"Comin' Up On Your Left!!!"

...that's what scared the crap out of me and Jack as we were walking along Kelly Drive. Damn...some of those bikers are pretty aggressive! Struggled this morning...not only with getting out of bed (awake for a couple of hours, but just tossed and turned) but also with some depression & anxiety. But that soon propelled me into action...did some wash, bled my radiators, helped mom get 4,000 boxes of Christmas decorations out of the shed, worked out (hard) at the gym, and then walked along the drive. I had a really good talk with a friend tonight about my situation. I need 'my peeps' to talk to, because left to myself and the shit that goes on in my head, I'm a mess. Sometimes it feels like my thoughts are like a bunch of ping pong balls going back and forth up there...so it really helps to have people I trust give me advice. It also helps when I remember that it wasn't too long ago that I was sitting in a jail cell, jobless, car-less, hopeless. Remembering that and the bit of progress I've made helps me to be grateful, for there is so very much I have to be grateful for today.