for work-a-holicism.  What I am suggesting is that you make a plan to move forward.

For example, maybe you’re depressed because you’ve put a major decision in your life on hold.  Or, maybe you’ve procrastinated about painting your son or daughter’s bedroom.  You know you’d like it to look better but tomorrow’s another day.  Maybe you’ve taken too long to execute a loan that will lower an interest rate.  A dream deferred makes the heart grow sick.

Taking action just might be what it takes to dislodge the log jam in your river of life.  So get out of the snowbank and get to work.  Before you know it you’ll be burning your couch.