addendum to breakthrough/apology for being corny

I just want to add that it’s funny how emotions work. A year ago, I felt like my life was collapsing. Like I was sinking and drowning, and the driftwood that could save my life was always just beyond my reach (I will note that I still have moments when I feel like this — I think we all probably do, but these moments happen much less often, and I feel like my overall mood has changed).

But after feeling depressed for so long, it’s almost like my contented feelings are sometimes magnified to sheer joy. Joy and relief that I’ve gotten through it and I’m coming out the other side? I don’t know. I can only guess. But I have these strange moments where I’m filled with nothing but love and compassion for every living thing, and I have the urge to hug complete strangers on the street and call every person I know and tell them that I love them and appreciate having them in my life. I don’t act on these urges (mostly because I can imagine how annoying that would be), but they are there.

Oh, well. I guess it could be worse. If I’m going to have crazy urges, at least it’s a good crazy. At least I don’t have an urge to impale people with sticks. That would be a bad crazy.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Consider this post my makeshift apology for past corny posts/warning for the future that more heartfelt corniness could follow. I’ve been feeling a lot of corny in my life lately. Thanks for your patience.