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Depression sucks
by Makobob
Are there bumps on your road to Baja, is depression
getting you down? Is your health bad, did you lose a
close friend or mate. Does life in the states just go
too fast for you or are you on a fixed income and just
cannot make your money stretch? Depression sucks.

Being depressed is a state of mind, YOUR mind. Yes
they make a pill for that. When most of us are depressed
we react by withdrawing from family and friends. We
tend to drink too much and reject life and it's
opportunities, for some drugs come into play.
Depression is a KILLER.

You may not die from being depressed but slowly from
the inside you pull away from life. And so you wither
away. You die emotionally, and it is very hard to bounce
back to life. A good friend can sometimes help. But there
are things you can do for yourself. Yes depression sucks.

Try to do the things you enjoy. Take a friend fishing, or
for a walk on a Baja beach. Collect sea shells, go for a
warm swim in the Sea of Cortez. Enjoy a glass of wine
by a campfire in the evening. Sit and converse with a
friend going through a rough time. Call your family just
to say Hello.

In other words, TAKE YOUR LIFE back. Depression sucks.
Set a goal and reach out, MAKE it happen. Plan a trip
somewhere new or go to YOUR favorite place. If you
cannot get there physically then do so MENTALLY.

While in this nursing home in which I find myself I
mentally travel to my safe, sweet, favorite places.
A quite Baja beach, I walk with my spinning rod in
hand. Looking for that elusive corvina to pitch my
crockodile to. Catch him or not my mind is in
paradise and the depression is held at bay for another
hour or two. Depression sucks.

Another strategy I find helpful is to plan a future trip for
others to enjoy mako-ville. Sharing with others beings
me much happiness, and that too peels away the depressed
feelings. Yes they make a pill for depression, but stepping
back into the things you love, LIVING life, sharing, are the
best medicine. Depression sucks.

Life does NOT suck. Life is what we make it. If you are
depressed, spend time with people who are having fun and
enjoying their lives. Depression is a state of mind, YOUR
MIND. And that my friends YOU can change. Live the life
you love and LOVE the life you live.

As always you are all welcome to join me in my paradise,
mako-ville is open to all Baja nature lovers. Tight Lines and
know you are always welcome in camp. Depression sucks.