There are so many, that let me give you a few. These are the things I have come to appreciate after my latest bout with depression and near suicide.
Watching a spider build a web. People are so creeped out by spiders, but watching one of these creatures build an orb out of nothing but ‘thinner than a human hair’ strands is quite the engineering masterpiece.
Listening to the birds sing I have no idea what they are saying, but they are saying it with great joy at the tops of their little lungs.
The look in my dogs’ eyes when I come home from work If that isn’t love, then I am a monkey’s uncle.
The sound of a barred owl hooting nearby at 3 am Owls are so fascinating, and the range of calls they use are very cool. I love the way they call to each other and fill the night with their voices.
The smell of flowers For the past three days, the fragrance of the two lilac trees in my yard have been filling the house with their sweet bouquet. I feel as drunk as a honeybee on that scent right now.
The hiss my MHCs make when I disturb them They are so cute, and it always makes me grin and laugh when they hiss and scurry around as I fuss with them in their cage.
The touch of my wife’s hand on my arm or back, just to let me know she is near That is beyond words, and makes me happier than anything else in the world. Life is beautiful, and suicide is obviously a personal choice, but sometimes, it seems like a permanent solution to a temporary problem.