Glad to be Alive?

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 "I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable…but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."

Agatha Christie

I can identify with Ms Christie's sentiments - can you? At those times when I feel thoroughly miserable there is usually something, or someone, to shake me out of it. Being out in nature helps, or sometimes it's just a kind word from a relative or friend. Often, it's a piece of music played very loudly. Today, when it was dull, damp and grey outside, it was catching sight of my beautiful Christmas cactus ( Schlumbergera russelliana) in full flower in the corner of my loft. The plant seemed to be shouting, "I'm just glad to be alive!"

Writing prompts:

• Write about a time when you have been "wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable." How did it feel in your body and in your mind? Write about those feelings for six minutes. 
• Do you agree that just to be alive is 'a grand thing'? Make a list of all those things that make you feel this way. 
• What or who shakes you out of your misery? Write about it in any way you choose.