Yesterday was a day of celebration amidst a day of pain. A lot happens in life and some of those days can be really rough. I have had a long standing battle with depression and from time to time it comes in waves that just want to beat me down. Yesterday was one of those days.
As I write this I am still not myself, but I know some emotions come from legitimate sources and some do not. It takes wisdom to choose which is which and to do battle accordingly. The things that are really trouble us have to be met and thought out and a plan of action needs to made and executed. This is not the time to indulge in high calorie comfort foods. It is a time to think and make good choices so we do not lose our way.
Those emotions which are false, and have no legitimate source, need to be gotten through until they pass. This is harder to deal with, as the temptation to eat becomes stronger as there is not much you can do to get out of a situation that is mainly from some sort of chemical imbalance. You can choose wisely as to what you eat though. It is well known that fish like salmon and tuna have nutrients in them that help anti-depressants do their work. This may be a time for you to get up and do something like cook up a new recipe or renew a relationship with an old one.
Here is a recipe for Salmon that is simple and delicious. I got this recipe from the British Cooking Show The Two Fat Ladies. Take a large skillet and line the bottom with orange slices. Place your prepared salmon, cleaned and salted and peppered, in the skillet and sprinkle the top with freshly grated nutmeg cover the fish with more orange slices. Then take a bottle of good red wine and cover the fish. Bring the wine to a simmer and then loosely cover the pan with foil. Cook until the fish is done. Do not overcook the fish. The cooking time for this dish is relatively short.
We can’t make our chemically imbalanced emotions go away, but we can control what we do with the time we go through this. We can still eat foods that are good for us and even make ourselves exercise. Emotions feel like they rule us, but they do not have to. We will need to go through the pain as we do the things we have to do. Going through the pain simply means that we put up with it and move anyway.
